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ArticleCancer research2018

The Hippo Pathway Component TAZ Promotes Immune Evasion in Human Cancer through PD-L1.

Helena J Janse van Rensburg, Taha Azad, Min Ling, Yawei Hao, Brooke Snetsinger, Prem Khanal, Lori M Minassian, Charles H Graham, Michael J Rauh, Xiaolong Yang

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Article in Cancer research, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 206 papers.

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206citing papers in PubMed
14.6field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

206 citing papers in PubMed, 298 citations in OpenAlex.

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  10. The Regulation and Function of Hippo/YAP Pathway in Cancer.FASEB journal : official publication of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology · 2026
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  11. Strategies to target PD-1/PD-L1 in the tumor microenvironment.Cellular oncology (Dordrecht, Netherlands) · 2026
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  12. Do Metastatic Cells Arise from PD-L1International journal of molecular sciences · 2026
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  20. Proteasome stress activates YAP/TAZ through the RAP2-MAP4Ks-LATS1/2 pathway and its therapeutic implications in solid tumors.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Helena J Janse van RensburgDepartment of Pathology and Molecular Medicine, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada.
Taha AzadDepartment of Pathology and Molecular Medicine, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada.
Min LingDepartment of Pathology and Molecular Medicine, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada.
Yawei HaoDepartment of Pathology and Molecular Medicine, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada.
Brooke SnetsingerDepartment of Pathology and Molecular Medicine, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada.
Prem KhanalDepartment of Pathology and Molecular Medicine, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada.
Lori M MinassianDepartment of Biomedical and Molecular Sciences, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada.
Charles H GrahamDepartment of Biomedical and Molecular Sciences, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada.
Michael J RauhDepartment of Pathology and Molecular Medicine, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada.
Xiaolong YangDepartment of Pathology and Molecular Medicine, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada. yangx@queensu.ca.
Queen's University · CA

Funding

CIHR 119325CIHR 148629
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The Hippo pathway component WW domain-containing transcription regulator 1 (TAZ) is a transcriptional coactivator and an oncogene in breast and lung cancer. Transcriptional targets of TAZ that modulate immune cell function in the tumor microenvironment are poorly understood. Here, we perform a comprehensive screen for immune-related genes regulated by TAZ and its paralog YAP using NanoString gene expression profiling. We identify the immune checkpoint molecule

Indexed as

Signal TransductionAdaptor Proteins, Signal TransducingAnimalsB7-H1 AntigenCell Line, TumorGene Expression ProfilingGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHippo Signaling PathwayHumansIntracellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsMicePhosphoproteinsPromoter Regions, GeneticProtein Serine-Threonine KinasesT-LymphocytesTrans-ActivatorsAdaptor Proteins, Signal TransducingB7-H1 AntigenCD274 protein, humanCd274 protein, mouseIntracellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsPhosphoproteinsProtein Serine-Threonine KinasesTrans-ActivatorsTranscriptional Coactivator with PDZ-Binding Motif ProteinsTranscription FactorsWWTR1 protein, humanWwtr1 protein, mouseYAP1 protein, humanYAP-Signaling Proteins

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PMID29339539
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