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ArticleCancer science2022

Hippo pathway monomerizes STAT3 to regulate prostate cancer growth.

Qingfeng Tang, Jing Fang, Weiqi Lai, Yu Hu, Chengwan Liu, Xiaobo Hu, Caiyong Song, Tianmu Cheng, Rui Liu, Xiaoke Huang

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Article in Cancer science, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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8citing papers in PubMed
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8 citing papers in PubMed, 13 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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10 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Qingfeng TangDepartment of Urology, Xindu District People's Hospital of Chengdu, Chengdu, China.
Jing FangDepartment of Nephrology, The Sixth People's Hospital of Chengdu, Chengdu, China.
Weiqi LaiDepartment of Urology, Xindu District People's Hospital of Chengdu, Chengdu, China.
Yu HuDepartment of Urology, Xindu District People's Hospital of Chengdu, Chengdu, China.
Chengwan LiuDepartment of Urology, Xindu District People's Hospital of Chengdu, Chengdu, China.
Xiaobo HuDepartment of Urology, Xindu District People's Hospital of Chengdu, Chengdu, China.
Caiyong SongDepartment of Urology, Xindu District People's Hospital of Chengdu, Chengdu, China.
Tianmu ChengDepartment of Urology, Xindu District People's Hospital of Chengdu, Chengdu, China.
Rui LiuState Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, Research Unit of Oral Carcinogenesis and Management, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8757-3159
Xiaoke HuangDepartment of Urology, Xindu District People's Hospital of Chengdu, Chengdu, China.
Third People's Hospital of Chengdu · CNChinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College · CNThe Sixth People's Hospital of Shenyang · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Prostate cancer ranks among the most commonly diagnosed malignancies for men and has become a non-negligible threat for public health. Interplay between inflammatory factors and cancer cells renders inflammatory tissue environment as a predisposing condition for cancer development. The Hippo pathway is a conserved signaling pathway across multiple species during evolution that regulates tissue homeostasis and organ development. Nevertheless, whether Hippo pathway regulates cancer-related inflammatory factors remains elusive. Here, we show that high cell density-mediated activation of the Hippo pathway blunts STAT3 activity in prostate cancer cells. Hippo pathway component MST2 kinase phosphorylates STAT3 at T622, which is located in the SH2 domain of STAT3. This phosphorylation blocks the SH2 domain in one STAT3 molecule to bind with the phosphorylated Y705 site in another STAT3 molecule, which further counteracts IL6-induced STAT3 dimerization and activation. Expression of a nonphosphorylatable STAT3 T622A mutant enhances STAT3 activity and IL6 expression at high cell density and promotes tumor growth in a mice xenograft model. Our findings demonstrate that STAT3 is a novel phosphorylation substrate for MST2 and thereby highlight a regulatory cascade underlying the crosstalk between inflammation and the Hippo pathway in prostate cancer cells.

Indexed as

Hippo Signaling PathwayProstatic NeoplasmsAnimalsHumansInterleukin-6MaleMicePhosphorylationSignal TransductionSTAT3 Transcription FactorInterleukin-6STAT3 protein, humanSTAT3 Transcription FactorHippo pathwayMST2prostate cancerSH2 domainSTAT3

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PMID35722967
PMCPMC9357639
OpenAlexW4283162217

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