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ArticleeLife2023

Pharmacological inhibition of CLK2 activates YAP by promoting alternative splicing of AMOTL2.

Maya L Bulos, Edyta M Grzelak, Chloris Li-Ma, Emily Chen, Mitchell Hull, Kristen A Johnson, Michael J Bollong

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Article in eLife, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3citing papers in PubMed
0.8field-weighted citation impact, top 28% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 4 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Maya L BulosDepartment of Chemistry, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, United States.ORCID 0009-0001-9002-4270
Edyta M GrzelakDepartment of Chemistry, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, United States.
Chloris Li-MaDepartment of Chemistry, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, United States.
Emily ChenCalibr, A Division of Scripps Research, La Jolla, United States.
Mitchell HullCalibr, A Division of Scripps Research, La Jolla, United States.
Kristen A JohnsonCalibr, A Division of Scripps Research, La Jolla, United States.
Michael J BollongDepartment of Chemistry, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, United States.ORCID 0000-0001-9439-1476
Scripps Research Institute · USScripps Institution of Oceanography · US

Funding

Methods and approaches to expand the pharmacological toolsetR35GM146865 · NIGMS · SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE, THE · PI Michael J Bollong · 2022 to 2026
$2.3M
NIGMS NIH HHS GM146865NIGMS NIH HHS R35 GM146865
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Yes-associated protein (YAP), the downstream effector of the evolutionarily conserved Hippo pathway, promotes cellular proliferation and coordinates certain regenerative responses in mammals. Small molecule activators of YAP may, therefore, display therapeutic utility in treating disease states involving insufficient proliferative repair. From a high-throughput chemical screen of the comprehensive drug repurposing library ReFRAME, here we report the identification of SM04690, a clinical stage inhibitor of CLK2, as a potent activator of YAP-driven transcriptional activity in cells. CLK2 inhibition promotes alternative splicing of the Hippo pathway protein AMOTL2, producing an exon-skipped gene product that can no longer associate with membrane-bound proteins, resulting in decreased phosphorylation and membrane localization of YAP. This study reveals a novel mechanism by which pharmacological perturbation of alternative splicing inactivates the Hippo pathway and promotes YAP-dependent cellular growth.

Indexed as

Protein Serine-Threonine KinasesSignal TransductionAlternative SplicingAnimalsMammalsMembrane ProteinsTranscription FactorsYAP-Signaling ProteinsMembrane ProteinsProtein Serine-Threonine KinasesTranscription FactorsYAP-Signaling Proteinsalternative splicingbiochemistrycell biologychemical biologyhumanregenerative medicineYAP

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PMID38126343
PMCPMC10735217
OpenAlexW4385302915

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