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ArticleArthritis research & therapy2024

LATS2 degradation promoted fibrosis damage and rescued by vitamin K3 in lupus nephritis.

Chen Cheng, Hao Yang, Chan Yang, Juan Xie, Jinshen Wang, Luping Cheng, Jianfu He, Honglian Li, Haoxing Yuan, Fangfang Guo and 2 more

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Article in Arthritis research & therapy, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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  3. Molecular and Cellular Mediators of Renal Fibrosis in Lupus Nephritis.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025
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  5. [Update on lupus nephritis].Zeitschrift fur Rheumatologie · 2024
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12 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Chen Cheng *Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of New Drug Screening, NMPA Key Laboratory of Drug Metabolism Research and Evaluation, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, 510515, China.
Hao Yang *Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of New Drug Screening, NMPA Key Laboratory of Drug Metabolism Research and Evaluation, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, 510515, China.
Chan YangGuangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of New Drug Screening, NMPA Key Laboratory of Drug Metabolism Research and Evaluation, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, 510515, China.
Juan XieCenter of Clinical Laboratory, The First Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510630, China.
Jinshen WangGuangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of New Drug Screening, NMPA Key Laboratory of Drug Metabolism Research and Evaluation, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, 510515, China.
Luping ChengGuangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of New Drug Screening, NMPA Key Laboratory of Drug Metabolism Research and Evaluation, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, 510515, China.
Jianfu HeGuangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of New Drug Screening, NMPA Key Laboratory of Drug Metabolism Research and Evaluation, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, 510515, China.
Honglian LiGuangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of New Drug Screening, NMPA Key Laboratory of Drug Metabolism Research and Evaluation, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, 510515, China.
Haoxing YuanGuangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of New Drug Screening, NMPA Key Laboratory of Drug Metabolism Research and Evaluation, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, 510515, China.
Fangfang GuoCenter of Clinical Laboratory, The First Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510630, China.
Minmin LiCenter of Clinical Laboratory, The First Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510630, China. limm269@126.com.
Shuwen LiuGuangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of New Drug Screening, NMPA Key Laboratory of Drug Metabolism Research and Evaluation, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, 510515, China. liusw@smu.edu.cn.
Southern Medical University · CNFirst Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University · CN

Funding

Guangzhou Municipal Science and Technology Project 2023A03J1041Major Scientific and Technological Projects of Guangdong Province 2019B020202002National Natural Science Foundation of China 82172346Science and Technology Innovation Project of Guangdong Provincial Drug Administration 2022ZDZ08
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundLupus nephritis (LN) is the most common complication of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). The limited treatment options for LN increase the economic burdens on patients. Because fibrotic progression leads to irreversible renal damage in LN patients and further progresses to chronic kidney disease (CKD) and the end stage of renal disease (ESRD), developing new targets to prevent LN fibrotic progression could lead to a feasible treatment strategy for LN patients.

methodsIn this study, we examined YAP activation and LATS2 downregulation in LN kidney biopsy samples (LN: n = 8, normal: n = 2) and lupus-prone MRL/lpr mice (n = 8 for each disease stage). The function of LATS2 was further investigated by in situ injection of Ad-LATS2 into mice with LN (n = 6 mice per group). We examined the role of SIAH2-LATS2 regulation by IP-MS and co-IP, and the protective effect of the SIAH2 inhibitor was investigated in mice with LN.

resultsRestoring LATS2 by an adenovirus in vivo alleviated renal fibrotic damage in mice with LN. Moreover, we found that LATS2 was degraded by a K48 ubiquitination-proteasome pathway mediated by SIAH2 and promoted YAP activation to worsen fibrosis progression in LN. The H150 region of the substrate binding domain (SBD) is an important site for SIAH2-LATS2 binding. The SIAH2-specific inhibitor vitamin K3 protected against LN-associated fibrotic damage in vivo.

conclusionIn summary, we identified the SIAH2-LATS2 axis as an attractive intervention target in LN to alter the resistance to fibrosis.

Indexed as

Lupus Erythematosus, SystemicLupus NephritisAnimalsFibrosisHumansKidneyMiceMice, Inbred MRL lprProtein Serine-Threonine KinasesTumor Suppressor ProteinsVitamin K 3LATS2 protein, humanProtein Serine-Threonine KinasesTumor Suppressor ProteinsVitamin K 3

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PMID38459604
PMCPMC10924340
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