NUAK2 is a critical YAP target in liver cancer

Hippo-YAP pathway plays an important role in cancers; however the in vivo relevance of YAP/TAZ target genes is unclear. Here, the authors show that NUAK2 is a target of YAP and participates in a feedback loop to maximize YAP activity. Inhibition of NUAK2 suppresses YAP-driven hepatomegaly and liver...

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Main Authors: Wei-Chien Yuan, Brian Pepe-Mooney, Giorgio G. Galli, Michael T. Dill, Hai-Tsang Huang, Mingfeng Hao, Yumeng Wang, Han Liang, Raffaele A. Calogero, Fernando D. Camargo
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Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2018-11-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-07394-5
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spelling doaj-9fc9ce34002d427ca45e996eac694d2e2021-05-11T10:04:38ZengNature Publishing GroupNature Communications2041-17232018-11-019111210.1038/s41467-018-07394-5NUAK2 is a critical YAP target in liver cancerWei-Chien Yuan0Brian Pepe-Mooney1Giorgio G. Galli2Michael T. Dill3Hai-Tsang Huang4Mingfeng Hao5Yumeng Wang6Han Liang7Raffaele A. Calogero8Fernando D. Camargo9Stem Cell Program, Boston Children’s HospitalStem Cell Program, Boston Children’s HospitalStem Cell Program, Boston Children’s HospitalStem Cell Program, Boston Children’s HospitalDepartment of Cancer Biology, Dana-Farber Cancer InstituteDepartment of Biological Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, Harvard Medical SchoolDepartment of Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer CenterDepartment of Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer CenterDepartment of Biotechnology and Health Sciences, Molecular Biotechnology Center, University of TorinoStem Cell Program, Boston Children’s HospitalHippo-YAP pathway plays an important role in cancers; however the in vivo relevance of YAP/TAZ target genes is unclear. Here, the authors show that NUAK2 is a target of YAP and participates in a feedback loop to maximize YAP activity. Inhibition of NUAK2 suppresses YAP-driven hepatomegaly and liver cancer growth, offering a new target for cancer therapy.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-07394-5
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author Wei-Chien Yuan
Brian Pepe-Mooney
Giorgio G. Galli
Michael T. Dill
Hai-Tsang Huang
Mingfeng Hao
Yumeng Wang
Han Liang
Raffaele A. Calogero
Fernando D. Camargo
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Brian Pepe-Mooney
Giorgio G. Galli
Michael T. Dill
Hai-Tsang Huang
Mingfeng Hao
Yumeng Wang
Han Liang
Raffaele A. Calogero
Fernando D. Camargo
NUAK2 is a critical YAP target in liver cancer
Nature Communications
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Brian Pepe-Mooney
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title NUAK2 is a critical YAP target in liver cancer
title_short NUAK2 is a critical YAP target in liver cancer
title_full NUAK2 is a critical YAP target in liver cancer
title_fullStr NUAK2 is a critical YAP target in liver cancer
title_full_unstemmed NUAK2 is a critical YAP target in liver cancer
title_sort nuak2 is a critical yap target in liver cancer
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publishDate 2018-11-01
description Hippo-YAP pathway plays an important role in cancers; however the in vivo relevance of YAP/TAZ target genes is unclear. Here, the authors show that NUAK2 is a target of YAP and participates in a feedback loop to maximize YAP activity. Inhibition of NUAK2 suppresses YAP-driven hepatomegaly and liver cancer growth, offering a new target for cancer therapy.
url https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-07394-5
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