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Published on: September 13, 2018
Control of the hippo pathway by Set7-dependent methylation of Yap
Menno J Oudhoff1, Spencer A Freeman, Amber L Couzens
1The Biomedical Research Centre, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z3, Canada.
Abstract:
Methylation of nonhistone proteins is emerging as a regulatory mechanism to control protein function. Set7 (Setd7) is a SET-domain-containing lysine methyltransferase that methylates and alters function of a variety of proteins in vitro, but the in vivo relevance has not been established. We found that Set7 is a modifier of the Hippo pathway. Mice that lack Set7 have a larger progenitor compartment in the intestine, coinciding with increased expression of Yes-associated protein (Yap) target genes. Mechanistically, monomethylation of lysine 494 of Yap is critical for cytoplasmic retention. These results identify a methylation-dependent checkpoint in the Hippo pathway.
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