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Glutamine synthetase modulates YAP activation by stabilizing LATS under glutamine homeostasis

Siyi Li1, Ting Ling2, Yuhan Wang2

  • 1Cancer Research Institute, Department of Thoracic Surgery, Cancer Hospital of Dalian University of Technology, Liaoning Cancer Hospital & Institute, Shenyang 110042, China; State Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry and Natural Medicines, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian 116023, China.

Cell Reports
|November 26, 2025
PubMed
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Keywords:
CP: cancerCP: metabolismGSHippo pathwayLATScancerglutamine

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