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ArticleEMBO reports2025

Hippo pathway controls biopterin metabolism to shield adjacent cells from ferroptosis in lung cancer.

Hao Li, Yohei Kanamori, Akihiro Nita, Ayato Maeda, Tianli Zhang, Kenta Kikuchi, Hiroyuki Yamada, Touya Toyomoto, Mohamed Fathi Saleh, Mayumi Niimura and 8 more

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Article in EMBO reports, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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18 authors.

Hao LiDepartment of Molecular and Medical Pharmacology, Faculty of Life Sciences, Kumamoto University, 1-1-1 Honjo, Kumamoto, 860-8556, Japan.ORCID 0009-0003-2218-7371
Yohei Kanamori *Department of Molecular and Medical Pharmacology, Faculty of Life Sciences, Kumamoto University, 1-1-1 Honjo, Kumamoto, 860-8556, Japan.
Akihiro Nita *Division of Cellular Dynamics, Medical Research Laboratory, Institute of Integrated Research, Institute of Science Tokyo, 1-5-45 Yushima, Tokyo, 113-8510, Japan.
Ayato MaedaDepartment of Molecular and Medical Pharmacology, Faculty of Life Sciences, Kumamoto University, 1-1-1 Honjo, Kumamoto, 860-8556, Japan.
Tianli ZhangDepartment of Microbiology, Faculty of Life Sciences, Kumamoto University, 1-1-1 Honjo, Kumamoto, 860-8556, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-0543-4006
Kenta KikuchiLaboratory of Chromatin Organization in Immune Cell Development, International Research Center for Medical Sciences, Kumamoto University, 2-2-1 Honjo, Kumamoto, 860-0811, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-6084-7559
Hiroyuki YamadaDepartment of Cell Pathology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kumamoto University, 1-1-1 Honjo, Kumamoto, 860-8556, Japan.
Touya ToyomotoDepartment of Microbiology, Faculty of Life Sciences, Kumamoto University, 1-1-1 Honjo, Kumamoto, 860-8556, Japan.
Mohamed Fathi SalehDepartment of Molecular and Medical Pharmacology, Faculty of Life Sciences, Kumamoto University, 1-1-1 Honjo, Kumamoto, 860-8556, Japan.
Mayumi NiimuraDepartment of Molecular and Medical Pharmacology, Faculty of Life Sciences, Kumamoto University, 1-1-1 Honjo, Kumamoto, 860-8556, Japan.
Hironori HinokumaDepartment of Molecular and Medical Pharmacology, Faculty of Life Sciences, Kumamoto University, 1-1-1 Honjo, Kumamoto, 860-8556, Japan.
Mayuko ShimodaDepartment of Molecular and Medical Pharmacology, Faculty of Life Sciences, Kumamoto University, 1-1-1 Honjo, Kumamoto, 860-8556, Japan.
Koei IkedaDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kumamoto University, 1-1-1 Honjo, Kumamoto, 860-8556, Japan.
Makoto SuzukiDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kumamoto University, 1-1-1 Honjo, Kumamoto, 860-8556, Japan.
Yoshihiro KomoharaDepartment of Cell Pathology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kumamoto University, 1-1-1 Honjo, Kumamoto, 860-8556, Japan.
Daisuke KurotakiLaboratory of Chromatin Organization in Immune Cell Development, International Research Center for Medical Sciences, Kumamoto University, 2-2-1 Honjo, Kumamoto, 860-0811, Japan.
Tomohiro SawaDepartment of Microbiology, Faculty of Life Sciences, Kumamoto University, 1-1-1 Honjo, Kumamoto, 860-8556, Japan.
Toshiro MoroishiDepartment of Molecular and Medical Pharmacology, Faculty of Life Sciences, Kumamoto University, 1-1-1 Honjo, Kumamoto, 860-8556, Japan. moroishi.toshiro@tmd.ac.jp.ORCID 0000-0001-6419-3882

Funding

Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development (AMED) JP22gm6210030MEXT | Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST) JPMJFR226JMEXT | Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) 22H05635,23K18098,24H00864,and 24H00865
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Recent advances in single-cell technologies have uncovered significant cellular diversity in tumors, influencing cancer progression and treatment outcomes. The Hippo pathway controls cell proliferation through its downstream effectors: yes-associated protein (YAP) and transcriptional co-activator with PDZ-binding motif (TAZ). Our analysis of human lung adenocarcinoma and murine models revealed that cancer cells display heterogeneous YAP/TAZ activation levels within tumors. Murine lung cancer cells with high YAP/TAZ activity grow rapidly but are sensitive to ferroptosis, a cell death induced by lipid peroxidation. In contrast, cells with low YAP/TAZ activity grow slowly but resist ferroptosis. Moreover, they protect neighbouring cells from ferroptosis, creating a protective microenvironment that enhances the tumor's resistance to ferroptosis. Mechanistically, inhibiting YAP/TAZ upregulates GTP cyclohydrolase 1 (GCH1), an enzyme critical for the biosynthesis of tetrahydrobiopterin (BH4), which functions as a secretory antioxidant to prevent lipid peroxidation. Pharmacological inhibition of GCH1 sensitizes lung cancer cells to ferroptosis inducers, suggesting a potential therapeutic approach. Our data highlights the non-cell-autonomous roles of the Hippo pathway in creating a ferroptosis-resistant tumor microenvironment.

Indexed as

BiopterinsFerroptosisLung NeoplasmsProtein Serine-Threonine KinasesSignal TransductionAdaptor Proteins, Signal TransducingAnimalsCell Line, TumorCell ProliferationHippo Signaling PathwayHumansLipid PeroxidationMiceTranscription FactorsTumor MicroenvironmentYAP-Signaling ProteinsAdaptor Proteins, Signal TransducingBiopterinsProtein Serine-Threonine KinasessapropterinTranscription FactorsYAP-Signaling ProteinsBiopterinCell CommunicationFerroptosisHippo PathwayLung Cancer

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PMID40619484
PMCPMC12373837

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