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ArticleCirculation research2026

NUAK1 Inhibition Alleviates Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury via SYNE1-YAP1.

Yangjinming Bai, Tingting Zhao, Qian Wang, Rui Zhang, Zhixing Wei, Yudong Fei, Xingxing Cai, Zhengyang Wu, Ji Yan, Yichao Zhang and 3 more

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Yangjinming Bai *Department of Cardiology, Xinhua Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, China.ORCID 0000-0002-0645-1051
Tingting Zhao *Department of Cardiology, Xinhua Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, China.ORCID 0009-0006-7028-5728
Qian Wang *Department of Cardiology, Xinhua Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, China.ORCID 0000-0001-8623-1691
Rui ZhangDepartment of Cardiology, Xinhua Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, China.ORCID 0000-0002-8759-3448
Zhixing WeiDepartment of Cardiology, Xinhua Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, China.
Yudong FeiDepartment of Cardiology, Xinhua Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, China.
Xingxing CaiDepartment of Cardiology, Xinhua Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, China.ORCID 0009-0002-2150-9618
Zhengyang WuDepartment of Cardiology, Xinhua Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, China.ORCID 0000-0001-5249-5963
Ji YanDepartment of Cardiology, Xinhua Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, China.ORCID 0000-0001-8141-2389
Yichao ZhangDepartment of Cardiology, Xinhua Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, China.ORCID 0009-0009-7143-6657
Kaiyan ChenDepartment of Cardiology, Xinhua Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, China.
Yuepeng WangDepartment of Cardiology, Xinhua Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, China.ORCID 0000-0001-6275-6338
Yi-Gang LiDepartment of Cardiology, Xinhua Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, China.ORCID 0000-0003-3007-7212

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backgroundMechanosensitive nuclear signaling contributes to myocardial ischemia-reperfusion injury, but the substrates and mechanisms of NUAK1 (AMPK-related kinase 5) remain unclear. We investigated whether NUAK1 regulates SYNE1 (Nesprin-1)/linker of nucleoskeleton and cytoskeleton-dependent nuclear gating of YAP1 (Yes-associated protein 1) during hypoxia/reoxygenation and ischemia-reperfusion injury.

methodsWe integrated quantitative phosphoproteomics, biochemical assays, phosphosite-mutant analyses, subcellular fractionation, atomic force microscopy, and genetic or pharmacological NUAK1 inhibition in neonatal mouse ventricular myocytes and mouse models of ischemia-reperfusion injury to define the NUAK1-SYNE1-YAP1 axis.

resultsQuantitative phosphoproteomics identified a conserved NUAK1-dependent phosphorylation site in Nesprin1-α2/SYNE1 (S434; S8284 in nesprin-1 giant), and biochemical assays supported direct SYNE1 phosphorylation by NUAK1. NUAK1 inhibition reduced apoptotic signaling and SYNE1 stability, enhanced YAP1 nuclear localization, and altered nuclear YAP1 dynamics. SYNE1 phosphosite-mutant and fractionation analyses indicated that NUAK1-SYNE1 restrains stress-induced YAP1 nuclear accumulation. Atomic force microscopy linked this pathway to nuclear mechanical remodeling. In mouse models of ischemia-reperfusion injury, NUAK1 inhibition reduced acute myocardial damage and improved remodeling indices.

conclusionsNUAK1-dependent SYNE1 phosphorylation shapes nuclear mechanosignaling during ischemic stress. NUAK1 downregulation promotes cardiomyocyte YAP1 nuclear activity and attenuates injury responses.

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Adaptor Proteins, Signal TransducingCell Cycle ProteinsMyocardial Reperfusion InjuryMyocytes, CardiacNerve Tissue ProteinsNuclear ProteinsProtein KinasesRepressor ProteinsAnimalsApoptosisCells, CulturedCytoskeletal ProteinsMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLPhosphorylationAdaptor Proteins, Signal TransducingCell Cycle ProteinsCytoskeletal ProteinsNerve Tissue ProteinsNuclear ProteinsProtein KinasesRepressor ProteinsSyne1 protein, mouseYap1 protein, mouseYAP-Signaling Proteinsanimalscytoskeletonhypoxiamechanotransduction, cellularmyocardial reperfusion

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