Overexpression of yes-associated protein contributes to progression and poor prognosis of non-small-cell lung cancer.
Yes-associated protein (YAP), the nuclear effector of the Hippo pathway, is a key regulator of organ size and a candidate human oncogene. This study aimed to assess the clinical significance and biological functions of YAP in non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC). We investigated the expression of YAP in 92 cases of NSCLC tissue by immunohistochemistry and found that YAP was expressed in 66.3% (61/92) cases and predominantly presented in the nucleus. The expression of YAP in NSCLC was significantly correlated with p-TNM stage (P = 0.0037) and lymph node metastasis (P = 0.0093). Importantly, YAP expression was associated with short overall survival. Further study in NSCLC cell lines in which YAP was either overexpressed or depleted confirmed that YAP markedly promoted cell proliferation and invasion. These results indicate that YAP plays an important role in NSCLC and might be a useful therapeutic target of NSCLC.
Wang
Yang
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Department of Pathology, First Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University and Department of Pathology, College of Basic Medical Sciences, China Medical University, Shenyang, China.
Dong
Qianze
Q
Zhang
Qingfu
Q
Li
Zixuan
Z
Wang
Enhua
E
Qiu
Xueshan
X
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002289:Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology*; D018797:Cell Cycle Proteins; D018450:Disease Progression; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness; D009687:Nuclear Proteins / Q000032:analysis / Q000502:physiology*; D011379:Prognosis; D014157:Transcription Factors / Q000032:analysis / Q000502:physiology*
D018797:Cell Cycle Proteins; D009687:Nuclear Proteins; D014157:Transcription Factors; C456659:YY1AP1 protein, human