Nature Communications (Nov 2021)

ABHD5 inhibits YAP-induced c-Met overexpression and colon cancer cell stemness via suppressing YAP methylation

  • Yan Gu,
  • Yanrong Chen,
  • Lai Wei,
  • Shuang Wu,
  • Kaicheng Shen,
  • Chengxiang Liu,
  • Yan Dong,
  • Yang Zhao,
  • Yue Zhang,
  • Chi Zhang,
  • Wenling Zheng,
  • Jiangyi He,
  • Yunlong Wang,
  • Yifei Li,
  • Xiaoxin Zhao,
  • Hongwei Wang,
  • Jun Tan,
  • Liting Wang,
  • Qi Zhou,
  • Ganfeng Xie,
  • Houjie Liang,
  • Juanjuan Ou

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-26967-5
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 12, no. 1
pp. 1 – 15

Abstract

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This study reveals an unrecognized role of ABHD5 in regulating colon cancer stemness via controlling YAP methylation and nuclear localization, further explaining the molecular mechanism through which ABHD5 functions as a tumour suppressor gene in colon cancer.