The Role and Regulatory Mechanism of Hippo Signaling Components in the Neuronal System

Front Immunol. 2020 Feb 19:11:281. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2020.00281. eCollection 2020.

Abstract

The Hippo signaling pathway, an evolutionarily conserved protein kinase cascade, plays a critical role in controlling organ size, cancer development, and tissue regeneration. Recently, mounting evidence has suggested that Hippo signaling also has an important role in regulating immunity, including innate and adaptive immune activation. In the neuronal system, Our laboratory results, together with those from other studies, demonstrate that the Hippo signaling pathway is involved in neuroinflammation, neuronal cell differentiation, and neuronal death. In the present review, we summarize the recent findings pertaining to the function and regulatory mechanism of Hippo signaling components in the neuronal system, implicating the potential of Hippo signaling as a therapeutic target for the treatment of neuronal system diseases.

Keywords: Hippo signaling; diseases; neuroinflammation; neuronal system; oxidative stress.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Cell Death
  • Hippo Signaling Pathway
  • Humans
  • Inflammation / etiology
  • Nervous System Diseases / etiology
  • Neural Stem Cells / physiology
  • Neurons / physiology*
  • Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases / physiology*
  • Signal Transduction / drug effects
  • Signal Transduction / physiology

Substances

  • Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases