Targeting Hippo/YAP in intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma: Promising molecules in cancer therapy

Mol Carcinog. 2024 Oct;63(10):1866-1873. doi: 10.1002/mc.23791. Epub 2024 Aug 2.

Abstract

The tumorigenesis of intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (ICC) has been identified to be exceptionally involved in dysregulated Hippo/Yes-associated protein (YAP) signaling pathway (Hippo/YAP). Hippo/YAP functions as a master regulator engaged in a plethora of physiological and oncogenic processes as well. Therefore, the aberrant Hippo/YAP could serve as an Achilles' heel regarding the molecular therapeutic avenues for ICC patients. Herein, we comprehensively review the recent studies about the underlying mechanism of disrupted Hippo/YAP in ICC, how diagnostic values could be utilized upon the critical genes in this pathway, and what opportunities could be given upon this target pathway.

Keywords: Hippo/YAP; Hippo/Yes‐associated protein; diagnosis; intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma; therapy.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing / genetics
  • Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing / metabolism
  • Animals
  • Bile Duct Neoplasms* / drug therapy
  • Bile Duct Neoplasms* / genetics
  • Bile Duct Neoplasms* / metabolism
  • Bile Duct Neoplasms* / pathology
  • Cholangiocarcinoma* / drug therapy
  • Cholangiocarcinoma* / genetics
  • Cholangiocarcinoma* / metabolism
  • Cholangiocarcinoma* / pathology
  • Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic
  • Hippo Signaling Pathway*
  • Humans
  • Molecular Targeted Therapy / methods
  • Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases* / genetics
  • Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases* / metabolism
  • Signal Transduction*
  • Transcription Factors* / genetics
  • Transcription Factors* / metabolism
  • YAP-Signaling Proteins* / metabolism

Substances

  • Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases
  • Transcription Factors
  • YAP-Signaling Proteins
  • YAP1 protein, human
  • Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing