Development of a live cell assay for real-time monitoring the interactions between the Hippo pathway components 14-3-3 and TAZ

The Hippo pathway plays an important role in organ size control and tissue homeostasis. Dysregulation is involved in many pathologies, including cancer, which has attracted interest in targeting the Hippo pathway. Since the upstream components are bona fide tumor suppressors, it is feasible to targe...

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Main Authors: Blaž Andlovic, Alexander Wolf, Malgorzata Hiltmann, Bert M. Klebl, Jan Eickhoff, Christian Ottmann
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Published: Elsevier 2024-12-01
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author Blaž Andlovic
Alexander Wolf
Malgorzata Hiltmann
Bert M. Klebl
Jan Eickhoff
Christian Ottmann
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Bert M. Klebl
Jan Eickhoff
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description The Hippo pathway plays an important role in organ size control and tissue homeostasis. Dysregulation is involved in many pathologies, including cancer, which has attracted interest in targeting the Hippo pathway. Since the upstream components are bona fide tumor suppressors, it is feasible to target oncogenic downstream targets such as TAZ, a key downstream effector in the Hippo pathway. Its activity is regulated by phosphorylation on multiple sites, with Ser89 playing a critical role in regulation of TAZ activity. Phosphorylation of TAZ at Ser89 promotes binding to 14–3–3 scaffolding proteins, preventing nuclear translocation and abolishing target gene transcription. Here we describe the development of a cell-based assay suitable for high-throughput screening, based on a split NanoLuc luciferase, for monitoring interactions between 14 3–3 and TAZ in living cells. We have validated the assay by screening of a kinase-biased library. The assay can be quickly adapted for higher throughput and thus offers a valuable tool to study new signal inputs involved in regulation of TAZ activity as well as for identification of molecules that modulate the Hippo pathway.
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spelling doaj-art-25b43e58e9044192aebb9c5e2cea5ea32024-12-17T05:00:17ZengElsevierSLAS Discovery2472-55522024-12-01298100191Development of a live cell assay for real-time monitoring the interactions between the Hippo pathway components 14-3-3 and TAZBlaž Andlovic0Alexander Wolf1Malgorzata Hiltmann2Bert M. Klebl3Jan Eickhoff4Christian Ottmann5Lead Discovery Center GmbH, Otto-Hahn-Str. 15, 44227 Dortmund, Germany; Laboratory of Chemical Biology, Department of Biomedical Engineering and Institute for Complex Molecular Systems, Eindhoven University of Technology, Den Dolech 2, 5612 AZ Eindhoven, The NetherlandsLead Discovery Center GmbH, Otto-Hahn-Str. 15, 44227 Dortmund, GermanyLead Discovery Center GmbH, Otto-Hahn-Str. 15, 44227 Dortmund, GermanyLead Discovery Center GmbH, Otto-Hahn-Str. 15, 44227 Dortmund, GermanyLead Discovery Center GmbH, Otto-Hahn-Str. 15, 44227 Dortmund, Germany; Corresponding author at: Assay development & screening, Lead Discovery Center GmbH, Otto-Hahn-Str. 15, 44227 Dortmund, Germany.Laboratory of Chemical Biology, Department of Biomedical Engineering and Institute for Complex Molecular Systems, Eindhoven University of Technology, Den Dolech 2, 5612 AZ Eindhoven, The Netherlands; Corresponding author at: Christian Ottmann, Laboratory of Chemical Biology, Department of Biomedical Engineering and Institute for Complex Molecular Systems, Eindhoven University of Technology, Den Dolech 2, 5612 AZ Eindhoven, The Netherlands.The Hippo pathway plays an important role in organ size control and tissue homeostasis. Dysregulation is involved in many pathologies, including cancer, which has attracted interest in targeting the Hippo pathway. Since the upstream components are bona fide tumor suppressors, it is feasible to target oncogenic downstream targets such as TAZ, a key downstream effector in the Hippo pathway. Its activity is regulated by phosphorylation on multiple sites, with Ser89 playing a critical role in regulation of TAZ activity. Phosphorylation of TAZ at Ser89 promotes binding to 14–3–3 scaffolding proteins, preventing nuclear translocation and abolishing target gene transcription. Here we describe the development of a cell-based assay suitable for high-throughput screening, based on a split NanoLuc luciferase, for monitoring interactions between 14 3–3 and TAZ in living cells. We have validated the assay by screening of a kinase-biased library. The assay can be quickly adapted for higher throughput and thus offers a valuable tool to study new signal inputs involved in regulation of TAZ activity as well as for identification of molecules that modulate the Hippo pathway.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2472555224000534Cell-based assayProtein-protein interactionsSplit-luciferase complementationHippo pathwayCompound screening
spellingShingle Blaž Andlovic
Alexander Wolf
Malgorzata Hiltmann
Bert M. Klebl
Jan Eickhoff
Christian Ottmann
Development of a live cell assay for real-time monitoring the interactions between the Hippo pathway components 14-3-3 and TAZ
SLAS Discovery
Cell-based assay
Protein-protein interactions
Split-luciferase complementation
Hippo pathway
Compound screening
title Development of a live cell assay for real-time monitoring the interactions between the Hippo pathway components 14-3-3 and TAZ
title_full Development of a live cell assay for real-time monitoring the interactions between the Hippo pathway components 14-3-3 and TAZ
title_fullStr Development of a live cell assay for real-time monitoring the interactions between the Hippo pathway components 14-3-3 and TAZ
title_full_unstemmed Development of a live cell assay for real-time monitoring the interactions between the Hippo pathway components 14-3-3 and TAZ
title_short Development of a live cell assay for real-time monitoring the interactions between the Hippo pathway components 14-3-3 and TAZ
title_sort development of a live cell assay for real time monitoring the interactions between the hippo pathway components 14 3 3 and taz
topic Cell-based assay
Protein-protein interactions
Split-luciferase complementation
Hippo pathway
Compound screening
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2472555224000534
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