YAP1 is a key regulator of EWS::FLI1-dependent malignant transformation upon IGF-1 mediated reprogramming of bone mesenchymal stem cells
Rahil Noorizadeh, Barbara Sax, Tahereh Javaheri, Branka Radic-Sarikas, Valerie Fock, Veveeyan Suresh, Maximilian O. Kauer, Aleksandr Bykov, Danijela Kurija, Michaela Schlederer, Lukas Kenner, Gerhard Weber, Wolfgang Mikulits, Florian Halbritter, Richard Moriggl, Heinrich Kovar
The paper shows that IGF-1 reprograms bone mesenchymal stem cells in EWS::FLI1-mutant mice, leading to tumor formation, with Yap1 playing a central role, and suggests combined IGF-1R and YAP/TEAD inhibition as a potential treatment.
Cell Reports · Mar 1, 2025Peer-reviewedCancer Biology