Emerging role of lncRNAs as mechanical signaling molecules in mechanotransduction and their association with Hippo-YAP signaling: a review

• Published in: Journal of Zhejiang University. B. Science Vol. 25; no. 4; pp. 280 - 292
• Main Authors: Lin, Siyi, He, Xinyu, Wang, Ying, Chen, Yu, Lin, Aifu
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Hangzhou Zhejiang University Press 01.04.2024; Springer Nature B.V; Key Laboratory for Cell and Gene Engineering of Zhejiang Province,Hangzhou 310058,China%College of Life Sciences,Zhejiang University,Hangzhou 310058,China; International School of Medicine,International Institutes of Medicine,the Fourth Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine,Yiwu 322000,China; Future Health Laboratory,Innovation Center of Yangtze River Delta,Zhejiang University,Jiaxing 314100,China; College of Medicine,Zhejiang University,Hangzhou 310058,China%College of Life Sciences,Zhejiang University,Hangzhou 310058,China; Key Laboratory for Cell and Gene Engineering of Zhejiang Province,Hangzhou 310058,China; Cancer Center,Zhejiang University,Hangzhou 310058,China; Key Laboratory of Cancer Prevention and Intervention,China National Ministry of Education,Hangzhou 310058,China
• Subjects: Biomedical and Life Sciences; Biomedicine; Cytoskeleton; Extracellular signal-regulated kinase; Hydrostatic pressure; Kinases; Mechanical stimuli; Mechanoreceptors; Mechanotransduction; Microenvironments; Non-coding RNA; Pathogenesis; Phenotypes; Review; Shear stress; Stimuli; Wnt protein; Yes-associated protein; 机械转导; F-actin; Long non-coding RNA (lncRNA); YAP/TAZ; F-肌动蛋白; 长链非编码RNA(lncRNA); Mechanotransduction; Long non-coding RNA(lncRNA)
• ISSN: 1673-1581; 1862-1783; 1862-1783
• DOI: 10.1631/jzus.B2300497

Cells within tissues are subject to various mechanical forces, including hydrostatic pressure, shear stress, compression, and tension. These mechanical stimuli can be converted into biochemical signals through mechanoreceptors or cytoskeleton-dependent response processes, shaping the microenvironment and maintaining cellular physiological balance. Several studies have demonstrated the roles of Yes-associated protein (YAP) and its homolog transcriptional coactivator with PDZ-binding motif (TAZ) as mechanotransducers, exerting dynamic influence on cellular phenotypes including differentiation and disease pathogenesis. This regulatory function entails the involvement of the cytoskeleton, nucleoskeleton, integrin, focal adhesions (FAs), and the integration of multiple signaling pathways, including extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK), wingless/ integrated (WNT), and Hippo signaling. Furthermore, emerging evidence substantiates the implication of long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) as mechanosensitive molecules in cellular mechanotransduction. In this review, we discuss the mechanisms through which YAP/TAZ and lncRNAs serve as effectors in responding to mechanical stimuli. Additionally, we summarize and elaborate on the crucial signal molecules involved in mechanotransduction.