Yap/Taz mediates mTORC2-stimulated fibroblast activation and kidney fibrosis.

The Journal of Biological Chemistry
Yuan GuiChunsun Dai

Abstract

Our previously published study demonstrated that mammalian target of rapamycin complex 2 (mTORC2) signaling mediates TGFβ1-induced fibroblast activation. However, the underlying mechanisms for mTORC2 in stimulating fibroblast activation remain poorly understood. Here, we found that TGFβ1 could stimulate mTORC2 and Yap/Taz activation in NRK-49F cells. Blocking either mTORC2 or Yap/Taz signaling diminished TGFβ1-induced fibroblast activation. In addition, blockade of mTORC2 could down-regulate the expression of Yap/Taz, connective tissue growth factor (CTGF), and ankyrin repeat domain 1 (ANKRD1). Overexpression of constitutively active Taz (Taz-S89A) could restore fibroblast activation suppressed by PP242, an mTOR kinase inhibitor in NRK-49F cells. In mouse kidneys with unilateral ureter obstructive (UUO) nephropathy, both mTORC2 and Yap/Taz were activated in the interstitial myofibroblasts. Ablation of Rictor in fibroblasts/pericytes or blockade of mTOR signaling with PP242 attenuated Yap/Taz activation and UUO nephropathy in mice. Together, this study uncovers that targeting mTORC2 retards fibroblast activation and kidney fibrosis through suppressing Yap/Taz activation.

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