Selected Publications

Kim HS, Kim W, Kim M, Koh Y, Zhang X, Hong S, Kim JY, So H, Kim Y, Park HS, Roh MR, Park JE, and Kim J. Mechanical stress induces nuclear envelope rupture in melanoma cells to reorganize tumor–stromal interactions. Cancer Res (2026) Accepted.

Kim C, Hong S, M SH, Lee J, So H, Kim JY, Shin E, Lee K, Choia S, Park J, Park JK, Kim YM, Kim JH, and Kim J. Replication stress-induced nuclear hypertrophy alters chromatin topology and impacts cancer cell fitness. PNAS (2025) 122: e2424709122.

Park S, Ryu W, Kim TY, Hwang Y, Han HJ, Lee JD, Kim GM, Sohn J, Kim SK, Kim MW, and Kim J. Overcoming BRAF and CDK4/6 inhibitor resistance by inhibiting MAP3K3-dependent protection against YAP lysosomal degradation. Exp Mol Med (2025) 56: 987-1000.

Shin E, Kwon Y, Jung E, Kim YJ, Kim C, Hong S, and Kim J. TM4SF19 controls GABP-dependent YAP transcription in head and neck cancer under oxidative stress conditions. PNAS (2024) 13;121(7):e2314346121.

Seo J, Kim H, Min KI, Kim C, Kwon Y, Zheng Z, Kim Y, Park HS, Ju YS, Roh MR, Chung KY, and Kim J. Weight-bearing activity impairs nuclear membrane and genome integrity via YAP activation in plantar melanoma. Nat Commun (2022) 13: 2214.

Shin E and Kim J. The potential role of YAP in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma. Exp Mol Med (2020) 52:1264-1274.

Kim YJ, Jung E, Shin E, Hong SH, Jeong HS, Hur G, Jeong HY, Lee SH, Lee JE, Kim GW, and Kim J. Genome-wide RNA interference screening reveals a COPI-MAP2K3 pathway required for YAP regulation. PNAS (2020) 117:19994-20003.

Kim BH, Kim YJ, Kim MH, Na YR, Jung D, Seok SH, Kim J*, and Kim HJ*. Identification of FES as a novel radiosensitizing target in human cancers. Clin Cancer Res (2020) 26:265-273.

Seo J, Kim MH, Hong H, Cho H, Park S, Kim SK, and Kim J. MK5 regulates YAP stability and is a molecular target in YAP-driven cancers. Cancer Res (2019) 79:6139-6152.

Hong H, Joo K, Park SM, Seo J, Kim MH, Shin E, Cheong HI, Lee JH, and Kim J. Extraciliary roles of the ciliopathy protein JBTS17 in mitosis and neurogenesis. Ann Neurol (2019) 86:99-115.

Kim YJ, Kim S, Jung Y, Jung E, Kwon HJ, and Kim J. Eupatilin rescues ciliary transition zone defects to ameliorate ciliopathy-related phenotypes. J Clin Invest (2018) 128:3642-3648.

Kim MH, Kim CG, Kim SK, Shin SJ, Choe EA, Park SH, Shin EC, and Kim J. YAP-induced PD-L1 expression drives immune evasion in BRAFi-resistant melanoma. Cancer Immunol Res (2018) 6:255-266.