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1Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, United States of America
2Department of Diabetes and Cancer Metabolism, Beckman Research Institute, City of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte, United States of America
3Touchstone Diabetes Center, Department of Internal Medicine, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, United States of America
4Department of Physiology and Biophysics, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, United States of America
5State Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine, Department of Histology and Embryology, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
6Department of Biochemistry, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, United States of America
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1Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, United States of America
2Department of Diabetes and Cancer Metabolism, Beckman Research Institute, City of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte, United States of America
3Touchstone Diabetes Center, Department of Internal Medicine, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, United States of America
4Department of Physiology and Biophysics, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, United States of America
5State Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine, Department of Histology and Embryology, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
6Department of Biochemistry, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, United States of America
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1Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, United States of America
2Department of Diabetes and Cancer Metabolism, Beckman Research Institute, City of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte, United States of America
3Touchstone Diabetes Center, Department of Internal Medicine, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, United States of America
4Department of Physiology and Biophysics, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, United States of America
5State Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine, Department of Histology and Embryology, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
6Department of Biochemistry, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, United States of America
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1Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, United States of America
2Department of Diabetes and Cancer Metabolism, Beckman Research Institute, City of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte, United States of America
3Touchstone Diabetes Center, Department of Internal Medicine, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, United States of America
4Department of Physiology and Biophysics, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, United States of America
5State Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine, Department of Histology and Embryology, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
6Department of Biochemistry, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, United States of America
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1Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, United States of America
2Department of Diabetes and Cancer Metabolism, Beckman Research Institute, City of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte, United States of America
3Touchstone Diabetes Center, Department of Internal Medicine, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, United States of America
4Department of Physiology and Biophysics, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, United States of America
5State Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine, Department of Histology and Embryology, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
6Department of Biochemistry, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, United States of America
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1Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, United States of America
2Department of Diabetes and Cancer Metabolism, Beckman Research Institute, City of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte, United States of America
3Touchstone Diabetes Center, Department of Internal Medicine, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, United States of America
4Department of Physiology and Biophysics, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, United States of America
5State Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine, Department of Histology and Embryology, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
6Department of Biochemistry, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, United States of America
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1Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, United States of America
2Department of Diabetes and Cancer Metabolism, Beckman Research Institute, City of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte, United States of America
3Touchstone Diabetes Center, Department of Internal Medicine, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, United States of America
4Department of Physiology and Biophysics, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, United States of America
5State Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine, Department of Histology and Embryology, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
6Department of Biochemistry, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, United States of America
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1Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, United States of America
2Department of Diabetes and Cancer Metabolism, Beckman Research Institute, City of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte, United States of America
3Touchstone Diabetes Center, Department of Internal Medicine, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, United States of America
4Department of Physiology and Biophysics, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, United States of America
5State Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine, Department of Histology and Embryology, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
6Department of Biochemistry, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, United States of America
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1Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, United States of America
2Department of Diabetes and Cancer Metabolism, Beckman Research Institute, City of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte, United States of America
3Touchstone Diabetes Center, Department of Internal Medicine, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, United States of America
4Department of Physiology and Biophysics, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, United States of America
5State Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine, Department of Histology and Embryology, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
6Department of Biochemistry, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, United States of America
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1Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, United States of America
2Department of Diabetes and Cancer Metabolism, Beckman Research Institute, City of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte, United States of America
3Touchstone Diabetes Center, Department of Internal Medicine, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, United States of America
4Department of Physiology and Biophysics, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, United States of America
5State Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine, Department of Histology and Embryology, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
6Department of Biochemistry, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, United States of America
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1Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, United States of America
2Department of Diabetes and Cancer Metabolism, Beckman Research Institute, City of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte, United States of America
3Touchstone Diabetes Center, Department of Internal Medicine, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, United States of America
4Department of Physiology and Biophysics, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, United States of America
5State Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine, Department of Histology and Embryology, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
6Department of Biochemistry, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, United States of America
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1Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, United States of America
2Department of Diabetes and Cancer Metabolism, Beckman Research Institute, City of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte, United States of America
3Touchstone Diabetes Center, Department of Internal Medicine, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, United States of America
4Department of Physiology and Biophysics, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, United States of America
5State Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine, Department of Histology and Embryology, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
6Department of Biochemistry, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, United States of America
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1Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, United States of America
2Department of Diabetes and Cancer Metabolism, Beckman Research Institute, City of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte, United States of America
3Touchstone Diabetes Center, Department of Internal Medicine, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, United States of America
4Department of Physiology and Biophysics, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, United States of America
5State Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine, Department of Histology and Embryology, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
6Department of Biochemistry, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, United States of America
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1Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, United States of America
2Department of Diabetes and Cancer Metabolism, Beckman Research Institute, City of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte, United States of America
3Touchstone Diabetes Center, Department of Internal Medicine, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, United States of America
4Department of Physiology and Biophysics, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, United States of America
5State Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine, Department of Histology and Embryology, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
6Department of Biochemistry, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, United States of America
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1Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, United States of America
2Department of Diabetes and Cancer Metabolism, Beckman Research Institute, City of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte, United States of America
3Touchstone Diabetes Center, Department of Internal Medicine, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, United States of America
4Department of Physiology and Biophysics, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, United States of America
5State Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine, Department of Histology and Embryology, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
6Department of Biochemistry, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, United States of America
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1Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, United States of America
2Department of Diabetes and Cancer Metabolism, Beckman Research Institute, City of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte, United States of America
3Touchstone Diabetes Center, Department of Internal Medicine, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, United States of America
4Department of Physiology and Biophysics, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, United States of America
5State Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine, Department of Histology and Embryology, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
6Department of Biochemistry, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, United States of America
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1Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, United States of America
2Department of Diabetes and Cancer Metabolism, Beckman Research Institute, City of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte, United States of America
3Touchstone Diabetes Center, Department of Internal Medicine, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, United States of America
4Department of Physiology and Biophysics, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, United States of America
5State Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine, Department of Histology and Embryology, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
6Department of Biochemistry, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, United States of America
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1Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, United States of America
2Department of Diabetes and Cancer Metabolism, Beckman Research Institute, City of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte, United States of America
3Touchstone Diabetes Center, Department of Internal Medicine, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, United States of America
4Department of Physiology and Biophysics, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, United States of America
5State Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine, Department of Histology and Embryology, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
6Department of Biochemistry, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, United States of America
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1Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, United States of America
2Department of Diabetes and Cancer Metabolism, Beckman Research Institute, City of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte, United States of America
3Touchstone Diabetes Center, Department of Internal Medicine, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, United States of America
4Department of Physiology and Biophysics, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, United States of America
5State Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine, Department of Histology and Embryology, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
6Department of Biochemistry, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, United States of America
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1Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, United States of America
2Department of Diabetes and Cancer Metabolism, Beckman Research Institute, City of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte, United States of America
3Touchstone Diabetes Center, Department of Internal Medicine, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, United States of America
4Department of Physiology and Biophysics, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, United States of America
5State Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine, Department of Histology and Embryology, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
6Department of Biochemistry, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, United States of America
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1Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, United States of America
2Department of Diabetes and Cancer Metabolism, Beckman Research Institute, City of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte, United States of America
3Touchstone Diabetes Center, Department of Internal Medicine, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, United States of America
4Department of Physiology and Biophysics, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, United States of America
5State Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine, Department of Histology and Embryology, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
6Department of Biochemistry, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, United States of America
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1Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, United States of America
2Department of Diabetes and Cancer Metabolism, Beckman Research Institute, City of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte, United States of America
3Touchstone Diabetes Center, Department of Internal Medicine, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, United States of America
4Department of Physiology and Biophysics, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, United States of America
5State Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine, Department of Histology and Embryology, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
6Department of Biochemistry, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, United States of America
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1Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, United States of America
2Department of Diabetes and Cancer Metabolism, Beckman Research Institute, City of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte, United States of America
3Touchstone Diabetes Center, Department of Internal Medicine, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, United States of America
4Department of Physiology and Biophysics, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, United States of America
5State Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine, Department of Histology and Embryology, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
6Department of Biochemistry, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, United States of America
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1Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, United States of America
2Department of Diabetes and Cancer Metabolism, Beckman Research Institute, City of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte, United States of America
3Touchstone Diabetes Center, Department of Internal Medicine, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, United States of America
4Department of Physiology and Biophysics, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, United States of America
5State Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine, Department of Histology and Embryology, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
6Department of Biochemistry, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, United States of America
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2Department of Diabetes and Cancer Metabolism, Beckman Research Institute, City of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte, United States of America
3Touchstone Diabetes Center, Department of Internal Medicine, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, United States of America
4Department of Physiology and Biophysics, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, United States of America
5State Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine, Department of Histology and Embryology, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
6Department of Biochemistry, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, United States of America
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Published January 8, 2026 - More info
Cardiomyocyte growth is tightly controlled by multiple signaling pathways. Identification of master kinases in this process is essential in exploring potential targets for the treatment of pathological cardiac hypertrophy and heart failure. Here we identified the mTOR-independent activation of ribosomal protein S6 kinase b1 (Rps6kb1/S6K1) during cardiomyocyte growth. By utilizing phosphoproteomics in primary neonatal rat ventricular myocytes (NRVMs), we revealed Rps6kb1 as one of most activated kinases under growth stimulation. We further demonstrated the role of Rps6kb1 phosphorylation in pathological cardiac hypertrophy and heart failure. We showed that the phosphorylation of multiple sites at Rps6kb1, including T367 in the kinase domain and S418/T421/S424 in the C-terminal domain, is not directly regulated by the activity of mTOR, rather coupled with the activation of the MEK1-ERK axis. In mice, cardiomyocyte-specific deletion of Rps6kb1 significantly inhibited both constitutively active ERK- and pressure overload-induced cardiac hypertrophy. In contrast, cardiomyocyte-specific overexpression of wild-type Rps6kb1, rather than the phosphorylation-defective mutant, elevated cardiac hypertrophy and augmented pressure overload-induced heart failure. In conclusion, our findings reveal that the MEK-ERK axis primes Rps6kb1 activation through phosphorylation of two separate domains of Rps6kb1, which may play an essential role in cardiac hypertrophy and heart failure under hemodynamic stress.