MST1: A future novel target for cardiac diseases

Major heart diseases pose a serious threat to human health. Finding early diagnostic markers and key therapeutic targets is an urgent scientific problem in this field. Mammalian sterile 20-like kinase 1 (MST1) is a protein kinase, and the occurrence of many heart diseases is related to the continuous activation of the MST1 gene. With the deepening of the research, the potential role of MST1 in promoting the development of heart disease has become more apparent. Therefore, to better understand the role of MST1 in the pathogenesis of heart disease, this work systematically summarizes the role of MST1 in the pathogenesis of heart disease, gives a comprehensive overview of its possible strategies in the diagnosis and treatment of heart disease, and analyzes its potential significance as a marker for the diagnosis and treatment of heart disease.