The biology of YAP/TAZ: hippo signaling and beyond

S Piccolo, S Dupont, M Cordenonsi - Physiological reviews, 2014 - journals.physiology.org
The transcriptional regulators YAP and TAZ are the focus of intense interest given their
remarkable biological properties in development, tissue homeostasis and cancer. YAP and …

The Hippo pathway effectors TAZ and YAP in development, homeostasis and disease

X Varelas - Development, 2014 - journals.biologists.com
Studies over the past 20 years have defined the Hippo signaling pathway as a major
regulator of tissue growth and organ size. Diverse roles for the Hippo pathway have …

The Hippo signaling pathway in stem cell biology and cancer

JS Mo, HW Park, KL Guan - EMBO reports, 2014 - embopress.org
The Hippo signaling pathway, consisting of a highly conserved kinase cascade (MST and
Lats) and downstream transcription coactivators (YAP and TAZ), plays a key role in tissue …

YAP is essential for tissue tension to ensure vertebrate 3D body shape

S Porazinski, H Wang, Y Asaoka, M Behrndt… - Nature, 2015 - nature.com
Vertebrates have a unique 3D body shape in which correct tissue and organ shape and
alignment are essential for function. For example, vision requires the lens to be centred in …

The Hippo signaling pathway and stem cell biology

A Ramos, FD Camargo - Trends in cell biology, 2012 - cell.com
Stem cell (SC) activity fluctuates throughout an organism's lifetime to maintain homeostatic
conditions in all tissues. As animals develop and age, their organs must remodel and …

The interplay between cell signalling and mechanics in developmental processes

CJ Miller, LA Davidson - Nature Reviews Genetics, 2013 - nature.com
Force production and the propagation of stress and strain within embryos and organisms are
crucial physical processes that direct morphogenesis. In addition, there is mounting …

TEAD family transcription factors in development and disease

L Currey, S Thor, M Piper - Development, 2021 - journals.biologists.com
The balance between stem cell potency and lineage specification entails the integration of
both extrinsic and intrinsic cues, which ultimately influence gene expression through the …

The hippo pathway effectors YAP/TAZ-TEAD oncoproteins as emerging therapeutic targets in the tumor microenvironment

RB Mokhtari, N Ashayeri, L Baghaie, M Sambi, K Satari… - Cancers, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary YAP/TAZ are the central effectors of the Hippo pathway and orchestrate
their oncogenic program by binding to TEAD transcriptional factors. Here, we document a …

Competence for neural crest induction is controlled by hydrostatic pressure through Yap

DN Alasaadi, L Alvizi, J Hartmann, N Stillman… - Nature Cell …, 2024 - nature.com
Embryonic induction is a key mechanism in development that corresponds to an interaction
between a signalling and a responding tissue, causing a change in the direction of …

Excitable dynamics and Yap-dependent mechanical cues drive the segmentation clock

A Hubaud, I Regev, L Mahadevan, O Pourquié - Cell, 2017 - cell.com
The periodic segmentation of the vertebrate body axis into somites, and later vertebrae,
relies on a genetic oscillator (the segmentation clock) driving the rhythmic activity of …