YAP/TAZ as master regulators in cancer: modulation, function and therapeutic approaches

S Piccolo, T Panciera, P Contessotto, M Cordenonsi - Nature cancer, 2023 - nature.com
Our understanding of the function of the transcriptional regulators YAP and TAZ (YAP/TAZ)
in cancer is advancing. In this Review, we provide an update on recent progress in YAP/TAZ …

The Hippo signalling pathway and its implications in human health and diseases

M Fu, Y Hu, T Lan, KL Guan, T Luo… - Signal transduction and …, 2022 - nature.com
As an evolutionarily conserved signalling network, the Hippo pathway plays a crucial role in
the regulation of numerous biological processes. Thus, substantial efforts have been made …

Persistence of a regeneration-associated, transitional alveolar epithelial cell state in pulmonary fibrosis

Y Kobayashi, A Tata, A Konkimalla, H Katsura… - Nature cell …, 2020 - nature.com
Stem cells undergo dynamic changes in response to injury to regenerate lost cells.
However, the identity of transitional states and the mechanisms that drive their trajectories …

Hippo pathway in organ size control, tissue homeostasis, and cancer

FX Yu, B Zhao, KL Guan - Cell, 2015 - cell.com
Two decades of studies in multiple model organisms have established the Hippo pathway
as a key regulator of organ size and tissue homeostasis. By inhibiting YAP and TAZ …

[HTML][HTML] Single-cell RNA sequencing identifies diverse roles of epithelial cells in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis

Y Xu, T Mizuno, A Sridharan, Y Du, M Guo, J Tang… - JCI insight, 2016 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a lethal interstitial lung disease characterized by airway
remodeling, inflammation, alveolar destruction, and fibrosis. We utilized single-cell RNA …

YAP/TAZ signaling as a molecular link between fibrosis and cancer

S Noguchi, A Saito, T Nagase - International journal of molecular sciences, 2018 - mdpi.com
Tissue fibrosis is a pathological condition that is associated with impaired epithelial repair
and excessive deposition of extracellular matrix (ECM). Fibrotic lesions increase the risk of …

Yap/Taz regulate alveolar regeneration and resolution of lung inflammation

R LaCanna, D Liccardo, P Zhang… - The Journal of …, 2019 - Am Soc Clin Investig
Alveolar epithelium plays a pivotal role in protecting the lungs from inhaled infectious
agents. Therefore, the regenerative capacity of the alveolar epithelium is critical for recovery …

Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: Epithelial-mesenchymal interactions and emerging therapeutic targets

JC Hewlett, JA Kropski, TS Blackwell - Matrix Biology, 2018 - Elsevier
Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a chronic fibrotic disease of the lung that is marked by
progressive decline in pulmonary function and ultimately respiratory failure. Genetic and …

Lymph node fibroblastic reticular cells in health and disease

AL Fletcher, SE Acton, K Knoblich - Nature Reviews Immunology, 2015 - nature.com
Over the past decade, a series of discoveries relating to fibroblastic reticular cells (FRCs)—
immunologically specialized myofibroblasts found in lymphoid tissue—has promoted these …

An FAK-YAP-mTOR signaling axis regulates stem cell-based tissue renewal in mice

JKH Hu, W Du, SJ Shelton, MC Oldham, CM DiPersio… - Cell stem cell, 2017 - cell.com
Tissue homeostasis requires the production of newly differentiated cells from resident adult
stem cells. Central to this process is the expansion of undifferentiated intermediates known …