Cancer cell plasticity during tumor progression, metastasis and response to therapy

A Pérez-González, K Bévant, C Blanpain - Nature cancer, 2023 - nature.com
Cell plasticity represents the ability of cells to be reprogrammed and to change their fate and
identity, enabling homeostasis restoration and tissue regeneration following damage. Cell …

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 …

Tissue geometry drives deterministic organoid patterning

N Gjorevski, M Nikolaev, TE Brown, O Mitrofanova… - Science, 2022 - science.org
INTRODUCTION Stem cell–derived organoids are in vitro tissue and organ mimetics that
have enormous potential as models for human organ development and disease, as …

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 …

Cell fate specification and differentiation in the adult mammalian intestine

J Beumer, H Clevers - Nature reviews Molecular cell biology, 2021 - nature.com
Intestinal stem cells at the bottom of crypts fuel the rapid renewal of the different cell types
that constitute a multitasking tissue. The intestinal epithelium facilitates selective uptake of …

Targeting the Hippo pathway in cancer, fibrosis, wound healing and regenerative medicine

A Dey, X Varelas, KL Guan - Nature reviews Drug discovery, 2020 - nature.com
The Hippo pathway is an evolutionarily conserved signalling pathway with key roles in
organ development, epithelial homeostasis, tissue regeneration, wound healing and …

Control of stem cell renewal and fate by YAP and TAZ

JH Driskill, D Pan - Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology, 2023 - nature.com
Complex physiological processes control whether stem cells self-renew, differentiate or
remain quiescent. Two decades of research have placed the Hippo pathway, a highly …

Signaling pathways involved in colorectal cancer: Pathogenesis and targeted therapy

Q Li, S Geng, H Luo, W Wang, YQ Mo, Q Luo… - … and Targeted Therapy, 2024 - nature.com
Colorectal cancer (CRC) remains one of the leading causes of cancer-related mortality
worldwide. Its complexity is influenced by various signal transduction networks that govern …

Tales from the crypt: new insights into intestinal stem cells

H Gehart, H Clevers - Nature reviews Gastroenterology & hepatology, 2019 - nature.com
The intestinal epithelium withstands continuous mechanical, chemical and biological insults
despite its single-layered, simple epithelial structure. The crypt–villus tissue architecture in …

Hippo–YAP/TAZ signalling in organ regeneration and regenerative medicine

IM Moya, G Halder - Nature reviews Molecular cell biology, 2019 - nature.com
The Hippo pathway and its downstream effectors, the transcriptional co-activators Yes-
associated protein (YAP) and transcriptional co-activator with PDZ-binding motif (TAZ) …