Translational control of stem cell function

JA Saba, K Liakath-Ali, R Green, FM Watt - Nature reviews Molecular …, 2021 - nature.com
Stem cells are characterized by their ability to self-renew and differentiate into many different
cell types. Research has focused primarily on how these processes are regulated at a …

YAP/TAZ: drivers of tumor growth, metastasis, and resistance to therapy

BJ Thompson - Bioessays, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The transcriptional co‐activators YAP (or YAP1) and TAZ (or WWTR1) are frequently
activated during the growth and progression of many solid tumors, including lung, colorectal …

The hippo pathway effector TAZ regulates ferroptosis in renal cell carcinoma

WH Yang, CKC Ding, T Sun, G Rupprecht, CC Lin… - Cell reports, 2019 - cell.com
Despite recent advances, the poor outcomes in renal cell carcinoma (RCC) suggest novel
therapeutics are needed. Ferroptosis is a form of regulated cell death, which may have …

Cell monolayers sense curvature by exploiting active mechanics and nuclear mechanoadaptation

M Luciano, SL Xue, WH De Vos, L Redondo-Morata… - Nature Physics, 2021 - nature.com
The early development of many organisms involves the folding of cell monolayers, but this
behaviour is difficult to reproduce in vitro; therefore, both mechanistic causes and effects of …

Conductive polymer‐coated 3D printed microneedles: biocompatible platforms for minimally invasive biosensing interfaces

A Keirouz, YL Mustafa, JG Turner, E Lay, U Jungwirth… - Small, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Conductive polymeric microneedle (MN) arrays as biointerface materials show promise for
the minimally invasive monitoring of analytes in biodevices and wearables. There is …

Mechanochemical feedback loops in development and disease

E Hannezo, CP Heisenberg - Cell, 2019 - cell.com
There is increasing evidence that both mechanical and biochemical signals play important
roles in development and disease. The development of complex organisms, in particular …

Biomaterials and engineered microenvironments to control YAP/TAZ-dependent cell behaviour

G Brusatin, T Panciera, A Gandin, A Citron, S Piccolo - Nature materials, 2018 - nature.com
Mechanical signals are increasingly recognized as overarching regulators of cell behaviour,
controlling stemness, organoid biology, tissue development and regeneration. Moreover …

Role of YAP/TAZ in cell lineage fate determination and related signaling pathways

BC Heng, X Zhang, D Aubel, Y Bai, X Li… - Frontiers in cell and …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
The penultimate effectors of the Hippo signaling pathways YAP and TAZ, are transcriptional
co-activator proteins that play key roles in many diverse biological processes, ranging from …

Diverse mechanisms for endogenous regeneration and repair in mammalian organs

JM Wells, FM Watt - Nature, 2018 - nature.com
Mammalian organs comprise an extraordinary diversity of cell and tissue types.
Regenerative organs, such as the skin and gastrointestinal tract, use resident stem cells to …

Fibroblast memory in development, homeostasis and disease

T Kirk, A Ahmed, E Rognoni - Cells, 2021 - mdpi.com
Fibroblasts are the major cell population in the connective tissue of most organs, where they
are essential for their structural integrity. They are best known for their role in remodelling …