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 …

An insight into the cancer stem cell survival pathways involved in chemoresistance in triple-negative breast cancer

H Qayoom, NA Wani, B Alshehri, MA Mir - Future oncology, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) is the most complex, aggressive and fatal subtype of
breast cancer. Owing to the lack of targeted therapy and heterogenic nature of TNBC …

Yap-dependent reprogramming of Lgr5+ stem cells drives intestinal regeneration and cancer

A Gregorieff, Y Liu, MR Inanlou, Y Khomchuk… - Nature, 2015 - nature.com
The gut epithelium has remarkable self-renewal capacity that under homeostatic conditions
is driven by Wnt signalling in Lgr5+ intestinal stem cells (ISCs). However, the mechanisms …

MAP4K family kinases act in parallel to MST1/2 to activate LATS1/2 in the Hippo pathway

Z Meng, T Moroishi, V Mottier-Pavie, SW Plouffe… - Nature …, 2015 - nature.com
The Hippo pathway plays a central role in tissue homoeostasis, and its dysregulation
contributes to tumorigenesis. Core components of the Hippo pathway include a kinase …

Mechanisms of Hippo pathway regulation

Z Meng, T Moroishi, KL Guan - Genes & development, 2016 - genesdev.cshlp.org
The Hippo pathway was initially identified in Drosophila melanogaster screens for tissue
growth two decades ago and has been a subject extensively studied in both Drosophila and …

Characterization of Hippo pathway components by gene inactivation

SW Plouffe, Z Meng, KC Lin, B Lin, AW Hong, JV Chun… - Molecular cell, 2016 - cell.com
The Hippo pathway is important for regulating tissue homeostasis, and its dysregulation has
been implicated in human cancer. However, it is not well understood how the Hippo …

The Hippo pathway in intestinal regeneration and disease

AW Hong, Z Meng, KL Guan - Nature reviews Gastroenterology & …, 2016 - nature.com
The Hippo pathway is a signalling cascade conserved from Drosophila melanogaster to
mammals. The mammalian core kinase components comprise MST1 and MST2, SAV1 …

YAP triggers the Wnt/β-catenin signalling pathway and promotes enterocyte self-renewal, regeneration and tumorigenesis after DSS-induced injury

F Deng, L Peng, Z Li, G Tan, E Liang, S Chen… - Cell death & …, 2018 - nature.com
Impaired epithelial regeneration is a crucial pathophysiological feature of ulcerative colitis
(UC). Yes-associated protein (YAP1) appears to control cell proliferation and differentiation …

Selective inhibition of STRN3-containing PP2A phosphatase restores hippo tumor-suppressor activity in gastric cancer

Y Tang, G Fang, F Guo, H Zhang, X Chen, L An… - Cancer Cell, 2020 - cell.com
Loss of Hippo tumor-suppressor activity and hyperactivation of YAP are commonly observed
in cancers. Inactivating mutations of Hippo kinases MST1/2 are uncommon, and it remains …

Disease implications of the Hippo/YAP pathway

SW Plouffe, AW Hong, KL Guan - Trends in molecular medicine, 2015 - cell.com
The Hippo signaling pathway is important for controlling organ size and tissue homeostasis.
Originally identified in Drosophila melanogaster, the core components of the Hippo pathway …