| Literature DB >> 18579750 |
Bin Zhao1, Xin Ye, Jindan Yu, Li Li, Weiquan Li, Siming Li, Jianjun Yu, Jiandie D Lin, Cun-Yu Wang, Arul M Chinnaiyan, Zhi-Chun Lai, Kun-Liang Guan.
Abstract
The YAP transcription coactivator has been implicated as an oncogene and is amplified in human cancers. Recent studies have established that YAP is phosphorylated and inhibited by the Hippo tumor suppressor pathway. Here we demonstrate that the TEAD family transcription factors are essential in mediating YAP-dependent gene expression. TEAD is also required for YAP-induced cell growth, oncogenic transformation, and epithelial-mesenchymal transition. CTGF is identified as a direct YAP target gene important for cell growth. Moreover, the functional relationship between YAP and TEAD is conserved in Drosophila Yki (the YAP homolog) and Scalloped (the TEAD homolog). Our study reveals TEAD as a new component in the Hippo pathway playing essential roles in mediating biological functions of YAP.Entities:
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Year: 2008 PMID: 18579750 PMCID: PMC2492741 DOI: 10.1101/gad.1664408
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Genes Dev ISSN: 0890-9369 Impact factor: 11.361