YAP/TAZ functions and their regulation at a glance

A Pocaterra, P Romani, S Dupont - Journal of cell science, 2020 - journals.biologists.com
ABSTRACT YAP and TAZ proteins are transcriptional coactivators encoded by paralogous
genes, which shuttle between the cytoplasm and the nucleus in response to multiple inputs …

Multifaceted regulation and functions of YAP/TAZ in tumors

H Liu, S Du, T Lei, H Wang, X He… - Oncology …, 2018 - spandidos-publications.com
The Hippo pathway, initially identified through screenings for mutant tumor suppressors in
Drosophila, is an evolutionarily conserved signaling pathway that controls organ size by …

[HTML][HTML] YAP/TAZ as therapeutic targets in cancer

F Zanconato, G Battilana, M Cordenonsi… - Current opinion in …, 2016 - Elsevier
Highlights•YAP/TAZ are activated in a broad number of solid tumors.•YAP/TAZ instrumental
for tumor initiation, growth, metastasis and chemoresistance.•Several inputs control …

An overview of signaling pathways regulating YAP/TAZ activity

BC Heng, X Zhang, D Aubel, Y Bai, X Li, Y Wei… - Cellular and Molecular …, 2021 - Springer
YAP and TAZ are ubiquitously expressed homologous proteins originally identified as
penultimate effectors of the Hippo signaling pathway, which plays a key role in maintaining …

The biology of YAP/TAZ: hippo signaling and beyond

S Piccolo, S Dupont, M Cordenonsi - Physiological reviews, 2014 - journals.physiology.org
The transcriptional regulators YAP and TAZ are the focus of intense interest given their
remarkable biological properties in development, tissue homeostasis and cancer. YAP and …

New insights into the ambivalent role of YAP/TAZ in human cancers

J Luo, L Deng, H Zou, Y Guo, T Tong, M Huang… - Journal of Experimental …, 2023 - Springer
Hippo signaling was first identified in Drosophila as a key controller of organ size by
regulating cell proliferation and anti-apoptosis. Subsequent studies have shown that this …

[HTML][HTML] 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 …

SRC tyrosine kinase activates the YAP/TAZ axis and thereby drives tumor growth and metastasis

JM Lamar, Y Xiao, E Norton, ZG Jiang… - Journal of Biological …, 2019 - ASBMB
When properly employed, targeted therapies are effective cancer treatments. However, the
development of such therapies requires the identification of targetable drivers of cancer …

YAP/TAZ activation as a target for treating metastatic cancer

JSA Warren, Y Xiao, JM Lamar - Cancers, 2018 - mdpi.com
Yes-Associated Protein (YAP) and Transcriptional Co-activator with PDZ-binding Motif (TAZ)
have both emerged as important drivers of cancer progression and metastasis. YAP and …

[PDF][PDF] YAP/TAZ at the roots of cancer

F Zanconato, M Cordenonsi, S Piccolo - Cancer cell, 2016 - cell.com
YAP and TAZ are highly related transcriptional regulators pervasively activated in human
malignancies. Recent work indicates that, remarkably, YAP/TAZ are essential for cancer …