The transcriptional coactivator TAZ regulates mesenchymal differentiation in malignant glioma

KPL Bhat, KL Salazar… - Genes & …, 2011 - genesdev.cshlp.org
Recent molecular classification of glioblastoma (GBM) has shown that patients with a
mesenchymal (MES) gene expression signature exhibit poor overall survival and treatment …

TEAD transcription factors mediate the function of TAZ in cell growth and epithelial-mesenchymal transition

H Zhang, CY Liu, ZY Zha, B Zhao, J Yao, S Zhao… - Journal of biological …, 2009 - ASBMB
The TAZ transcription co-activator has been shown to promote cell proliferation and to
induce epithelial-mesenchymal transition. Recently we have demonstrated that TAZ is …

TAZ promotes cell proliferation and epithelial-mesenchymal transition and is inhibited by the hippo pathway

QY Lei, H Zhang, B Zhao, ZY Zha, F Bai… - … and cellular biology, 2008 - Taylor & Francis
TAZ is a WW domain containing a transcription coactivator that modulates mesenchymal
differentiation and development of multiple organs. In this study, we show that TAZ is …

YAP/TAZ transcriptional coactivators create therapeutic vulnerability to verteporfin in EGFR-mutant glioblastoma

K Vigneswaran, NH Boyd, SY Oh, S Lallani… - Clinical Cancer …, 2021 - AACR
Abstract Purpose: Glioblastomas (GBMs), neoplasms derived from glia and neuroglial
progenitor cells, are the most common and lethal malignant primary brain tumors diagnosed …

[HTML][HTML] TAZ and YAP are frequently activated oncoproteins in sarcomas

CA Fullenkamp, SL Hall, OI Jaber, BL Pakalniskis… - Oncotarget, 2016 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Abstract TAZ (WWTR1) and YAP are transcriptional coactivators and oncoproteins inhibited
by the Hippo pathway. Herein we evaluate 159 sarcomas representing the most prevalent …

Molecular pathways: YAP and TAZ take center stage in organ growth and tumorigenesis

S Piccolo, M Cordenonsi, S Dupont - Clinical cancer research, 2013 - AACR
The evolution of a solid tumor is fueled by genetic aberrations. Yet, the tumor environment
often dominates over the effects of genetics: normal tissues have powerful tumor …

TEADs mediate nuclear retention of TAZ to promote oncogenic transformation

SW Chan, CJ Lim, LS Loo, YF Chong, C Huang… - Journal of Biological …, 2009 - ASBMB
The transcriptional coactivators YAP and TAZ are downstream targets inhibited by the Hippo
tumor suppressor pathway. The expression level of TAZ is recently shown to be elevated in …

Transcriptional regulatory networks of tumor-associated macrophages that drive malignancy in mesenchymal glioblastoma

JK Sa, N Chang, HW Lee, HJ Cho, M Ceccarelli… - Genome biology, 2020 - Springer
Background Glioblastoma (GBM) is a complex disease with extensive molecular and
transcriptional heterogeneity. GBM can be subcategorized into four distinct subtypes; tumors …

Single-cell analyses reveal YAP/TAZ as regulators of stemness and cell plasticity in glioblastoma

M Castellan, A Guarnieri, A Fujimura, F Zanconato… - Nature cancer, 2021 - nature.com
Glioblastoma (GBM) is a devastating human malignancy. GBM stem-like cells (GSCs) drive
tumor initiation and progression. Yet the molecular determinants defining GSCs in their …

TAZ is a novel oncogene in non-small cell lung cancer

Z Zhou, Y Hao, N Liu, L Raptis, MS Tsao, X Yang - Oncogene, 2011 - nature.com
Transcriptional coactivator with PDZ-binding motif (TAZ) is a transcriptional coactivator
involved in the differentiation of stem cell as well as the development of multiple organs …