The Hippo pathway: organ size control and beyond

P Guo, S Wan, K Guan - Pharmacological Reviews, 2024 - Elsevier
The Hippo signaling pathway is a highly conserved signaling network for controlling organ
size, tissue homeostasis, and regeneration. It integrates a wide range of intracellular and …

Liquid–liquid phase separation in diseases

X Zhang, L Yuan, W Zhang, Y Zhang, Q Wu, C Li… - MedComm, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Liquid–liquid phase separation (LLPS), an emerging biophysical phenomenon, can
sequester molecules to implement physiological and pathological functions. LLPS …

PI4P-mediated solid-like Merlin condensates orchestrate Hippo pathway regulation

P Guo, B Li, W Dong, H Zhou, L Wang, T Su, C Carl… - Science, 2024 - science.org
Despite recent studies implicating liquid-like biomolecular condensates in diverse cellular
processes, many biomolecular condensates exist in a solid-like state, and their function and …

Complex interplay between RAS GTPases and RASSF effectors regulates subcellular localization of YAP

S Singh, G Bernal Astrain, AM Hincapie… - EMBO …, 2024 - embopress.org
RAS GTPases bind effectors to convert upstream cues to changes in cellular function.
Effectors of classical H/K/NRAS are defined by RBD/RA domains which recognize the GTP …

The AAA-ATPase Ter94 regulates wing size in Drosophila by suppressing the Hippo pathway

M Li, W Ding, Y Deng, Y Zhao, Q Liu, Z Zhou - Communications Biology, 2024 - nature.com
Insect wing development is a fascinating and intricate process that involves the regulation of
wing size through cell proliferation and apoptosis. In this study, we find that Ter94, an AAA …

The recent advances and implications in cancer therapy for the hippo pathway

SW Chan, C Ong, W Hong - Current Opinion in Cell Biology, 2025 - Elsevier
The Hippo pathway is a highly conserved signaling network integrating diverse intracellular,
intercellular and extracellular biological cues to regulate complex physiological processes …

Phase separation in chemical and mechanical signal transduction

X Cheng, LB Case - Current opinion in cell biology, 2023 - Elsevier
Signal transduction enables cells to sense and respond to chemical and mechanical
information in the extracellular environment. Recently, phase separation has emerged as a …

Mechano-dependent sorbitol accumulation supports biomolecular condensate

S Torrino, WM Oldham, AR Tejedor, IS Burgos, L Nasr… - Cell, 2025 - cell.com
Condensed droplets of protein regulate many cellular functions, yet the physiological
conditions regulating their formation remain largely unexplored. Increasing our …

YTHDF3-induced degradation of P4HA2 mRNA inhibits glycolysis in papillary thyroid cancer through hippo signaling pathway

Y Ding, M Liu, W Wang, X Li - International Journal of Biological …, 2025 - Elsevier
Abstract Background Prolyl-4-hydroxylase-A2 (P4HA2) is a pivotal enzyme involved in the
regulation of tumorigenesis and progression. However, the precise biological roles and …

WWC2 modulates GABAA-receptor-mediated synaptic transmission, revealing class-specific mechanisms of synapse regulation by WWC family proteins

TL Dunham, JR Wilkerson, RC Johnson, RL Huganir… - Cell Reports, 2024 - cell.com
The WW and C2 domain-containing protein (WWC2) is implicated in several neurological
disorders. Here, we demonstrate that WWC2 interacts with inhibitory, but not excitatory …