YAP/TAZ as master regulators in cancer: modulation, function and therapeutic approaches

S Piccolo, T Panciera, P Contessotto, M Cordenonsi - Nature cancer, 2023 - nature.com
Our understanding of the function of the transcriptional regulators YAP and TAZ (YAP/TAZ)
in cancer is advancing. In this Review, we provide an update on recent progress in YAP/TAZ …

Tumor microenvironment: barrier or opportunity towards effective cancer therapy

A Tiwari, R Trivedi, SY Lin - Journal of biomedical science, 2022 - Springer
Tumor microenvironment (TME) is a specialized ecosystem of host components, designed
by tumor cells for successful development and metastasis of tumor. With the advent of 3D …

Extracellular vesicles in fatty liver promote a metastatic tumor microenvironment

Z Wang, SY Kim, W Tu, J Kim, A Xu, YM Yang… - Cell metabolism, 2023 - cell.com
Liver metastasis is a major cause of death in patients with colorectal cancer (CRC). Fatty
liver promotes liver metastasis, but the underlying mechanism remains unclear. We …

Expected and unexpected effects after systemic inhibition of Hippo transcriptional output in cancer

I Baroja, NC Kyriakidis, G Halder, IM Moya - Nature Communications, 2024 - nature.com
Hyperactivation of YAP/TAZ, the Hippo pathway downstream effectors, is common in human
cancer. The requirement of YAP/TAZ for cancer cell survival in preclinical models, prompted …

Targeting the Hippo pathway in cancer, fibrosis, wound healing and regenerative medicine

A Dey, X Varelas, KL Guan - Nature reviews Drug discovery, 2020 - nature.com
The Hippo pathway is an evolutionarily conserved signalling pathway with key roles in
organ development, epithelial homeostasis, tissue regeneration, wound healing and …

Tumor Treating Fields dually activate STING and AIM2 inflammasomes to induce adjuvant immunity in glioblastoma

D Chen, SB Le, TE Hutchinson, AA Calinescu… - The Journal of clinical …, 2022 - jci.org
Tumor Treating Fields (TTFields), an approved therapy for glioblastoma (GBM) and
malignant mesothelioma, employ noninvasive application of low-intensity, intermediate …

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] Small-cell lung cancer brain metastasis: From molecular mechanisms to diagnosis and treatment

Y Zhu, Y Cui, X Zheng, Y Zhao, G Sun - Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA …, 2022 - Elsevier
Lung cancer is the most malignant human cancer worldwide, also with the highest incidence
rate. However, small-cell lung cancer (SCLC) accounts for 14% of all lung cancer cases …

The hippo pathway effectors YAP/TAZ-TEAD oncoproteins as emerging therapeutic targets in the tumor microenvironment

RB Mokhtari, N Ashayeri, L Baghaie, M Sambi, K Satari… - Cancers, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary YAP/TAZ are the central effectors of the Hippo pathway and orchestrate
their oncogenic program by binding to TEAD transcriptional factors. Here, we document a …

The peritumor microenvironment: physics and immunity

S Zhang, K Regan, J Najera, MW Grinstaff, M Datta… - Trends in cancer, 2023 - cell.com
Cancer initiation and progression drastically alter the microenvironment at the interface
between healthy and malignant tissue. This site, termed the peritumor, bears unique …