Mechanical regulation of bone remodeling

L Wang, X You, L Zhang, C Zhang, W Zou - Bone research, 2022 - nature.com
Bone remodeling is a lifelong process that gives rise to a mature, dynamic bone structure via
a balance between bone formation by osteoblasts and resorption by osteoclasts. These …

Targeting Akt in cancer for precision therapy

H Hua, H Zhang, J Chen, J Wang, J Liu… - Journal of Hematology & …, 2021 - Springer
Biomarkers-guided precision therapeutics has revolutionized the clinical development and
administration of molecular-targeted anticancer agents. Tailored precision cancer therapy …

Force triggers YAP nuclear entry by regulating transport across nuclear pores

A Elosegui-Artola, I Andreu, AEM Beedle, A Lezamiz… - Cell, 2017 - cell.com
YAP is a mechanosensitive transcriptional activator with a critical role in cancer,
regeneration, and organ size control. Here, we show that force applied to the nucleus …

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 …

Nuclear compression regulates YAP spatiotemporal fluctuations in living cells

N Koushki, A Ghagre, LK Srivastava, C Molter… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - pnas.org
Yes-associated protein (YAP) is a key mechanotransduction protein in diverse physiological
and pathological processes; however, a ubiquitous YAP activity regulatory mechanism in …

Role of PI3K-AKT-mTOR pathway as a pro-survival signaling and resistance-mediating mechanism to therapy of prostate cancer

T Pungsrinont, J Kallenbach, A Baniahmad - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) and androgen receptor (AR)-targeted therapy are the
gold standard options for treating prostate cancer (PCa). These are initially effective, as …

The Hippo pathway in the heart: pivotal roles in development, disease, and regeneration

J Wang, S Liu, T Heallen, JF Martin - Nature Reviews Cardiology, 2018 - nature.com
Abstract The Hippo–YAP (Yes-associated protein) pathway is an evolutionarily and
functionally conserved regulator of organ size and growth with crucial roles in cell …

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 …

Mechanotransduction and YAP-dependent matrix remodelling is required for the generation and maintenance of cancer-associated fibroblasts

F Calvo, N Ege, A Grande-Garcia, S Hooper… - Nature cell …, 2013 - nature.com
To learn more about cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs), we have isolated fibroblasts from
different stages of breast cancer progression and analysed their function and gene …

YAP and TAZ: a nexus for Hippo signaling and beyond

CG Hansen, T Moroishi, KL Guan - Trends in cell biology, 2015 - cell.com
The Hippo pathway is a potent regulator of cellular proliferation, differentiation, and tissue
homeostasis. Here we review the regulatory mechanisms of the Hippo pathway and discuss …