Current Site Of Practice: Boston University School of Medicine
Hospital Affiliation: Boston Medical Center
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Fellowship Year: 2011 – 2012
Attended: University of Alberta
Co-Authors Alain Mauviel, Flore Nallet-Staub
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Oncogene. 2012 Apr 5;31(14):1743-56. doi: 10.1038/onc.2011.363. Epub 2011 Aug 29.
Co-Authors Jeffrey L. Wrana
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Trends Cell Biol. 2012 Feb;22(2):88-96. Epub 2011 Dec 5.
Co-Authors Alain Mauviel, Flore Nallet-Staub
The Hippo pathway, a signaling cascade that controls cell cycle progression, apoptosis and cell differentiation, has emerged as a fundamental regulator of many physiological and pathological processes. Recent studies have revealed a complex network of interactions directing Hippo pathway activity, and have connected this pathway with other key signaling pathways. Such crosstalk has uncovered novel roles for Hippo signaling, including regulation of TGFlive/SMAD and WNT/live-catenin pathways. This review highlights some of the recent findings in the Hippo field with an emphasis on how the Hippo pathway is integrated with other pathways to mediate diverse processes.
Oncogene. 2011 Aug 29. doi: 10.1038/onc.2011.363. [Epub ahead of print]
Co-Authors Rui Sakuma, Payman Samavarchi-Tehrani, Raheem Peerani, Balaji M. Rao, Joanna Dembowy, Michael B. Yaffe, Peter W. Zandstra and Jeffrey L. Wrana
Transforming growth factor-live (TGFlive) family members regulate many developmental and pathological events through Smad transcriptional modulators. How nuclear accumulation of Smad is coupled to the transcriptional machinery is poorly understood. Here we demonstrate that in response to TGFlive stimulation the transcriptional regulator TAZ binds heteromeric Smad2/3–4 complexes and is recruited to TGFlive response elements. In human embryonic stem cells TAZ is required to maintain self-renewal markers and loss of TAZ leads to inhibition of TGFlive signalling and differentiation into a neuroectoderm lineage. In the absence of TAZ, Smad2/3–4 complexes fail to accumulate in the nucleus and activate transcription. Furthermore, TAZ, which itself engages in shuttling, dominantly controls Smad nucleocytoplasmic localization and can be retained in the nucleus by transcriptional co-factors such as ARC105, a component of the Mediator complex. TAZ thus defines a hierarchical system regulating Smad nuclear accumulation and coupling to the transcriptional machinery.
Nat Cell Biol. 2008 Jul;10(7):837-48
Co-Authors Bryan W. Miller, Richelle Sopko, Siyuan Song, Alex Gregorieff, Frederic A. Fellouse, Rui Sakuma, Tony Pawson, Walter Hunziker, Helen McNeill, Jeffrey L. Wrana, Liliana Attisano
Several developmental pathways contribute to processes that regulate tissue growth and organ size. The Hippo pathway has emerged as one such critical regulator. However, how Hippo signaling is integrated with other pathways to coordinate these processes remains unclear. Here, we show that the Hippo pathway restricts Wnt/live-Catenin signaling by promoting an interaction between TAZ and DVL in the cytoplasm. TAZ inhibits the CK1delta/epsilon-mediated phosphorylation of DVL, thereby inhibiting Wnt/live-Catenin signaling. Abrogation of TAZ levels or Hippo signaling enhances Wnt3A-stimulated DVL phosphorylation, nuclear live-Catenin, and Wnt target gene expression. Mice lacking Taz develop polycystic kidneys with enhanced cytoplasmic and nuclear live-Catenin. Moreover, in Drosophila, Hippo signaling modulates Wg target gene expression. These results uncover a cytoplasmic function of TAZ in regulating Wnt signaling and highlight the role of the Hippo pathway in coordinating morphogenetic signaling with growth control.
Dev Cell. 2010 Apr 20;18(4):579-91
Co-Authors Payman Samavarchi-Tehrani, Masahiro Narimatsu, Alexander Weiss, Katie Cockburn, Brett G. Larsen, Janet Rossant, Jeffrey L. Wrana
The Hippo pathway senses cell density information to control tissue growth by regulating the localization of the transcriptional regulators TAZ and YAP (TAZ/YAP). TAZ/YAP also regulate TGFlive/SMAD signaling, but whether this role is linked to cell density sensing is unknown. Here we demonstrate that TAZ/YAP dictate the localization of active SMAD complexes in response to cell density-mediated formation of polarity complexes. In high-density cell cultures, the Hippo pathway drives cytoplasmic localization of TAZ/YAP, which sequesters SMAD complexes, thereby suppressing TGFlive; signaling. We show that during mouse embryogenesis, this is reflected by differences in TAZ/YAP localization, which define regions of active SMAD2/3 complexes. Interfering with TAZ/YAP phosphorylation drives nuclear accumulation of TAZ/YAP and SMAD2/3. Furthermore, we demonstrate that the Crumbs polarity complex interacts with TAZ/YAP, which relays cell density information by promoting TAZ/YAP phosphorylation, cytoplasmic retention, and suppressed TGFlive signaling. Accordingly, disruption of the Crumbs complex enhances TGFlive; signaling and predisposes cells to TGFlive-mediated epithelial-to-mesenchymal transitions.
Dev Cell. 2010 Dec 14;19(6):831-44.