title: TEAD mediates YAP-dependent gene induction and growth control.
abstract: The YAP transcription coactivator has been implicated as an oncogene and is amplified in human cancers. Recent studies have established that YAP is phosphorylated and inhibited by the Hippo tumor suppressor pathway. Here we demonstrate that the TEAD family transcription factors are essential in mediating YAP-dependent gene expression. TEAD is also required for YAP-induced cell growth, oncogenic transformation, and epithelial-mesenchymal transition. CTGF is identified as a direct YAP target gene important for cell growth. Moreover, the functional relationship between YAP and TEAD is conserved in Drosophila Yki (the YAP homolog) and Scalloped (the TEAD homolog). Our study reveals TEAD as a new component in the Hippo pathway playing essential roles in mediating biological functions of YAP.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology and Moores Cancer Center, University of California at San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093, USA.
authors.forename: Bin
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.forename: Xin
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Ye
authors.forename: Jindan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.forename: Li
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Weiquan
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Siming
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Jianjun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.forename: Jiandie D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: Cun-Yu
authors.initials: CY
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Arul M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Chinnaiyan
authors.forename: Zhi-Chun
authors.initials: ZC
authors.lastname: Lai
authors.forename: Kun-Liang
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Guan
mesh_terms: D048868:Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D000818:Animals; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D002292:Carcinoma, Renal Cell / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D018797:Cell Cycle Proteins; D049109:Cell Proliferation; D002471:Cell Transformation, Neoplastic; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D004847:Epithelial Cells / Q000378:metabolism; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation; D006801:Humans; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D008648:Mesoderm / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism; D051379:Mice; D041681:NIH 3T3 Cells; D009687:Nuclear Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D010750:Phosphoproteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D011401:Promoter Regions, Genetic; D015398:Signal Transduction; D000091262:TEA Domain Transcription Factors; D015534:Trans-Activators; D014157:Transcription Factors / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D014158:Transcription, Genetic; D015533:Transcriptional Activation; D000091102:YAP-Signaling Proteins
chemical_list: D048868:Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing; D018797:Cell Cycle Proteins; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; D009687:Nuclear Proteins; D010750:Phosphoproteins; D000091262:TEA Domain Transcription Factors; C057182:TEAD1 protein, human; C083215:Tead1 protein, mouse; D015534:Trans-Activators; D014157:Transcription Factors; D000091102:YAP-Signaling Proteins; C456659:YY1AP1 protein, human; C486223:Yap1 protein, mouse