title: Keeping stem cells in check: a hippo balancing act.
abstract: Knowing when to stop proliferation is crucial for any regenerative process. In a recent issue of Nature,Barry et al. (2012) report that the Hippo pathway component YAP negatively regulates Wnt signaling, thereby preventing stem cell overpopulation after a regenerative response in the intestine.
authors.affiliation: Cancer Research UK, Cambridge Research Institute, Cambridge, UK. louis.vermeulen@cruk.cam.ac.uk
authors.forename: Louis
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Vermeulen