title: A temporal requirement for Hippo signaling in mammary gland differentiation, growth, and tumorigenesis.
abstract: Despite recent progress, the physiological role of Hippo signaling in mammary gland development and tumorigenesis remains poorly understood. Here we show that the Hippo pathway is functionally dispensable in virgin mammary glands but specifically required during pregnancy. In contrast to many other tissues, hyperactivation of YAP in mammary epithelia does not induce hyperplasia but leads to defects in terminal differentiation. Interestingly, loss of YAP causes no obvious defects in virgin mammary glands but potently suppresses oncogene-induced mammary tumors. The selective requirement for YAP in oncogenic growth highlights the potential of YAP inhibitors as molecular targeted therapies against breast cancers.
authors.affiliation: Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Howard Hughes Medical Institute.
authors.forename: Qian
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Nailing
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Ryan S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Gray
authors.forename: Huili
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Andrew J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Ewald
authors.forename: Cynthia A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Zahnow
authors.forename: Duojia
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Pan
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D063646:Carcinogenesis / Q000473:pathology*; D002454:Cell Differentiation; D005260:Female; D000090683:Hippo Signaling Pathway; D008321:Mammary Glands, Animal / Q000166:cytology* / Q000254:growth & development / Q000473:pathology*; D015674:Mammary Neoplasms, Animal / Q000473:pathology*; D008810:Mice, Inbred C57BL; D008822:Mice, Transgenic; D009857:Oncogenes / Q000235:genetics; D011247:Pregnancy; D017346:Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases / Q000378:metabolism*; D015398:Signal Transduction; D013995:Time
chemical_list: D017346:Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases
keywords: Hippo signaling; YAP; differentiation; mammary gland; proliferation; tumorigenesis