ASPP2 links the apical lateral polarity complex to the regulation of YAP activity in epithelial cells.

The Hippo pathway, by tightly controlling the phosphorylation state and activity of the transcription cofactors YAP and TAZ is essential during development and tissue homeostasis whereas its deregulation may lead to cancer. Recent studies have linked the apicobasal polarity machinery in epithelial c...

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Main Authors: Christophe Royer, Sofia Koch, Xiao Qin, Jaroslav Zak, Ludovico Buti, Ewa Dudziec, Shan Zhong, Indrika Ratnayaka, Shankar Srinivas, Xin Lu
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Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0111384
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author Christophe Royer
Sofia Koch
Xiao Qin
Jaroslav Zak
Ludovico Buti
Ewa Dudziec
Shan Zhong
Indrika Ratnayaka
Shankar Srinivas
Xin Lu
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Sofia Koch
Xiao Qin
Jaroslav Zak
Ludovico Buti
Ewa Dudziec
Shan Zhong
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Xin Lu
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description The Hippo pathway, by tightly controlling the phosphorylation state and activity of the transcription cofactors YAP and TAZ is essential during development and tissue homeostasis whereas its deregulation may lead to cancer. Recent studies have linked the apicobasal polarity machinery in epithelial cells to components of the Hippo pathway and YAP and TAZ themselves. However the molecular mechanism by which the junctional pool of YAP proteins is released and activated in epithelial cells remains unknown. Here we report that the tumour suppressor ASPP2 forms an apical-lateral polarity complex at the level of tight junctions in polarised epithelial cells, acting as a scaffold for protein phosphatase 1 (PP1) and junctional YAP via dedicated binding domains. ASPP2 thereby directly induces the dephosphorylation and activation of junctional YAP. Collectively, this study unearths a novel mechanistic paradigm revealing the critical role of the apical-lateral polarity complex in activating this localised pool of YAP in vitro, in epithelial cells, and in vivo, in the murine colonic epithelium. We propose that this mechanism may commonly control YAP functions in epithelial tissues.
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spelling doaj-art-626e72d9eb9e4535a81f91c3a4b841342025-08-20T02:22:37ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS ONE1932-62032014-01-01910e11138410.1371/journal.pone.0111384ASPP2 links the apical lateral polarity complex to the regulation of YAP activity in epithelial cells.Christophe RoyerSofia KochXiao QinJaroslav ZakLudovico ButiEwa DudziecShan ZhongIndrika RatnayakaShankar SrinivasXin LuThe Hippo pathway, by tightly controlling the phosphorylation state and activity of the transcription cofactors YAP and TAZ is essential during development and tissue homeostasis whereas its deregulation may lead to cancer. Recent studies have linked the apicobasal polarity machinery in epithelial cells to components of the Hippo pathway and YAP and TAZ themselves. However the molecular mechanism by which the junctional pool of YAP proteins is released and activated in epithelial cells remains unknown. Here we report that the tumour suppressor ASPP2 forms an apical-lateral polarity complex at the level of tight junctions in polarised epithelial cells, acting as a scaffold for protein phosphatase 1 (PP1) and junctional YAP via dedicated binding domains. ASPP2 thereby directly induces the dephosphorylation and activation of junctional YAP. Collectively, this study unearths a novel mechanistic paradigm revealing the critical role of the apical-lateral polarity complex in activating this localised pool of YAP in vitro, in epithelial cells, and in vivo, in the murine colonic epithelium. We propose that this mechanism may commonly control YAP functions in epithelial tissues.https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0111384
spellingShingle Christophe Royer
Sofia Koch
Xiao Qin
Jaroslav Zak
Ludovico Buti
Ewa Dudziec
Shan Zhong
Indrika Ratnayaka
Shankar Srinivas
Xin Lu
ASPP2 links the apical lateral polarity complex to the regulation of YAP activity in epithelial cells.
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title ASPP2 links the apical lateral polarity complex to the regulation of YAP activity in epithelial cells.
title_full ASPP2 links the apical lateral polarity complex to the regulation of YAP activity in epithelial cells.
title_fullStr ASPP2 links the apical lateral polarity complex to the regulation of YAP activity in epithelial cells.
title_full_unstemmed ASPP2 links the apical lateral polarity complex to the regulation of YAP activity in epithelial cells.
title_short ASPP2 links the apical lateral polarity complex to the regulation of YAP activity in epithelial cells.
title_sort aspp2 links the apical lateral polarity complex to the regulation of yap activity in epithelial cells
url https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0111384
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