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ArticleMolecular and cellular biology2015

YAP regulates the expression of Hoxa1 and Hoxc13 in mouse and human oral and skin epithelial tissues.

Ming Liu, Shuangyun Zhao, Qingjie Lin, Xiu-Ping Wang

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Article in Molecular and cellular biology, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 27 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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27 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 41 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Ming LiuDepartment of Developmental Biology, Harvard School of Dental Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Shuangyun ZhaoDepartment of Developmental Biology, Harvard School of Dental Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, USA Department of Pediatric Dentistry, School of Stomatology, Peking University, Beijing, China.
Qingjie LinDepartment of Developmental Biology, Harvard School of Dental Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, USA Department of Implantation, School of Stomatology, Shandong University, Jinan, China.
Xiu-Ping WangDepartment of Developmental Biology, Harvard School of Dental Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, USA xwang2527@gmail.com.
Harvard University · USPeking University · CNShandong University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Yes-associated protein (YAP) is a Hippo signaling transcriptional coactivator that plays pivotal roles in stem cell proliferation, organ size control, and tumor development. The downstream targets of YAP have been shown to be highly context dependent. In this study, we used the embryonic mouse tooth germ as a tool to search for the downstream targets of YAP in ectoderm-derived tissues. Yap deficiency in the dental epithelium resulted in a small tooth germ with reduced epithelial cell proliferation. We compared the gene expression profiles of embryonic day 14.5 (E14.5) Yap conditional knockout and YAP transgenic mouse tooth germs using transcriptome sequencing (RNA-Seq) and further confirmed the differentially expressed genes using real-time PCR and in situ hybridization. We found that YAP regulates the expression of Hoxa1 and Hoxc13 in oral and dental epithelial tissues as well as in the epidermis of skin during embryonic and adult stages. Sphere formation assay suggested that Hoxa1 and Hoxc13 are functionally involved in YAP-regulated epithelial progenitor cell proliferation, and chromatin immunoprecipitation (ChIP) assay implies that YAP may regulate Hoxa1 and Hoxc13 expression through TEAD transcription factors. These results provide mechanistic insights into abnormal YAP activities in mice and humans.

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Gene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalAdaptor Proteins, Signal TransducingAnimalsCell Cycle ProteinsCell LineCell ProliferationEpithelial CellsHomeobox A1 ProteinHomeodomain ProteinsHumansKeratinocytesMiceMice, KnockoutMice, TransgenicMouth MucosaPhosphoproteinsAdaptor Proteins, Signal TransducingCell Cycle ProteinsHomeobox A1 ProteinHomeodomain ProteinsHOXC13 protein, humanHoxc13 protein, mousePhosphoproteinsTranscription FactorsYAP1 protein, humanYap1 protein, mouseYAP-Signaling Proteins

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PMID25691658
PMCPMC4372702
OpenAlexW2117490845

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