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ArticleCellular and molecular life sciences : CMLS2015

FAT1 cadherin acts upstream of Hippo signalling through TAZ to regulate neuronal differentiation.

Abdulrzag F Ahmed, Charles E de Bock, Lisa F Lincz, Jay Pundavela, Ihssane Zouikr, Estelle Sontag, Hubert Hondermarck, Rick F Thorne

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Article in Cellular and molecular life sciences : CMLS, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 31 papers.

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31citing papers in PubMed
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31 citing papers in PubMed, 56 citations in OpenAlex.

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  4. Extrinsic induction of apoptosis and tumor suppression via the p53-Reprimo-Hippo-YAP/TAZ-p73 pathway.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2025
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  14. FAT1 Gene Expression in Iranian Acute Lymphoid and Myeloid Leukemia Patients.International journal of hematology-oncology and stem cell research · 2023
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  16. Role of FAT1 in health and disease.Oncology letters · 2021
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Abdulrzag F AhmedSchool of Biomedical Sciences and Pharmacy, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW, 2308, Australia.
Charles E de BockSchool of Biomedical Sciences and Pharmacy, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW, 2308, Australia.
Lisa F LinczSchool of Biomedical Sciences and Pharmacy, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW, 2308, Australia.
Jay PundavelaSchool of Biomedical Sciences and Pharmacy, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW, 2308, Australia.
Ihssane ZouikrSchool of Biomedical Sciences and Pharmacy, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW, 2308, Australia.
Estelle SontagSchool of Biomedical Sciences and Pharmacy, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW, 2308, Australia.
Hubert HondermarckSchool of Biomedical Sciences and Pharmacy, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW, 2308, Australia.
Rick F ThorneHunter Medical Research Institute, New Lambton Heights, NSW, 2305, Australia. Rick.Thorne@newcastle.edu.au.
Hunter Medical Research Institute · AUUniversity of Newcastle Australia · AUVIB-KU Leuven Center for Cancer Biology · BE

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The Hippo pathway is emerging as a critical nexus that balances self-renewal of progenitors against differentiation; however, upstream elements in vertebrate Hippo signalling are poorly understood. High expression of Fat1 cadherin within the developing neuroepithelium and the manifestation of severe neurological phenotypes in Fat1-knockout mice suggest roles in neurogenesis. Using the SH-SY5Y model of neuronal differentiation and employing gene silencing techniques, we show that FAT1 acts to control neurite outgrowth, also driving cells towards terminal differentiation via inhibitory effects on proliferation. FAT1 actions were shown to be mediated through Hippo signalling where it activated core Hippo kinase components and antagonised functions of the Hippo effector TAZ. Suppression of FAT1 promoted the nucleocytoplasmic shuttling of TAZ leading to enhanced transcription of the Hippo target gene CTGF together with accompanying increases in nuclear levels of Smad3. Silencing of TAZ reversed the effects of FAT1 depletion thus connecting inactivation of TAZ-TGFbeta signalling with Hippo signalling mediated through FAT1. These findings establish FAT1 as a new upstream Hippo element regulating early stages of differentiation in neuronal cells.

Indexed as

Active Transport, Cell NucleusCadherinsCell DifferentiationCell LineCell ProliferationGene Knockdown TechniquesHippo Signaling PathwayHumansIntracellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsNeuritesNeuronsProtein Serine-Threonine KinasesSignal TransductionTrans-ActivatorsTranscriptional Coactivator with PDZ-Binding Motif ProteinsTranscription FactorsCadherinsFAT1 protein, humanIntracellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsProtein Serine-Threonine KinasesTrans-ActivatorsTranscriptional Coactivator with PDZ-Binding Motif ProteinsTranscription FactorsWWTR1 protein, humanCadherinDifferentiationFAT1 cadherinHippo pathwayNeurite outgrowthNeuronal differentiationSMAD transcription factorTAZTGFβ signalling

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PMID26104008
PMCPMC11113810
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