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ArticleNature cell biology2016

Snail/Slug binding interactions with YAP/TAZ control skeletal stem cell self-renewal and differentiation.

Yi Tang, Tamar Feinberg, Evan T Keller, Xiao-Yan Li, Stephen J Weiss

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Article in Nature cell biology, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 151 papers.

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151citing papers in PubMed
13.8field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

151 citing papers in PubMed, 210 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Yi TangDivision of Molecular Medicine &Genetics, Department of Internal Medicine and the Life Sciences Institute, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, USA.
Tamar FeinbergDivision of Molecular Medicine &Genetics, Department of Internal Medicine and the Life Sciences Institute, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, USA.
Evan T KellerDepartment of Pathology, Department of Urology and the Institute of Gerontology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, USA.
Xiao-Yan LiDivision of Molecular Medicine &Genetics, Department of Internal Medicine and the Life Sciences Institute, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, USA.
Stephen J WeissDivision of Molecular Medicine &Genetics, Department of Internal Medicine and the Life Sciences Institute, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, USA.
University of Michigan–Ann Arbor · US

Funding

Tumor microvesicle-mediated modulation of the bone microenvironmentP01CA093900 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR · PI PIENTA, KENNETH J. · 2004 to 2024
$29.6M
Regional Pilot And Feasibility Study Grants ProgramP30DK020572 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR · PI Mehboob A Hussain · 2013 to 2026
$24.3M
CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AT MICHIGANT32GM007315 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR · PI PUTHENVEEDU, MANOJKUMAR A · 1985 to 2021
$12.8M
Structure, Composition, & Histology Core - Core BP30AR069620 · NIAMS · UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR · PI KARL J JEPSEN · 2016 to 2026
$8.4M
MT1-MMP Regulates Mesenchymal Stem Cell Fate DecisionsR01AR065524 · NIAMS · UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR · PI WEISS, STEPHEN J · 2014 to 2018
$1.7M
NCI NIH HHS P01 CA093900NIAMS NIH HHS P30 AR069620NIAMS NIH HHS R01 AR065524NIDDK NIH HHS P30 DK020572NIGMS NIH HHS T32 GM007315
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Bone-marrow-derived skeletal stem/stromal cell (SSC) self-renewal and function are critical to skeletal development, homeostasis and repair. Nevertheless, the mechanisms controlling SSC behaviour, particularly bone formation, remain ill-defined. Using knockout mouse models that target the zinc-finger transcription factors Snail or Slug, or Snail and Slug combined, a regulatory axis has been uncovered wherein Snail and Slug cooperatively control SSC self-renewal, osteoblastogenesis and bone formation. Mechanistically, Snail/Slug regulate SSC function by forming complexes with the transcriptional co-activators YAP and TAZ in tandem with the inhibition of the Hippo-pathway-dependent regulation of YAP/TAZ signalling cascades. In turn, the Snail/Slug-YAP/TAZ axis activates a series of YAP/TAZ/TEAD and Runx2 downstream targets that control SSC homeostasis and osteogenesis. Together, these results demonstrate that SSCs mobilize Snail/Slug-YAP/TAZ complexes to control stem cell function.

Indexed as

Adaptor Proteins, Signal TransducingAnimalsCell Cycle ProteinsCell DifferentiationCell Self RenewalHumansIntracellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsMice, TransgenicPhosphoproteinsSnail Family Transcription FactorsStem CellsTrans-ActivatorsTranscriptional Coactivator with PDZ-Binding Motif ProteinsTranscription FactorsYAP-Signaling ProteinsAdaptor Proteins, Signal TransducingCell Cycle ProteinsIntracellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsPhosphoproteinsSNAI1 protein, humanSnai1 protein, mouseSnai2 protein, mouseSnail Family Transcription FactorsTrans-ActivatorsTranscriptional Coactivator with PDZ-Binding Motif ProteinsTranscription FactorsWWTR1 protein, humanWwtr1 protein, mouseYap1 protein, mouseYAP-Signaling Proteins

Identifiers

PMID27479603
PMCPMC5007193
OpenAlexW2484771491

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