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ArticleCell stem cell2020

Lats1/2 Sustain Intestinal Stem Cells and Wnt Activation through TEAD-Dependent and Independent Transcription.

Qi Li, Yang Sun, Gopala K Jarugumilli, Shun Liu, Kyvan Dang, Jennifer L Cotton, Jordi Xiol, Pui Yee Chan, Michael DeRan, Lifang Ma and 10 more

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Article in Cell stem cell, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 99 papers.

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99 citing papers in PubMed, 201 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

20 authors at 7 institutions in 1 country.

Qi LiDepartment of Molecular, Cell and Cancer Biology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, USA; Program in Molecular Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, USA.
Yang SunCutaneous Biology Research Center, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Charlestown, MA, USA.
Gopala K JarugumilliCutaneous Biology Research Center, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Charlestown, MA, USA.
Shun LiuDepartments of Pharmacology and Biophysics, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA.
Kyvan DangDepartment of Molecular, Cell and Cancer Biology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, USA.
Jennifer L CottonDepartment of Molecular, Cell and Cancer Biology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, USA.
Jordi XiolStem Cell Program, Department of Hematology/Oncology, Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA; Department of Stem Cell and Regenerative Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA; Harvard Stem Cell Institute, Cambridge, MA, USA.
Pui Yee ChanDepartments of Pharmacology and Biophysics, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA.
Michael DeRanDepartments of Pharmacology and Biophysics, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA.
Lifang MaDepartment of Molecular, Cell and Cancer Biology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, USA.
Rui LiDepartment of Molecular, Cell and Cancer Biology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, USA.
Lihua J ZhuDepartment of Molecular, Cell and Cancer Biology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, USA.
Joyce H LiDepartment of Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, USA.
Andrew B LeiterDepartment of Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, USA.
Y Tony IpProgram in Molecular Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, USA.
Fernando D CamargoStem Cell Program, Department of Hematology/Oncology, Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA; Department of Stem Cell and Regenerative Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA; Harvard Stem Cell Institute, Cambridge, MA, USA.
Xuelian LuoDepartments of Pharmacology and Biophysics, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA.
Randy L JohnsonDivision of Basic Science Research, Department of Cancer Biology, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA.
Xu WuCutaneous Biology Research Center, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Charlestown, MA, USA. Electronic address: xwu@cbrc2.mgh.harvard.edu.
Junhao MaoDepartment of Molecular, Cell and Cancer Biology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, USA. Electronic address: junhao.mao@umassmed.edu.
University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School · USThe University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center · USMassachusetts General Hospital · USBoston Children's Hospital · USHarvard Stem Cell Institute · USHarvard University · USThe University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center · US

Funding

STRUCTURE-FUNCTION RELATIONSHIPS IN THE ALIMENTARY TRACTP30DK034854 · NIDDK · HARVARD UNIVERSITY (MEDICAL SCHOOL) · PI WAYNE I LENCER · 1986 to 2026
$32.4M
Transcriptional and epigenetic heterogeneity of stem/progenitor cellsP01HL131477 · NHLBI · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI David T Scadden · 2017 to 2026
$24.6M
Genetic analysis of damage-induced intestinal stem cell division in DrosophilaR01DK083450 · NIDDK · UNIV OF MASSACHUSETTS MED SCH WORCESTER · PI IP, Y. TONY · 2010 to 2024
$4.7M
Targeting dynamic palmitoylation of TEAD transcription factorsR01CA238270 · NCI · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI MAO, JUNHAO, WU, XU · 2019 to 2023
$2.7M
Targeting Hippo pathway in melanomaR01CA219814 · NCI · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI WU, XU, ZHENG, BIN · 2019 to 2023
$2.6M
Chemical approach to study autopalmitoylation of transcription factorsR01DK107651 · NIDDK · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI LUO, XUELIAN, WU, XU · 2016 to 2020
$1.9M
Growth and patterning in the gut mesenchymeR01DK099510 · NIDDK · UNIV OF MASSACHUSETTS MED SCH WORCESTER · PI MAO, JUNHAO · 2014 to 2018
$1.8M
Metabolic regulation of cellular junction proteinsR01CA181537 · NCI · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI WU, XU · 2014 to 2018
$1.8M
Homeostatic signaling in the Drosophila intestineR01GM107457 · NIGMS · UNIV OF MASSACHUSETTS MED SCH WORCESTER · PI IP, Y. TONY · 2015 to 2018
$1.3M
NCI NIH HHS R01 CA181537NCI NIH HHS R01 CA219814NCI NIH HHS R01 CA238270NHLBI NIH HHS P01 HL131477NIDDK NIH HHS P30 DK034854NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK083450NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK099510NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK107651NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM107457
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Intestinal homeostasis is tightly regulated by complex yet poorly understood signaling networks. Here, we demonstrate that Lats1/2, the core Hippo kinases, are essential to maintain Wnt pathway activity and intestinal stem cells. Lats1/2 deletion leads to loss of intestinal stem cells but drives Wnt-uncoupled crypt expansion. To explore the function of downstream transcriptional enhanced associate domain (TEAD) transcription factors, we identified a selective small-molecule reversible inhibitor of TEAD auto-palmitoylation that directly occupies its lipid-binding site and inhibits TEAD-mediated transcription in vivo. Combining this chemical tool with genetic and proteomics approaches, we show that intestinal Wnt inhibition by Lats deletion is Yes-associated protein (YAP)/transcriptional activator with PDZ-binding domain (TAZ) dependent but TEAD independent. Mechanistically, nuclear YAP/TAZ interact with Groucho/Transducin-Like Enhancer of Split (TLE) to block Wnt/T-cell factor (TCF)-mediated transcription, and dual inhibition of TEAD and Lats suppresses Wnt-uncoupled Myc upregulation and epithelial over-proliferation in Adenomatous polyposis coli (APC)-mutated intestine. Our studies highlight a pharmacological approach to inhibit TEAD palmitoylation and have important implications for targeting Wnt and Hippo signaling in human malignancies.

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NeoplasmsTranscription FactorsHumansIntestinesPhosphoproteinsProtein BindingProtein Serine-Threonine KinasesStem CellsLATS1 protein, humanPhosphoproteinsProtein Serine-Threonine KinasesTranscription Factorsintestinal stemnessLats1/2palmitoylation inhibitorTEADtumorigenesisWnt

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