Response to Mechanical Cues by Interplay of YAP/TAZ Transcription Factors and Key Mechanical Checkpoints of the Cell:A Comprehensive Review
- 22 January 2021
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Cell Physiol Biochem Press GmbH and Co KG in Cellular Physiology and Biochemistry
- Vol. 55 (1), 33-60
- https://doi.org/10.33594/000000325
Abstract
Many factors including growth factors (GF), scaffold materials, and chemical and physical cues determine the cell behaviors. For many years, growth factors have been considered as the pivotal cell behavior regulators, whereas recent studies emphasize also the key role of physical factors such as mechanical forces, cell shape, surface topographies, and extracellular matrix (ECM) in regulating the cell proliferation, apoptosis, differentiation, etc. through mechanotransduction pathways. In this process, the cell morphology and mechanical properties of the cell's micro/nano-environments and ECM can be conveyed to the nucleus by regulating transcriptional factors such as Yes-associated protein and transcriptional coactivator with PDZ-binding motif (TAZ). Generally, YAP/TAZ activity is considered as the key factor for the growth of whole organs, however, recent studies have also repeatedly addressed the role of YAP/TAZ in mechanotransduction. In this review, the biological functions of the YAP/TAZ pathway and its contribution to the mechanotransduction and cell behavior regulation in response to the mechanical cues have been summarized. Also, the role of key mechanical checkpoints in the cell including focal adhesions, cytoskeletal tension, Rho small GTPases, and nuclear membrane protein elements involved in the transfer of environmental mechanical cues from the cell surface to the nucleus and their effect in regulating the YAP/TAZ activity are discussed. (c) 2021 The Author(s). Published by Cell Physiol Biochem Press GmbH&Co. KGKeywords
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