Modulating F-actin organization induces organ growth by affecting the Hippo pathway
Open Access
- 10 May 2011
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Science and Business Media LLC in The EMBO Journal
- Vol. 30 (12), 2325-2335
- https://doi.org/10.1038/emboj.2011.157
Abstract
The Hippo tumour suppressor pathway is a conserved signalling pathway that controls organ size. The core of the Hpo pathway is a kinase cascade, which in Drosophila involves the Hpo and Warts kinases that negatively regulate the activity of the transcriptional coactivator Yorkie. Although several additional components of the Hippo pathway have been discovered, the inputs that regulate Hippo signalling are not fully understood. Here, we report that induction of extra F‐actin formation, by loss of Capping proteins A or B, or caused by overexpression of an activated version of the formin Diaphanous, induced strong overgrowth in Drosophila imaginal discs through modulating the activity of the Hippo pathway. Importantly, loss of Capping proteins and Diaphanous overexpression did not significantly affect cell polarity and other signalling pathways, including Hedgehog and Decapentaplegic signalling. The interaction between F‐actin and Hpo signalling is evolutionarily conserved, as the activity of the mammalian Yorkie‐orthologue Yap is modulated by changes in F‐actin. Thus, regulators of F‐actin, and in particular Capping proteins, are essential for proper growth control by affecting Hippo signalling. There is a [Have you seen?][1] (June 2011) associated with this Article. [1]: http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/emboj.2011.174This publication has 71 references indexed in Scilit:
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