[HTML][HTML] Par-1 regulates tissue growth by influencing hippo phosphorylation status and hippo-salvador association

HL Huang, S Wang, MX Yin, L Dong, C Wang… - PLoS …, 2013 - journals.plos.org
HL Huang, S Wang, MX Yin, L Dong, C Wang, W Wu, Y Lu, M Feng, C Dai, X Guo, L Li…
PLoS biology, 2013journals.plos.org
The evolutionarily conserved Hippo (Hpo) signaling pathway plays a pivotal role in organ
size control by balancing cell proliferation and cell death. Here, we reported the
identification of Par-1 as a regulator of the Hpo signaling pathway using a gain-of-function
EP screen in Drosophila melanogaster. Overexpression of Par-1 elevated Yorkie activity,
resulting in increased Hpo target gene expression and tissue overgrowth, while loss of Par-1
diminished Hpo target gene expression and reduced organ size. We demonstrated that par …
The evolutionarily conserved Hippo (Hpo) signaling pathway plays a pivotal role in organ size control by balancing cell proliferation and cell death. Here, we reported the identification of Par-1 as a regulator of the Hpo signaling pathway using a gain-of-function EP screen in Drosophila melanogaster. Overexpression of Par-1 elevated Yorkie activity, resulting in increased Hpo target gene expression and tissue overgrowth, while loss of Par-1 diminished Hpo target gene expression and reduced organ size. We demonstrated that par-1 functioned downstream of fat and expanded and upstream of hpo and salvador (sav). In addition, we also found that Par-1 physically interacted with Hpo and Sav and regulated the phosphorylation of Hpo at Ser30 to restrict its activity. Par-1 also inhibited the association of Hpo and Sav, resulting in Sav dephosphorylation and destabilization. Furthermore, we provided evidence that Par-1-induced Hpo regulation is conserved in mammalian cells. Taken together, our findings identified Par-1 as a novel component of the Hpo signaling network.
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