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Hippo signalling directs intestinal fate

Hippo signalling has been associated with many important tissue functions including the regulation of organ size. In the intestinal epithelium differing functions have been proposed for the effectors of Hippo signalling, YAP and TAZ1. These are now shown to have a dual role in the intestinal epithelium, regulating both stem cell proliferation and differentiation along a specific secretory lineage.

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Figure 1: Schematic view of the Hippo pathway.

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Le Bouteiller, M., Jensen, K. Hippo signalling directs intestinal fate. Nat Cell Biol 17, 5–6 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1038/ncb3086

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