Gene

Cell biology

Biology

Stem cell

Signal transduction

Regeneration (biology)

Cancer research

Signalling pathways

Genetics

Bioinformatics

Effector

Transcription factor

Hippo signaling pathway

Regenerative medicine

Hedgehog signaling pathway

Nature Reviews Drug Discovery

The Hippo pathway is an evolutionarily conserved signalling pathway with key roles in organ development, epithelial homeostasis, tissue regeneration, wound healing and immune modulation. Many of these roles are mediated by the transcriptional effectors YAP and TAZ, which direct gene expression via control of the TEAD family of transcription factors. Dysregulated Hippo pathway and YAP/TAZ–TEAD activity is associated with various diseases, most notably cancer, making this pathway an attractive target for therapeutic intervention. This Review highlights the key findings from studies of Hippo pathway signalling across biological processes and diseases, and discusses new strategies and therapeutic implications of targeting this pathway.

Targeting the Hippo pathway in cancer, fibrosis, wound healing and regenerative medicine