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abstract:
- lang: eng
text: 'Vertebrates have a unique 3D body shape in which correct tissue and organ
shape and alignment are essential for function. For example, vision requires the
lens to be centred in the eye cup which must in turn be correctly positioned in
the head. Tissue morphogenesis depends on force generation, force transmission
through the tissue, and response of tissues and extracellular matrix to force.
Although a century ago D''Arcy Thompson postulated that terrestrial animal body
shapes are conditioned by gravity, there has been no animal model directly demonstrating
how the aforementioned mechano-morphogenetic processes are coordinated to generate
a body shape that withstands gravity. Here we report a unique medaka fish (Oryzias
latipes) mutant, hirame (hir), which is sensitive to deformation by gravity. hir
embryos display a markedly flattened body caused by mutation of YAP, a nuclear
executor of Hippo signalling that regulates organ size. We show that actomyosin-mediated
tissue tension is reduced in hir embryos, leading to tissue flattening and tissue
misalignment, both of which contribute to body flattening. By analysing YAP function
in 3D spheroids of human cells, we identify the Rho GTPase activating protein
ARHGAP18 as an effector of YAP in controlling tissue tension. Together, these
findings reveal a previously unrecognised function of YAP in regulating tissue
shape and alignment required for proper 3D body shape. Understanding this morphogenetic
function of YAP could facilitate the use of embryonic stem cells to generate complex
organs requiring correct alignment of multiple tissues. '
article_processing_charge: No
author:
- first_name: Sean
full_name: Porazinski, Sean
last_name: Porazinski
- first_name: Huijia
full_name: Wang, Huijia
last_name: Wang
- first_name: Yoichi
full_name: Asaoka, Yoichi
last_name: Asaoka
- first_name: Martin
full_name: Behrndt, Martin
id: 3ECECA3A-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87
last_name: Behrndt
- first_name: Tatsuo
full_name: Miyamoto, Tatsuo
last_name: Miyamoto
- first_name: Hitoshi
full_name: Morita, Hitoshi
id: 4C6E54C6-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87
last_name: Morita
- first_name: Shoji
full_name: Hata, Shoji
last_name: Hata
- first_name: Takashi
full_name: Sasaki, Takashi
last_name: Sasaki
- first_name: Gabriel
full_name: Krens, Gabriel
id: 2B819732-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87
last_name: Krens
orcid: 0000-0003-4761-5996
- first_name: Yumi
full_name: Osada, Yumi
last_name: Osada
- first_name: Satoshi
full_name: Asaka, Satoshi
last_name: Asaka
- first_name: Akihiro
full_name: Momoi, Akihiro
last_name: Momoi
- first_name: Sarah
full_name: Linton, Sarah
last_name: Linton
- first_name: Joel
full_name: Miesfeld, Joel
last_name: Miesfeld
- first_name: Brian
full_name: Link, Brian
last_name: Link
- first_name: Takeshi
full_name: Senga, Takeshi
last_name: Senga
- first_name: Atahualpa
full_name: Castillo Morales, Atahualpa
last_name: Castillo Morales
- first_name: Araxi
full_name: Urrutia, Araxi
last_name: Urrutia
- first_name: Nobuyoshi
full_name: Shimizu, Nobuyoshi
last_name: Shimizu
- first_name: Hideaki
full_name: Nagase, Hideaki
last_name: Nagase
- first_name: Shinya
full_name: Matsuura, Shinya
last_name: Matsuura
- first_name: Stefan
full_name: Bagby, Stefan
last_name: Bagby
- first_name: Hisato
full_name: Kondoh, Hisato
last_name: Kondoh
- first_name: Hiroshi
full_name: Nishina, Hiroshi
last_name: Nishina
- first_name: Carl-Philipp J
full_name: Heisenberg, Carl-Philipp J
id: 39427864-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87
last_name: Heisenberg
orcid: 0000-0002-0912-4566
- first_name: Makoto
full_name: Furutani Seiki, Makoto
last_name: Furutani Seiki
citation:
ama: Porazinski S, Wang H, Asaoka Y, et al. YAP is essential for tissue tension
to ensure vertebrate 3D body shape. Nature. 2015;521(7551):217-221. doi:10.1038/nature14215
apa: Porazinski, S., Wang, H., Asaoka, Y., Behrndt, M., Miyamoto, T., Morita, H.,
… Furutani Seiki, M. (2015). YAP is essential for tissue tension to ensure vertebrate
3D body shape. Nature. Nature Publishing Group. https://doi.org/10.1038/nature14215
chicago: Porazinski, Sean, Huijia Wang, Yoichi Asaoka, Martin Behrndt, Tatsuo Miyamoto,
Hitoshi Morita, Shoji Hata, et al. “YAP Is Essential for Tissue Tension to Ensure
Vertebrate 3D Body Shape.” Nature. Nature Publishing Group, 2015. https://doi.org/10.1038/nature14215.
ieee: S. Porazinski et al., “YAP is essential for tissue tension to ensure
vertebrate 3D body shape,” Nature, vol. 521, no. 7551. Nature Publishing
Group, pp. 217–221, 2015.
ista: Porazinski S, Wang H, Asaoka Y, Behrndt M, Miyamoto T, Morita H, Hata S, Sasaki
T, Krens G, Osada Y, Asaka S, Momoi A, Linton S, Miesfeld J, Link B, Senga T,
Castillo Morales A, Urrutia A, Shimizu N, Nagase H, Matsuura S, Bagby S, Kondoh
H, Nishina H, Heisenberg C-PJ, Furutani Seiki M. 2015. YAP is essential for tissue
tension to ensure vertebrate 3D body shape. Nature. 521(7551), 217–221.
mla: Porazinski, Sean, et al. “YAP Is Essential for Tissue Tension to Ensure Vertebrate
3D Body Shape.” Nature, vol. 521, no. 7551, Nature Publishing Group, 2015,
pp. 217–21, doi:10.1038/nature14215.
short: S. Porazinski, H. Wang, Y. Asaoka, M. Behrndt, T. Miyamoto, H. Morita, S.
Hata, T. Sasaki, G. Krens, Y. Osada, S. Asaka, A. Momoi, S. Linton, J. Miesfeld,
B. Link, T. Senga, A. Castillo Morales, A. Urrutia, N. Shimizu, H. Nagase, S.
Matsuura, S. Bagby, H. Kondoh, H. Nishina, C.-P.J. Heisenberg, M. Furutani Seiki,
Nature 521 (2015) 217–221.
corr_author: '1'
date_created: 2018-12-11T11:54:10Z
date_published: 2015-03-16T00:00:00Z
date_updated: 2025-09-29T11:07:11Z
day: '16'
department:
- _id: CaHe
doi: 10.1038/nature14215
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page: 217 - 221
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publication: Nature
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publisher: Nature Publishing Group
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title: YAP is essential for tissue tension to ensure vertebrate 3D body shape
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