The evolutionally conserved Hippo pathway regulates essential developmental, homeostatic and regenerative processes, and is involved in the host defense against pathogens. Here authors show that in Drosophila Melanogaster and mammalian cells, innate immune stimuli activate Hippo via a pathway emanating from the Tak1 kinase and cascading down to Hippo via STRIPAK-Tao-Hpo signaling.
- Yinan Yang
- Huijing Zhou
- Bo Liu