Nature Communications (Jan 2016)

The Shp2-induced epithelial disorganization defect is reversed by HDAC6 inhibition independent of Cdc42

  • Sui-Chih Tien,
  • Hsiao-Hui Lee,
  • Ya-Chi Yang,
  • Miao-Hsia Lin,
  • Yu-Ju Chen,
  • Zee-Fen Chang

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms10420
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 7, no. 1
pp. 1 – 12

Abstract

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Cdc42 activity is important for apical-basal epithelial polarity. Here, the authors show that Shp2 disrupts Cdc42 activation, and by reducing the expression of histone deactylase 6, restores epithelial lumen formation in a cdc42-independent manner.