Nature Communications (Jan 2021)

LPA signaling acts as a cell-extrinsic mechanism to initiate cilia disassembly and promote neurogenesis

  • Huai-Bin Hu,
  • Zeng-Qing Song,
  • Guang-Ping Song,
  • Sen Li,
  • Hai-Qing Tu,
  • Min Wu,
  • Yu-Cheng Zhang,
  • Jin-Feng Yuan,
  • Ting-Ting Li,
  • Pei-Yao Li,
  • Yu-Ling Xu,
  • Xiao-Lin Shen,
  • Qiu-Ying Han,
  • Ai-Ling Li,
  • Tao Zhou,
  • Jerold Chun,
  • Xue-Min Zhang,
  • Hui-Yan Li

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-20986-y
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 12, no. 1
pp. 1 – 14

Abstract

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Dynamic assembly and disassembly of primary cilia is critical for tissue development and homeostasis. Here the authors identify lysophosphatidic acid (LPA) as a physiological extracellular factor that initiates cilia disassembly through both YAP/TAZ mediated transcription and calcium/calmodulin mediated activation of Aurora A.