Lats1 and Lats2 are required for ovarian granulosa cell fate maintenance

Mayra Tsoi, Martin Morin, Charlène Rico, Randy L. Johnson, Marilène Paquet, Nicolas Gévry, Derek Boerboom

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Abstract

Recent reports suggest that the Hippo signaling pathway influences ovarian follicle development; however, its exact roles remain unknown. Here, we examined the ovarian functions of the Hippo kinases large tumor suppressors (LATS)1 and 2, which serve to inactivate the transcriptional coactivators Yes-associated protein (YAP) and transcriptional coactivator with PDZ-binding motif (TAZ). Inactivation of Lats1/2 in murine granulosa cells either in vitro or in vivo resulted in a loss of granulosa cell morphology, function, and gene expression. Mutant cells further underwent changes in structure and gene expression suggestive of epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition and transdifferentiation into multiple lineages. In vivo, granulosa cell-specific loss of Lats1/2 caused the ovarian parenchyma to be mostly replaced by bone tissue and seminiferous tubule-like structures. Transdifferentiation into Sertoli-like cells and osteoblasts was attributed in part to the increased recruitment of YAP and TAZ to the promoters of sex-determining region Y box 9 and bone γ-carboxyglutamate protein, key mediators of male sex determination and osteogenesis, respectively. Together, these results demonstrate for the first time a critical role for Lats1/2 in the maintenance of the granulosa cell genetic program and further highlight the remarkable plasticity of granulosa cells.—Tsoi, M., Morin, M., Rico, C., Johnson, R. L., Paquet, M., Gévry, N., Boerboom, D. Lats1 and Lαts2 are required for ovarian granulosa cell fate maintenance. FASEB J. 33, 10819–10832 (2019). www.fasebj.org.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)10819-10832
Number of pages14
JournalFASEB Journal
Volume33
Issue number10
DOIs
StatePublished - Oct 1 2019

Keywords

  • Bglap
  • Hippo
  • RUNX2
  • Sox9
  • transdifferentiation

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Biotechnology
  • Biochemistry
  • Molecular Biology
  • Genetics

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