Function
TEAD2 is a transcription factor playing a crucial role in the Hippo signaling pathway. This pathway regulates organ size and suppresses tumor development by controlling cell proliferation and promoting apoptosis. The core of the Hippo pathway involves a kinase cascade, where MST1/MST2, in complex with SAV1, phosphorylates and activates LATS1/2, which is in complex with MOB1. This activation leads to the phosphorylation and inactivation of YAP1 oncoprotein and WWTR1/TAZ. TEAD2 mediates gene expression of YAP1 and WWTR1/TAZ, thereby regulating cell proliferation, migration, and epithelial mesenchymal transition (EMT). It binds to the SPH and GT-IIC 'enhansons' (5'-GTGGAATGT-3'). TEAD2 may also be involved in gene regulation during neural development and binds to the M-CAT motif.