Total cell lysates and cytoplasmic and nuclear protein fractions were extracted from cell cultures as described previously [51 (link)]. Standard Western blot analysis of protein expression was carried out using primary anti-HA (rabbit; Cell Signaling Technology), anti-TAZ (rabbit; Cell Signaling Technology), anti-YAP (rabbit; Cell Signaling Technology), anti-E-cadherin (mouse; BD Biosciences), anti-vimentin (rabbit; Cell Signaling Technology), anti-Merlin (rabbit; Santa Cruz Biotechnology), anti-LATS1 (rabbit; Cell Signaling Technology), anti-MST1 (rabbit; Cell Signaling Technology), anti-phosphorylated LATS1 (Thr1079, rabbit; Cell Signaling Technology), anti-phosphorylated MST1 (Thr183)/MST2 (Thr180, rabbit; Cell Signaling Technology), anti-TEAD (rabbit; Cell Signaling Technology), and anti-CTGF (mouse; Santa Cruz Biotechnology) antibodies. Equal protein-sample loading was monitored using an anti- glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase (GAPDH) antibody for total cell protein lysates (rabbit; Santa Cruz Biotechnology), an anti-α-tubulin antibody for cytoplasmic fractions (mouse; Oncogene), and an anti-lamin B1 antibody for nuclear fractions (goat; Santa Cruz Biotechnology).
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