ArticleThe American journal of pathology2016
αB-Crystallin Regulates Subretinal Fibrosis by Modulation of Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition.
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- RPE With ROCK-Mediated Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition as a Key Contributor of Subretinal Fibrosis in AMD.Investigative ophthalmology & visual science · 2026Article
- Myofibroblast lineage mapping and inhibiting subretinal fibrosis by targeting SMAD3 and MRTF pathways via microRNA-24 functional study.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2026Article
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- Intracellular Signaling Pathways and Their Potential Targeting for Treatment of Ocular Posterior Segment Fibrosis.Journal of ophthalmic & vision research · 2025Review
- Underlying Mechanisms and Treatment of Cellular Senescence-Induced Biological Barrier Interruption and Related Diseases.Aging and disease · 2024Review
- Inactivation of adenosine receptor 2A suppresses endothelial-to-mesenchymal transition and inhibits subretinal fibrosis in mice.Science translational medicine · 2024Article
- Exploring the role of granzyme B in subretinal fibrosis of age-related macular degeneration.Frontiers in immunology · 2024Review
- METTL3-mediated m6A modification of HMGA2 mRNA promotes subretinal fibrosis and epithelial-mesenchymal transition.Journal of molecular cell biology · 2023Article
- Persistence of vascular empty sleeves in choroidal neovascularization after VEGF therapy in both animal models and humans.Graefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology = Albrecht von Graefes Archiv fur klinische und experimentelle Ophthalmologie · 2023Article
- Phosphorylation of αB-Crystallin Involves Interleukin-1β-Mediated Intracellular Retention in Retinal Müller Cells: A New Mechanism Underlying Fibrovascular Membrane Formation.Investigative ophthalmology & visual science · 2023Article
- A systems biology approach uncovers novel disease mechanisms in age-related macular degeneration.Cell genomics · 2023Article
- MiR-122-5p promotes peritoneal fibrosis in a rat model of peritoneal dialysis by targeting Smad5 to activate Wnt/β-catenin pathway.Renal failure · 2022Article
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Abstract
Subretinal fibrosis is an end stage of neovascular age-related macular degeneration, characterized by fibrous membrane formation after choroidal neovascularization. An initial step of the pathogenesis is an epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) of retinal pigment epithelium cells. αB-crystallin plays multiple roles in age-related macular degeneration, including cytoprotection and angiogenesis. However, the role of αB-crystallin in subretinal EMT and fibrosis is unknown. Herein, we showed attenuation of subretinal fibrosis after regression of laser-induced choroidal neovascularization and a decrease in mesenchymal retinal pigment epithelium cells in αB-crystallin knockout mice compared with wild-type mice. αB-crystallin was prominently expressed in subretinal fibrotic lesions in mice. In vitro, overexpression of αB-crystallin induced EMT, whereas suppression of αB-crystallin induced a mesenchymal-epithelial transition. Transforming growth factor-β2-induced EMT was further enhanced by overexpression of αB-crystallin but was inhibited by suppression of αB-crystallin. Silencing of αB-crystallin inhibited multiple fibrotic processes, including cell proliferation, migration, and fibronectin production. Bone morphogenetic protein 4 up-regulated αB-crystallin, and its EMT induction was inhibited by knockdown of αB-crystallin. Furthermore, inhibition of αB-crystallin enhanced monotetraubiquitination of SMAD4, which can impair its nuclear localization. Overexpression of αB-crystallin enhanced nuclear translocation and accumulation of SMAD4 and SMAD5. Thus, αB-crystallin is an important regulator of EMT, acting as a molecular chaperone for SMAD4 and as its potential therapeutic target for preventing subretinal fibrosis development in neovascular age-related macular degeneration.
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