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ArticleBiochemical and biophysical research communications2018

Knockdown of survivin results in inhibition of epithelial to mesenchymal transition in retinal pigment epithelial cells by attenuating the TGFβ pathway.

Peng Zhang, Guannan Zhao, Liang Ji, Jinggang Yin, Lu Lu, Wei Li, Guomin Zhou, Edward Chaum, Junming Yue

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Article in Biochemical and biophysical research communications, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7citing papers in PubMed
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3 · Its place in the literature

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7 citing papers in PubMed, 15 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Peng ZhangDepartment of Anatomy, Histology and Embryology, Fudan University, Shanghai, PR China.
Guannan ZhaoDepartment of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, 38163, USA.
Liang JiDepartment of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, 38163, USA.
Jinggang YinDepartment of Ophthalmology, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, 38163, USA.
Lu LuDepartment of Genetics, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, 38163, USA.
Wei LiDepartment of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, 38163, USA.
Guomin ZhouDepartment of Anatomy, Histology and Embryology, Fudan University, Shanghai, PR China. Electronic address: gmzhou@shmu.edu.cn.
Edward ChaumDepartment of Ophthalmology, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, 38163, USA.
Junming YueDepartment of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, 38163, USA. Electronic address: jyue@uthsc.edu.
University of Tennessee Health Science Center · USFudan University · CN

Funding

Selective Targeting Survivin for Cancer TherapyR01CA193609 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCI CTR · PI LI, WEI · 2016 to 2020
$1.9M
NCI NIH HHS R01 CA193609
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Proliferative vitreoretinopathy (PVR) is a common complication of open globe injury and the most common cause of failed retinal detachment surgery. The response by retinal pigment epithelial (RPE) cells liberated into the vitreous includes proliferation and migration; most importantly, epithelial to mesenchymal transition (EMT) of RPE plays a central role in the development and progress of PVR. For the first time, we show that knockdown of BIRC5, a member of the inhibitor of apoptosis protein family, using either lentiviral vector based CRISPR/Cas9 nickase gene editing or inhibition of survivin using the small-molecule inhibitor YM155, results in the suppression of EMT in RPE cells. Knockdown of survivin or inhibition of survivin significantly reduced TGFβ-induced cell proliferation and migration. We further demonstrated that knockdown or inhibition of survivin attenuated the TGFβ signaling by showing reduced phospho-SMAD2 in BIRC5 knockdown or YM155-treated cells compared to controls. Inhibition of the TGFβ pathway using TGFβ receptor inhibitor also suppressed survivin expression in RPE cells. Our studies demonstrate that survivin contributes to EMT by cross-talking with the TGFβ pathway in RPE cells. Targeting survivin using small-molecule inhibitors may provide a novel approach to treat PVR disease.

Indexed as

Epithelial-Mesenchymal TransitionSignal TransductionCell LineCell ProliferationCRISPR-Cas SystemsHumansInhibitor of Apoptosis ProteinsRetinal Pigment EpitheliumSurvivinTransforming Growth Factor betaVitreoretinopathy, ProliferativeBIRC5 protein, humanInhibitor of Apoptosis ProteinsSurvivinTransforming Growth Factor betaBIRC5Epithelial to mesenchymal transition (EMT)Lentiviral CRISPR/Cas9 nickase vectorRetinal pigment epithelial cellsSurvivinYM155

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PMID29522718
PMCPMC5920696
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