ArticlePLoS genetics2018
The RNA-binding protein Celf1 post-transcriptionally regulates p27Kip1 and Dnase2b to control fiber cell nuclear degradation in lens development.
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- A large multiethnic GWAS meta-analysis of cataract identifies new risk loci and sex-specific effects.Nature communications · 2021Pooled it
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- The Mammalian Ocular Lens in Focus: Development, Anatomy, Physiology, Transparency, Biomechanics, and Age-related Challenges.Journal of visualized experiments : JoVE · 2026Review
- HMGB1 mediates low-dose ionizing radiation-induced Wnt/β-catenin activation in SRA01/04 cells: Mechanistic clues to early cataractogenesis.International journal of molecular medicine · 2026Article
- Mapping of CELF1-RNA interactions reveals post-transcriptional control of lens development.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2026Article
- Contributions of aquatic organisms to understanding the vertebrate ocular lens.Frontiers in ophthalmology · 2026Review
- Mettl3 Regulates Lens Development by Promoting the Differentiation Processes of Secondary Fiber Cells.Investigative ophthalmology & visual science · 2025Article
- Systematic review:Frontiers in medicine · 2025Review
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- Population structure and selection signal analysis of indigenous sheep from the southern edge of the Taklamakan Desert.BMC genomics · 2024Article
- RNA-binding proteins potentially regulate the alternative splicing of cell cycle-associated genes in proliferative diabetic retinopathy.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Integrated single-cell multiomics uncovers foundational regulatory mechanisms of lens development and pathology.Development (Cambridge, England) · 2024Article
- Single-cell transcriptomics of the ocular anterior segment: a comprehensive review.Eye (London, England) · 2023Review
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- CELF1 Selectively Regulates Alternative Splicing of DNA Repair Genes Associated With Cataract in Human Lens Cell Line.Biochemical genetics · 2023Article
- CELF1 Selectively Regulates Alternative Splicing of DNA Repair Genes Associated With Cataract in Human Lens Cell Line.Biochemical genetics · 2023Article
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Abstract
Opacification of the ocular lens, termed cataract, is a common cause of blindness. To become transparent, lens fiber cells undergo degradation of their organelles, including their nuclei, presenting a fundamental question: does signaling/transcription sufficiently explain differentiation of cells progressing toward compromised transcriptional potential? We report that a conserved RNA-binding protein Celf1 post-transcriptionally controls key genes to regulate lens fiber cell differentiation. Celf1-targeted knockout mice and celf1-knockdown zebrafish and Xenopus morphants have severe eye defects/cataract. Celf1 spatiotemporally down-regulates the cyclin-dependent kinase (Cdk) inhibitor p27Kip1 by interacting with its 5' UTR and mediating translation inhibition. Celf1 deficiency causes ectopic up-regulation of p21Cip1. Further, Celf1 directly binds to the mRNA of the nuclease Dnase2b to maintain its high levels. Together these events are necessary for Cdk1-mediated lamin A/C phosphorylation to initiate nuclear envelope breakdown and DNA degradation in fiber cells. Moreover, Celf1 controls alternative splicing of the membrane-organization factor beta-spectrin and regulates F-actin-crosslinking factor Actn2 mRNA levels, thereby controlling fiber cell morphology. Thus, we illustrate new Celf1-regulated molecular mechanisms in lens development, suggesting that post-transcriptional regulatory RNA-binding proteins have evolved conserved functions to control vertebrate oculogenesis.
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