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Biphasic Role of Tgf-β Signaling during Müller Glia Reprogramming and Retinal Regeneration in Zebrafish.

Poonam Sharma, Shivangi Gupta, Mansi Chaudhary, Soumitra Mitra, Bindia Chawla, Mohammad Anwar Khursheed, Navnoor Kaur Saran, Rajesh Ramachandran

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Article in iScience, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 31 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

31 citing papers in PubMed.

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  19. Potential of Müller Glial Cells in Regeneration of Retina; Clinical and Molecular Approach.International journal of organ transplantation medicine · 2022
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  20. Retina regeneration: lessons from vertebrates.Oxford open neuroscience · 2022
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Poonam SharmaDepartment of Biological Sciences, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Mohali, Knowledge City, SAS Nagar, Sector 81, Manauli PO, Mohali, Punjab 140306, India.
Shivangi GuptaDepartment of Biological Sciences, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Mohali, Knowledge City, SAS Nagar, Sector 81, Manauli PO, Mohali, Punjab 140306, India.
Mansi ChaudharyDepartment of Biological Sciences, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Mohali, Knowledge City, SAS Nagar, Sector 81, Manauli PO, Mohali, Punjab 140306, India.
Soumitra MitraDepartment of Biological Sciences, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Mohali, Knowledge City, SAS Nagar, Sector 81, Manauli PO, Mohali, Punjab 140306, India.
Bindia ChawlaDepartment of Biological Sciences, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Mohali, Knowledge City, SAS Nagar, Sector 81, Manauli PO, Mohali, Punjab 140306, India.
Mohammad Anwar KhursheedDepartment of Biological Sciences, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Mohali, Knowledge City, SAS Nagar, Sector 81, Manauli PO, Mohali, Punjab 140306, India.
Navnoor Kaur SaranDepartment of Biological Sciences, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Mohali, Knowledge City, SAS Nagar, Sector 81, Manauli PO, Mohali, Punjab 140306, India.
Rajesh RamachandranDepartment of Biological Sciences, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Mohali, Knowledge City, SAS Nagar, Sector 81, Manauli PO, Mohali, Punjab 140306, India. Electronic address: rajeshra@iisermohali.ac.in.

Funding

DBT-Wellcome Trust India Alliance IA/I/12/2/500630Wellcome Trust
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Tgf-β signaling is a major antiproliferative pathway governing different biological functions, including cellular reprogramming. Upon injury, Müller glial cells of zebrafish retina reprogram to form progenitors (MGPCs) essential for regeneration. Here, the significance of Tgf-β signaling for inducing MGPCs is explored. Notably, Tgf-β signaling not only performs a pro-proliferative function but also is necessary for the expression of several regeneration-associated, essential transcription factor genes such as ascl1a, lin28a, oct4, sox2, and zebs and various microRNAs, namely, miR-200a, miR-200b, miR-143, and miR-145 during different phases of retinal regeneration. This study also found the indispensable role played by Mmp2/Mmp9 in the efficacy of Tgf-β signaling. Furthermore, the Tgf-β signaling is essential to cause cell cycle exit of MGPCs towards later phases of regeneration. Finally, the Delta-Notch signaling in collaboration with Tgf-β signaling regulates the critical factor, Her4.1. This study provides novel insights into the biphasic roles of Tgf-β signaling in zebrafish during retinal regeneration.

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PMID32004993
PMCPMC6994856

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