ArticleFASEB journal : official publication of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology2020
Deficiency in Acyl-CoA:Wax Alcohol Acyltransferase 2 causes evaporative dry eye disease by abolishing biosynthesis of wax esters.
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- Detailed composition of wax esters in mouse sebum and the involvement of FAR2 and AWAT2.iScience · 2026Article
- Lipid Composition and Thermotropic Properties of Meibum of Animal Models and Humans with Meibomian Gland Dysfunction.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Article
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- Lipid composition determines thermotropic properties of meibum of animals and humans with Meibomian gland disorders.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2025Article
- Deletion of Fgfr2 in Ductal Basal Epithelium With Tamoxifen Induces Obstructive Meibomian Gland Dysfunction.Investigative ophthalmology & visual science · 2024Article
- Development and validation of a method to generate phenol red thread tests.The ocular surface · 2024Article
- Meibomian gland lipid alterations and ocular surface sequela in Awat2 knockout murine model of meibomian gland dysfunction and evaporative dry eye disease.The ocular surface · 2024Article
- The effects of age and dysfunction on meibomian gland population dynamics.The ocular surface · 2024Article
- Physiological Effects of Soat1 Inactivation on Homeostasis of the Mouse Ocular Surface.Investigative ophthalmology & visual science · 2024Article
- The Yin and Yang of non-immune and immune responses in meibomian gland dysfunction.The ocular surface · 2024Article
- Modeling meibum secretion: Alternatives for obstructive Meibomian Gland Dysfunction (MGD).The ocular surface · 2024Article
- Induction of meibocyte differentiation by three-dimensional, matrigel culture of immortalized human meibomian gland epithelial cells to form acinar organoids.The ocular surface · 2022Article
- Dynamic Changes in the Gene Expression Patterns and Lipid Profiles in the Developing and Maturing Meibomian Glands.International journal of molecular sciences · 2022Article
- Association of Serum Lipid Level with Meibum Biosynthesis and Meibomian Gland Dysfunction: A Review.Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Review
- Acyl-CoA:wax alcohol acyltransferase 2 modulates the cone visual cycle in mouse retina.FASEB journal : official publication of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology · 2022Article
- Mouse models in studies on the etiology of evaporative dry eye disease.Experimental eye research · 2022Review
- The production of wax esters in transgenic plants: towards a sustainable source of bio-lubricants.Journal of experimental botany · 2022Review
- Expression of Acyl-CoA wax-alcohol acyltransferase 2 (AWAT2) by human and rabbit meibomian glands and meibocytes.The ocular surface · 2022Article
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Abstract
Lipids secreted by the meibomian glands (MGs) of the eyelids are essential to the protection of the eye's surface. An altered meibum composition represents the primary cause of evaporative dry eye disease (DED). Despite the critical importance of the meibum, its biosynthetic pathways and the roles of individual lipid components remain understudied. Here, we report that the genetic deletion of Acyl-CoA:wax alcohol acyltransferase 2 (AWAT2) causes the obstruction of MGs and symptoms of evaporative DED in mice. The lipid composition of the meibum isolated from Awat2
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