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ArticleBMC genomics2022

Association of mTORC1‑dependent circulating protein levels with cataract formation: a mendelian randomization study.

Yingjun Cai, Kangcheng Liu, Pengfei Wu, Ruolan Yuan, Fei He, Jing Zou

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Article in BMC genomics, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Yingjun CaiEye Center of Xiangya Hospital, Hunan Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Central South University, 410008, Changsha, Hunan, China.
Kangcheng LiuJiangxi Clinical Research center for Ophthalmic Disease, Jiangxi Research Institute of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, Affiliated Eye Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, China.
Pengfei WuHunan Key Laboratory of Medical Genetics, School of Life Sciences, Central South University, Changsha, China.
Ruolan YuanEye Center of Xiangya Hospital, Hunan Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Central South University, 410008, Changsha, Hunan, China.
Fei HeThe First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, China.
Jing ZouEye Center of Xiangya Hospital, Hunan Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Central South University, 410008, Changsha, Hunan, China. jzou30@csu.edu.cn.
Central South University · CNNanchang University · CN

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Jing Zou NO. 2022JJ40855
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe mechanistic target of rapamycin (mTOR) signal pathway plays a critical regulating role in the occurrence and development of cataract. However, the role of mTORC1 downstream proteins, including ribosomal protein S6K (RP-S6K), eukaryotic initiation factor 4E-binding protein (EIF4EBP), eukaryotic initiation factor 4G (EIF-4G), eukaryotic initiation factor 4E (EIF-4E), and eukaryotic initiation factor 4A (EIF-4A), in regulating cataract development is still unknown. Herein, we conducted a mendelian randomization (MR) study to understand the function of mTORC1 signaling in the process of cataract development.

resultsThe causal estimate was evaluated with inverse-variance weighted (IVW) estimate, weighted median estimator, MR-Egger and MR robust adjusted profile score (MR. RAPS). The single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs), P<5 × 10

conclusionThe MR study suggests that EIF4EBP is a high-risk factor for cataract development. There may be a potential causal association between the mTORC1/EIF4EBP axis and cataract. This research highlights the potential mechanism for cataract development and a genetic target to prevent as well as treat cataracts.

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CataractEukaryotic Initiation Factor-4GEukaryotic Initiation Factor-4AEukaryotic Initiation Factor-4EGenome-Wide Association StudyHumansMechanistic Target of Rapamycin Complex 1Mendelian Randomization AnalysisPolymorphism, Single NucleotideSirolimusTOR Serine-Threonine KinasesEukaryotic Initiation Factor-4AEukaryotic Initiation Factor-4EEukaryotic Initiation Factor-4GMechanistic Target of Rapamycin Complex 1SirolimusTOR Serine-Threonine KinasesCataractCirculatingEIF4EBPMendelian randomizationmTOR

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