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ArticleBiomolecules2023

Understanding the Role of Yes-Associated Protein (YAP) Signaling in the Transformation of Lens Epithelial Cells (EMT) and Fibrosis.

Aftab Taiyab, Yasmine Belahlou, Vanessa Wong, Saranya Pandi, Madhu Shekhar, Gowri Priya Chidambaranathan, Judith West-Mays

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Article in Biomolecules, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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13citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
2.3field-weighted citation impact, top 12% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

13 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 11 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Aftab TaiyabDepartment of Pathology and Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON L8N 3Z5, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-5546-9928
Yasmine BelahlouDepartment of Pathology and Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON L8N 3Z5, Canada.
Vanessa WongDepartment of Pathology and Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON L8N 3Z5, Canada.
Saranya PandiDepartment of Immunology and Stem Cell Biology, Aravind Medical Research Foundation, Madurai 625020, Tamil Nadu, India.
Madhu ShekharCataract and IOL Services, Aravind Eye Hospital and Post Graduate Institute of Ophthalmology, Madurai 625020, Tamil Nadu, India.ORCID 0000-0001-8009-7399
Gowri Priya ChidambaranathanDepartment of Immunology and Stem Cell Biology, Aravind Medical Research Foundation, Madurai 625020, Tamil Nadu, India.ORCID 0000-0002-5070-8547
Judith West-MaysDepartment of Pathology and Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON L8N 3Z5, Canada.ORCID 0000-0003-4293-9131
McMaster University · CAAravind Eye Hospital · IN

Funding

Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council NA
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Fibrotic cataracts, posterior capsular opacification (PCO), and anterior subcapsular cataracts (ASC) are mainly attributed to the transforming growth factor-β (TGFβ)-induced epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EMT) of lens epithelial cells (LECs). Previous investigations from our laboratory have shown the novel role of non-canonical TGFβ signaling in the progression of EMT in LECs. In this study, we have identified YAP as a critical signaling molecule involved in lens fibrosis. The observed increase in nuclear YAP in capsules of human ASC patients points toward the involvement of YAP in lens fibrosis. In addition, the immunohistochemical (IHC) analyses on ocular sections from mice that overexpress TGFβ in the lens (TGFβ

Indexed as

Capsule OpacificationLens, CrystallineAnimalsEpithelial CellsFibrosisHumansMatrix Metalloproteinase 2MiceRatsTransforming Growth Factor betaYAP-Signaling ProteinsMatrix Metalloproteinase 2Transforming Growth Factor betaYAP-Signaling ProteinsEMTlensmechanotransductionMMP9PCOTGF-βYAPα-SMA

Identifiers

PMID38136638
PMCPMC10741558
OpenAlexW4389558707

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