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Cells · 2d
Animal / preclinicalCells · 2026

Transcriptome Changes Driving Multiple Regulatory Pathways Involved in TGF-β-Induced Anterior Subcapsular Cataract.

Sarah Y Coomson, Chirag Parsania, Charles G Bailey … Frank J Lovicu
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OphthalmologyAnimal / preclinical

TGF-β1 overexpression alters activity of 384 genes in mouse lens epithelium.

Transcriptome Changes Driving Multiple Regulatory Pathways Involved in TGF-β-Induced Anterior Subcapsular Cataract.

Sarah Y Coomson … Frank J Lovicu
Cells · 2026
Background

Transforming Growth Factor-beta (TGF-β) promotes lens epithelial-mesenchymal transition (epithelial-mesenchymal transition) and fibrosis, contributing to anterior subcapsular cataract (anterior subcapsular cataract) formation.

Results
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TGF-β1 turned 384 lens genes on or off
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Transgenic mice overexpressing TGF-β1 in the lens have been studied for over three decades, and yet the impact of active TGF-β1 -overexpression on the lens epithelial transcriptome is undefined.

We have addressed this knowledge gap by examining the gene expression landscape of these unique lens epithelia.

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Candidates involved in epithelial-mesenchymal transition, inflammatory response, extracellular matrix organization, and mechano-sensation were elevated, while those involved in lipid metabolism, Wnt-suppression, Bmp- and Notch-activation were reduced.

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