Genome-Wide RNA Sequencing of Human Trabecular Meshwork Cells Treated with TGF-β1: Relevance to Pseudoexfoliation Glaucoma

Roodnat, Anton W, Callaghan, Breedge, Doyle, Chelsey, Henry, Megan, Goljanek-Whysall, Katarzyna ORCID: 0000-0001-8166-8800, Simpson, David A, Sheridan, Carl ORCID: 0000-0003-0100-9587, Atkinson, Sarah D and Willoughby, Colin E (2022) Genome-Wide RNA Sequencing of Human Trabecular Meshwork Cells Treated with TGF-β1: Relevance to Pseudoexfoliation Glaucoma. BIOMOLECULES, 12 (11). 1693-.

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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/biom12111693

Abstract

Pseudoexfoliation glaucoma (XFG) is an aggressive form of secondary open angle glaucoma, characterised by the production of exfoliation material and is estimated to affect 30 million people worldwide. Activation of the TGF-β pathway by TGF-β1 has been implicated in the pathogenesis of pseudoexfoliation glaucoma. To further investigate the role of TGF-β1 in glaucomatous changes in the trabecular meshwork (TM), we used RNA-Seq to determine TGF-β1 induced changes in the transcriptome of normal human trabecular meshwork (HTM) cells. The main purpose of this study was to perform a hypothesis-independent RNA sequencing analysis to investigate genome-wide alterations in the transcriptome of normal HTMs stimulated with TGF-β1 and investigate possible pathophysiological mechanisms driving XFG. Our results identified multiple differentially expressed genes including several genes known to be present in exfoliation material. Significantly altered pathways, biological processes and molecular functions included extracellular matrix remodelling, Hippo and Wnt pathways, the unfolded protein response, oxidative stress, and the antioxidant system. This cellular model of pseudoexfoliation glaucoma can provide insight into disease pathogenesis and support the development of novel therapeutic interventions.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	exfoliation syndrome, exfoliation glaucoma, pseudoexfoliation syndrome, pseudoexfoliation glaucoma, open-angle glaucoma, transforming growth factor betal, RNA-Seq, transcriptome, trabecular meshwork
Divisions:	Faculty of Health and Life Sciences Faculty of Health and Life Sciences > Institute of Life Courses and Medical Sciences
Depositing User:	Symplectic Admin
Date Deposited:	31 Jan 2023 10:39
Last Modified:	18 Oct 2023 18:27
DOI:	10.3390/biom12111693
Open Access URL:	https://doi.org/10.3390/biom12111693
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URI:	https://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/id/eprint/3168001