Deletion of FHL2 in fibroblasts attenuates fibroblasts activation and kidney fibrosis via restraining TGF-β1-induced Wnt/β-catenin signaling
Ying Duan, Yumei Qiu, Xiaowen Huang, Chunsun Dai, Junwei Yang, Weichun He
Topics & Concepts
Wnt signaling pathwayDownregulation and upregulationFibronectinCateninEpithelial–mesenchymal transitionCancer researchCell biologyExtracellular matrixBeta-cateninTransforming growth factorFibroblastBiologyFibrosisSignal transductionMolecular biologyChemistryInternal medicineCell cultureMedicineGeneBiochemistryGeneticsWnt/β-catenin signaling in development and cancerRenal and related cancersCancer-related gene regulation