Inhibition of the MAPK/c-Jun-EGR1 Pathway Decreases Photoreceptor Cell Death in the rd1 Mouse Model for Inherited Retinal Degeneration
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Results
2.1. EGR1 Binds to the PARP1 Promoter Region
2.2. Suppression of EGR1 Expression Inhibited Photoreceptor Cell Death
2.3. Inhibition of MAPK/c-Jun Pathway Activation Suppressed Photoreceptor Cell Death
3. Discussion
4. Materials and Methods
5. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Dong, Y.; Xu, W.; Li, Y.; Wei, C.; Hu, Y.; Hu, Z.; Paquet-Durand, F.; Jiao, K. Inhibition of the MAPK/c-Jun-EGR1 Pathway Decreases Photoreceptor Cell Death in the rd1 Mouse Model for Inherited Retinal Degeneration. Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2022, 23, 14600. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms232314600
Dong Y, Xu W, Li Y, Wei C, Hu Y, Hu Z, Paquet-Durand F, Jiao K. Inhibition of the MAPK/c-Jun-EGR1 Pathway Decreases Photoreceptor Cell Death in the rd1 Mouse Model for Inherited Retinal Degeneration. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 2022; 23(23):14600. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms232314600
Chicago/Turabian StyleDong, Yujie, Wenrong Xu, Yan Li, Chunling Wei, Yunzhang Hu, Zhulin Hu, François Paquet-Durand, and Kangwei Jiao. 2022. "Inhibition of the MAPK/c-Jun-EGR1 Pathway Decreases Photoreceptor Cell Death in the rd1 Mouse Model for Inherited Retinal Degeneration" International Journal of Molecular Sciences 23, no. 23: 14600. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms232314600