Journal: Journal of Translational Medicine
Article Title: STAP2 promotes the progression of renal fibrosis via HSP27
doi: 10.1186/s12967-024-05776-6
Figure Lengend Snippet: STAP2 regulates the advancement of renal fibrosis through the HSP27-PI3K/AKT signaling pathway. After various factors lead to renal injury, the upregulation of STAP2 promotes the interaction between STAP2 and HSP27, further enhancing the phosphorylation of HSP27 and activation of the PI3K/AKT signaling pathway, which results in the loss of epithelial phenotype in epithelial cells, activation of fibroblasts and ultimately results in renal interstitial fibrosis
Article Snippet: The China Center for Type Culture Collection (Wuhan, China) provided the normal human kidney proximal tubule epithelial cell line (HK-2), which was grown in a DMEM/F12 medium (#G4610-500ML, Servicebio, Wuhan, China) supplemented with 10% fetal bovine serum (FBS, Gibco, USA).
Techniques: Phospho-proteomics, Activation Assay