The cytoskeletal GTPase SEPT6 is elevated during hepatic stellate cell (HSC) activation and in liver fibrosis. SEPT6 promotes HSC activation, proliferation, cell cycle progression, survival and migration through the TGF-β1/Smad, MAPK and PI3K/AKT signaling pathways. Adenovirus-mediated SEPT6 inhibition attenuates thioacetamide-induced liver fibrosis.
- Yuhui Fan
- Zhipeng Du
- Mei Liu