C1q limits cystoid edema by maintaining basal beta-catenin-dependent signaling and blood-retina barrier function
Lingling Zhang, Jacklyn Levey, Md. Joynal Abedin, Ha-Neul Jo, Emmanuel Odame, Miranda Howe, Kaia Douglas, Elise Thoreen, Scott W. McPherson, Heidi Roehrich, Somasekar Seshagiri, Stéphane Angers, Zhe Chen, Harald J. Junge
This study shows that C1QA maintains blood-retina barrier function and limits cystoid edema by supporting beta-catenin-dependent signaling in a mouse model of retinal disease.
JCI Insight · Oct 14, 2025Peer-reviewedNeuroscience