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    • Cellular reprogramming and aging biology.
    • Epigenetics and oxidative stress.
    • Ophthalmology and regenerative medicine.

    Background:

    • Yamanaka factors (Oct4, Sox2, Klf4) reverse epigenetic aging but their rejuvenation mechanisms are unclear.
    • Oxidative stress drives aging in the central nervous system and retinal pigmented epithelium (RPE) degeneration.
    • Age-related macular degeneration involves RPE degeneration.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To explore the mechanisms by which Yamanaka factors (OSK) promote rejuvenation, focusing on oxidative stress resilience.
    • To investigate the role of OSK in restoring retinal structure and function in aged RPE.
    • To identify downstream effectors of OSK-mediated rejuvenation in the RPE.

    Main Methods:

    • Expression of OSK factors in RPE of aged mice.
    • Integrative functional genomics and gene expression analysis.
    • Assessment of retinal structure, visual function, and oxidative stress markers.
    • Overexpression of identified effector genes (GSTA4) in RPE cells.

    Main Results:

    • OSK expression restored retinal structure and visual function in aged mice.
    • OSK promoted oxidative resilience via a Tet2-independent pathway.
    • GSTA4, a detoxifying enzyme for 4-HNE, was identified as a key OSK effector.
    • GSTA4 overexpression rejuvenated RPE transcriptome and reversed visual decline.

    Conclusions:

    • The OSK-GSTA4 axis provides a Tet2-independent stress-resilience pathway.
    • GSTA4 is a direct downstream effector of OSK, detoxifying 4-HNE and counteracting RPE aging.
    • Enhancing GSTA4 rejuvenates RPE, restores vision, and is linked to longevity interventions.