Fibulin-2 transduces a matrix-to-metabolism signal in kidney fibrosis
Yuan Gui, Yuanyuan Wang, Wenxue Li, Jia-Jun Liu, Chen Dai, Samantha Mae Mallari, Kelly Zheng, Cameron Jones, Henry Wells Shaffer, Liora Yueran Dorsett, Tessora Chang, B. Malowitz, Yanbao Yu, Wei Chen, Silvia Liu, , Dong Feng Zhou
This study identifies Fibulin-2 as a matrix cue that transduces fibrotic ECM remodeling into mitochondrial metabolic reprogramming in kidney fibrosis.
bioRxiv · Jun 22, 2026 · PreprintCell Biology