TGM-2	Transglutainase-2
mAchRs	Muscarinic Cholinergic Receptors
TGases	Transglutaminases
AAALAC	American Association for Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care
ARVO	Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology
IACUC	Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee
TGM-2-/-	Transglutaminase-2 mutant
mAChR1-5-/-	Muscarinic Cholinergic Receptor 1–5 mutant
WT	Wild-type
SF	Scleral Fibroblast
DMEM	Dulbecco’s Modified Eagle Medium
PMMA	Polymethylmethacrylate
RNA	Ribonucleic acid (RNA)
DNA	deoxyribonucleic acid
siRNA	small interfering RNA
ECM	Extra Cellular Matrix
MMP9	Matrix Metalo Proteinase-9
IC50	Half-maximal inhibitory concentration
TIMP1	Tissue Inhibitor of Metalloproteinase-1
TNF-α	Tumor necrosis factor alpha
TNF-β	Tumor necrosis factor beta
PCA	Principal Component Analysis
EDTA	Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid
qRT-PCR	quantitative Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction
GO	Gene Ontology
PBS	Phosphate Buffered Saline
RT	Room Temperature
IHC	Immunohistochemistry
SDS-PAGE	Sodium dodecyl-sulfate polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis
PMSF	phenylmethylsulfonyl fluoride is a serine protease inhibitor
RIPA buffer	Radioimmunoprecipitation assay buffer
TBST	Tris-buffered saline with 0.1% Tween® 20
ANOVA	Analysis of Variance statistical test