LECs	Lens epithelial cells
UV	Ultraviolet
TGF	Transforming growth factor
MLECs	Mouse LECs
RLECs	Rat LECs
HLECs	Human LECs
ECM	Extra cellular matrix protein
ROS	Reactive oxygen species
αSMA	α-Smooth muscle actin
βig-h3	TGF-β-induced protein
PCO	Posterior capsule opacification
EMT	Epithelial-mesenchymal transition
ASF	Anterior subcapsular fibrosis
Tpms	Tropomyosins
FGF	Fibroblast growth factor
Prdx	Peroxiredoxin
LEDGF	Lens epithelium-cell derived growth factor
Hsp	Heat shock protein
TIE	TGF β inhibitory elements
Prdx6-/-	Prdx6-deficient
DIGE	Difference gel electrophoresis
MALDI-TOF	Matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight
MS	Mass spectrometry
ECLE	Extracapsular lens extraction
IOL	Intra ocular lens
EMyoT	Epithelial-to-myofibroblastic transition
MAPK/ERK	Mitogen-activated protein kinase/extracellular signal–regulated kinase
MEK	Mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase
CRISPR/Cas9	Clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeat/Cas9
Tpm2+/-	Tpm2 heterozygous knockout