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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2021 Jan 1.
Published in final edited form as: FASEB J. 2019 Nov 28;34(1):930–944. doi: 10.1096/fj.201902155R

Figure 9. Central role of transglutaminase 2 in glycolysis mediated tissue fibrogenesis.

Figure 9.

Metabolic adaptation to hypoxia, pressure overload and hyperglycemia increases glycolysis-mediated transglutaminase 2 (TG2) induction via glycolytic enzyme, pyruvate kinase M2. TG2, in turn, mediates fibroblast cell activation and fibrogenic signaling that plays a major role in cardiopulmonary tissue fibrosis.