2012
Functional Expression of MRP4 in the Ciliary Epithelium of the Eye
Pelis R, Coca-Prados M. Functional Expression of MRP4 in the Ciliary Epithelium of the Eye. The FASEB Journal 2012, 26: 694.10-694.10. DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.26.1_supplement.694.10.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFunctional expressionOrganic anion transportCiliary epitheliumAnion transportPara-aminohippurateMRP4 protein levelsCiliary body epithelial cellsHuman ciliary epitheliumCultured cellsFunctional assaysProtein 4Dose-dependent mannerProtein levelsCell linesEfflux pumpsHuman ciliary bodyUseful systemSimian virusEpithelial cellsWestern blottingIntracellular accumulationCiliary bodyMrp4 mRNAMRP4 expressionExpression
2003
Sex steroid hormone metabolism takes place in human ocular cells
Coca-Prados M, Ghosh S, Wang Y, Escribano J, Herrala A, Vihko P. Sex steroid hormone metabolism takes place in human ocular cells. The Journal Of Steroid Biochemistry And Molecular Biology 2003, 86: 207-216. PMID: 14568574, DOI: 10.1016/j.jsbmb.2003.08.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSex steroid hormone metabolismCiliary epitheliumHuman ocular cellsSex steroid hormonesHuman ciliary epithelial cellsSteroid hormone metabolismAndrogen agonistsCiliary epithelial cellsEstrogenic milieuOcular diseasesOcular cellsSteroid hormonesMRNA expressionImportant mediatorOxidative enzymatic activityHuman ciliary epitheliumGene expressionEpithelial cellsHormone metabolismHormone-responsive genesSecretory epitheliumEpitheliumH time courseCell linesTime course
2001
Molecular Evidence That Human Ocular Ciliary Epithelium Expresses Components Involved in Phototransduction
Bertazolli-Filho R, Ghosh S, Huang W, Wollmann G, Coca-Prados M. Molecular Evidence That Human Ocular Ciliary Epithelium Expresses Components Involved in Phototransduction. Biochemical And Biophysical Research Communications 2001, 284: 317-325. PMID: 11394879, DOI: 10.1006/bbrc.2001.4970.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAntibodies, MonoclonalArrestinBlotting, WesternCalcium-Binding ProteinsCattleCell LineCiliary BodyCyclic Nucleotide-Gated Cation ChannelsEpithelial CellsEye ProteinsFluorescent Antibody Technique, IndirectG-Protein-Coupled Receptor Kinase 1HippocalcinHumansImmunoblottingImmunohistochemistryIon ChannelsLight Signal TransductionLipoproteinsNerve Tissue ProteinsPhosphoric Diester HydrolasesProtein KinasesProtein SubunitsRecoverinRetinaReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionRhodopsinRNA, MessengerSequence Analysis, DNATransducinConceptsHuman ocular ciliary epitheliumCiliary epitheliumOcular ciliary epitheliumNPE cellsCiliary epithelial cell linePars plicata regionIntact ciliary epitheliumWestern blot analysisCultured NPE cellsEpithelial cell lineExpression of rhodopsinIndirect immunofluorescenceVisual arrestinHuman retinaMonoclonal antibodiesHuman ciliary epitheliumThree- to fourfoldEpitheliumRT-PCRPhotoreceptor cellsRhodopsin mRNABlot analysisCell linesRetinaRhodopsin kinase
1999
Differential gene expression in the human ciliary epithelium
Coca-Prados M, Escribano J, Ortego J. Differential gene expression in the human ciliary epithelium. Progress In Retinal And Eye Research 1999, 18: 403-429. PMID: 10192520, DOI: 10.1016/s1350-9462(98)00026-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDifferential gene expressionCell-specific expressionDiversity of functionsExpression of genesOcular ciliary bodySubtractive libraryNeuropeptide processing enzymesMolecular basisGene expressionCultured ciliary epithelial cellsCell differentiationCiliary epitheliumHuman ciliary epitheliumAntioxidative enzymesGenesCiliary epithelial cellsRegulatory peptidesLight-dark cycleEpithelial cellsMuscle cellsCiliary muscle cellsAutocrine mechanismExpressionPlasma proteinsParacrine mechanisms
1997
Molecular Characterization and Differential Gene Induction of the Neuroendocrine‐Specific Genes Neurotensin, Neurotensin Receptor, PC1, PC2, and 7B2 in the Human Ocular Ciliary Epithelium
Ortego J, Coca‐Prados M. Molecular Characterization and Differential Gene Induction of the Neuroendocrine‐Specific Genes Neurotensin, Neurotensin Receptor, PC1, PC2, and 7B2 in the Human Ocular Ciliary Epithelium. Journal Of Neurochemistry 1997, 69: 1829-1839. PMID: 9349525, DOI: 10.1046/j.1471-4159.1997.69051829.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAspartic Acid EndopeptidasesCell LineCiliary BodyColforsinDexamethasoneDNA PrimersEnzyme InductionEpithelial CellsFurinGene Expression RegulationHumansIsoproterenolModels, BiologicalNerve Growth FactorsNeurosecretory SystemsNeurotensinPolymerase Chain ReactionProprotein Convertase 2Proprotein ConvertasesReceptors, NeurotensinSubtilisinsTetradecanoylphorbol AcetateTimololTranscriptional ActivationUp-RegulationConceptsOcular ciliary epitheliumDifferential gene inductionImportant physiological functionsHuman ocular ciliary epitheliumHuman cell linesTransduction pathwaysGene inductionGene expressionCiliary epitheliumBeta2-adrenergic receptorMolecular characterizationPhysiological functionsCell extractsODM-2Human ciliary epitheliumNeuroepithelial cellsSame inducersPhorbol esterCell linesNeuroendocrine tissuesExpressionGrowth factorParacrine mechanismsPC2 expressionNerve growth factorGene Expression of Proteases and Protease Inhibitors in the Human Ciliary Epithelium and ODM-2 Cells
ORTEGO J, ESCRIBANO J, COCA-PRADOS M. Gene Expression of Proteases and Protease Inhibitors in the Human Ciliary Epithelium and ODM-2 Cells. Experimental Eye Research 1997, 65: 289-299. PMID: 9268597, DOI: 10.1006/exer.1997.0333.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAlpha 1-AntitrypsinAlpha-MacroglobulinsBlotting, NorthernBlotting, WesternCarcinogensCathepsin DCathepsin KCathepsinsCell LineCiliary BodyCysteine EndopeptidasesDNA, ComplementaryEndopeptidasesEpithelial CellsGene ExpressionGlycoproteinsHumansMiddle AgedPolymerase Chain ReactionPrecipitin TestsPregnancy ProteinsProtease InhibitorsSerine Proteinase InhibitorsTetradecanoylphorbol AcetateConceptsODM-2 cellsPP5/TFPICiliary epithelial cellsComplementary DNARegulation of transcriptionProteinase inhibitorsEpithelial cellsNon-protein kinase CCathepsin DProtein kinase C activationKinase C activationPattern of expressionCiliary bodyImmunoprecipitation experimentsGene expressionNorthern analysisCultured ciliary epithelial cellsKinase CWestern blot analysisHuman ciliary epitheliumAlpha-phorbol didecanoatePhorbol esterC activationBlot analysisHuman proteinases
1996
Gene expression of the neurotrophic pigment epithelium-derived factor in the human ciliary epithelium. Synthesis and secretion into the aqueous humor.
Ortego J, Escribano J, Becerra S, Coca-Prados M. Gene expression of the neurotrophic pigment epithelium-derived factor in the human ciliary epithelium. Synthesis and secretion into the aqueous humor. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science 1996, 37: 2759-67. PMID: 8977492.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAqueous HumorBlotting, NorthernCattleCell LineCells, CulturedChromatography, AffinityCiliary BodyDNA PrimersEye ProteinsFluorescent Antibody Technique, IndirectGene ExpressionHumansImmunoenzyme TechniquesNerve Growth FactorsPigment Epithelium of EyePolymerase Chain ReactionProtein BiosynthesisProteinsRabbitsSerpinsTranscription, GeneticConceptsPigment epithelium-derived factorEpithelium-derived factorPolymerase chain reactionCiliary epitheliumCiliary bodyOcular tissuesBlot analysisHuman ciliary epitheliumNeuronal survival activityHuman ocular ciliary epitheliumRetinal pigment epitheliumNorthern blot analysisCell linesBovine ocular tissuesPars plicata regionOcular ciliary bodyOcular ciliary epitheliumWestern blot analysisFactor antibodyPEDF expressionTrophic factorsPigment epitheliumPEDF proteinPEDF transcriptAqueous humor
1995
Cell-specific expression of the human Na+,K(+)-ATPase beta 2 subunit isoform in the nonpigmented ciliary epithelium.
Coca-Prados M, Fernández-Cabezudo M, Sánchez-Torres J, Crabb J, Ghosh S. Cell-specific expression of the human Na+,K(+)-ATPase beta 2 subunit isoform in the nonpigmented ciliary epithelium. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science 1995, 36: 2717-28. PMID: 7499094.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBeta 2 isoformNonpigmented ciliary epithelial cellsOcular tissuesCiliary epitheliumBeta 1NPE cell linesNonpigmented ciliary epitheliumNPE cellsHuman ocular tissuesSubunit isoformsBlot analysisATPase subunit isoformsSpecific anti-peptide antibodiesRestricted cellular distributionPolymerase chain reactionCiliary epithelial cellsBeta-subunit isoformsAlpha-subunit isoformsAnti-peptide antibodiesODM-2Polymerase chain reaction amplificationChain reaction amplificationHuman ciliary epitheliumCell-specific distributionPattern of expression
1983
Protein Phosphorylation in Cultured Human Ciliary Epithelia in Response to Activators of Adenylate Cyclase, Cyclic AMP and Analogues
Coca-Prados M, Kondo K, Sears M. Protein Phosphorylation in Cultured Human Ciliary Epithelia in Response to Activators of Adenylate Cyclase, Cyclic AMP and Analogues. 1983, 1-6. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-69096-9_1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSpecific substrate proteinsDiverse cell systemsProtein kinase activityState of phosphorylationCyclic AMPSubstrate proteinsProtein phosphorylationEndogenous proteinsKinase activitySecond messengerHuman ciliary epitheliumPhosphorylationMembrane permeabilityProteinCell systemAdenylate cyclaseCiliary epitheliumBiologic responseMessengerActivatorAMPCyclaseResponse