2014
Characterization of Vitamin D Production by Human Ocular Barrier CellsVitamin D Production by Human Ocular Barrier Cells
Alsalem JA, Patel D, Susarla R, Coca-Prados M, Bland R, Walker EA, Rauz S, Wallace GR. Characterization of Vitamin D Production by Human Ocular Barrier CellsVitamin D Production by Human Ocular Barrier Cells. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science 2014, 55: 2140-2147. PMID: 24576880, DOI: 10.1167/iovs.13-13019.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman scleral fibroblastsVitamin D3Vitamin D receptorBarrier epithelial cellsPrimary human scleral fibroblastsEnzyme immunoassayD productionUltraviolet B sunlightEpithelial cellsVitamin D productionRetinal pigment epithelial cell lineBarrier cellsExtrarenal synthesisHydroxyvitamin D3Epithelial cell lineImmune regulationCiliary bodyD receptorExpression of componentsSkin precursorsODM-2Scleral fibroblastsBarrier sitesCorneal endothelialBarrier function
2012
The Stoichiometric Transition from Zn6Cu1-Metallothionein to Zn7-Metallothionein Underlies the Up-regulation of Metallothionein (MT) Expression QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS OF MT-METAL LOAD IN EYE CELLS*
Alvarez L, Gonzalez-Iglesias H, Garcia M, Ghosh S, Sanz-Medel A, Coca-Prados M. The Stoichiometric Transition from Zn6Cu1-Metallothionein to Zn7-Metallothionein Underlies the Up-regulation of Metallothionein (MT) Expression QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS OF MT-METAL LOAD IN EYE CELLS*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2012, 287: 28456-28469. PMID: 22722935, PMCID: PMC3436589, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m112.365015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAged, 80 and overCells, CulturedCopperEpithelial CellsEyeEye ProteinsFemaleGene Expression RegulationHumansInterleukin-1alphaMaleMetallothioneinZincConceptsInflammatory eye diseaseRetinal ganglion cellsPresence of TNFαCorneal epithelial cell lineInflammatory cytokinesProinflammatory cytokinesEpithelial cell lineSynthesis of metallothioneinGanglion cellsEye diseaseLevels of metallothioneinCorneal tissueCombination of zincEndothelial cellsCytokinesMT1 isoformsIL1αEffect of zincGene expressionCadaver eyesConcentration of metallothioneinEye cellsMicroarray-based analysisZinc exposureMT isoforms
2005
Retinoid processing proteins in the ocular ciliary epithelium.
Salvador-Silva M, Ghosh S, Bertazolli-Filho R, Boatright JH, Nickerson JM, Garwin GG, Saari JC, Coca-Prados M. Retinoid processing proteins in the ocular ciliary epithelium. Molecular Vision 2005, 11: 356-65. PMID: 15928609.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAcyltransferasesAlcohol OxidoreductasesAnimalsATP-Binding Cassette TransportersBlotting, WesternCarrier ProteinsCattleCells, CulturedChromatography, High Pressure LiquidCiliary BodyCis-trans-IsomerasesEye ProteinsFluorescent Antibody Technique, IndirectGene Expression RegulationHumansImmunohistochemistryPigment Epithelium of EyeProtein TransportRabbitsRetinoidsRetinol-Binding ProteinsRetinol-Binding Proteins, CellularReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionRNA, Messenger
2004
Identification of Target Genes Regulated by FOXC1 Using Nickel Agarose–Based Chromatin Enrichment
Tamimi Y, Lines M, Coca-Prados M, Walter MA. Identification of Target Genes Regulated by FOXC1 Using Nickel Agarose–Based Chromatin Enrichment. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science 2004, 45: 3904-3913. PMID: 15505035, DOI: 10.1167/iovs.04-0628.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChromatin enrichmentIsolation of chromatinChromatin immunoprecipitation assaysTight electrostatic interactionUncharacterized genesChromatin complexesFOXC1 proteinNickel agaroseImmunoprecipitation assaysPoor quality sequencesTarget genesAntibody availabilityCellular eventsCell cycleHistidine residuesGenesFOXC1Biochemical analysisClonesPCR amplificationChromatinIndependent assaysOcular developmentProteinEpithelium cells
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 courseSerum- and Glucocorticoid-Regulated Kinase Isoform-1 and Epithelial Sodium Channel Subunits in Human Ocular Ciliary Epithelium
Rauz S, Walker EA, Hughes SV, Coca-Prados M, Hewison M, Murray PI, Stewart PM. Serum- and Glucocorticoid-Regulated Kinase Isoform-1 and Epithelial Sodium Channel Subunits in Human Ocular Ciliary Epithelium. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science 2003, 44: 1643-1651. PMID: 12657604, DOI: 10.1167/iovs.02-0514.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAldosteroneBlotting, NorthernCell LineCiliary BodyDexamethasoneDose-Response Relationship, DrugDrug CombinationsEpithelial Sodium ChannelsGene Expression RegulationGlucocorticoidsHormone AntagonistsHumansImmediate-Early ProteinsIn Situ HybridizationIsoenzymesMifepristoneMineralocorticoid Receptor AntagonistsNuclear ProteinsPigment Epithelium of EyeProtein Serine-Threonine KinasesReceptors, GlucocorticoidReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionRNA, MessengerSodium ChannelsSpironolactoneConceptsExpression of SGK1Human ocular ciliary epitheliumODM-2 cellsOcular ciliary epitheliumSodium transportCiliary epitheliumENaC subunitsNPE cell linesEpithelial sodium channel (ENaC) subunitsAqueous humor productionSodium channel subunitsExpression of ENaCRadioligand-binding assaysDose-dependent inductionIsoform 1Epithelial sodium channelCorticosteroid regulationHuman ocularAldosteroneCiliary epithelial bilayerRU26752DexamethasoneRT-PCR analysisSodium channelsChannel subunitsCRALBP transcriptional regulation in ciliary epithelial, retinal Müller and retinal pigment epithelial cells
Kennedy BN, Li C, Ortego J, Coca-Prados M, Sarthy VP, Crabb JW. CRALBP transcriptional regulation in ciliary epithelial, retinal Müller and retinal pigment epithelial cells. Experimental Eye Research 2003, 76: 257-260. PMID: 12565814, DOI: 10.1016/s0014-4835(02)00308-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTranscriptional regulationBinding Protein FunctionsCell-specific expressionPromoter analysisProtein functionRepressor elementEnhancer elementsPromoter constructsReporter activityRetinal pigment epithelial cellsPigment epithelial cellsCiliary epitheliumEpithelial cellsVisual cycleRPE cellsBPRegulationRetinal pigment epitheliumCellsMüller cellsGenesMutationsRLBP1 geneEpitheliumWildtype
2002
Differential regulation of gene expression of neurotensin and prohormone convertases PC1 and PC2 in the bovine ocular ciliary epithelium: possible implications on neurotensin processing
Ortego J, Wollmann G, Coca-Prados M. Differential regulation of gene expression of neurotensin and prohormone convertases PC1 and PC2 in the bovine ocular ciliary epithelium: possible implications on neurotensin processing. Neuroscience Letters 2002, 333: 49-53. PMID: 12401558, DOI: 10.1016/s0304-3940(02)00028-9.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1998
Identification ofPKD2L,a HumanPKD2-Related Gene: Tissue-Specific Expression and Mapping to Chromosome 10q25
Wu G, Hayashi T, Park J, Dixit M, Reynolds D, Li L, Maeda Y, Cai Y, Coca-Prados M, Somlo S. Identification ofPKD2L,a HumanPKD2-Related Gene: Tissue-Specific Expression and Mapping to Chromosome 10q25. Genomics 1998, 54: 564-568. PMID: 9878261, DOI: 10.1006/geno.1998.5618.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAmino Acid SequenceBlotting, NorthernCalcium ChannelsChromosomes, Human, Pair 10Cloning, MolecularExpressed Sequence TagsGene Expression RegulationGenetic MarkersHumansLiverLiver DiseasesMembrane GlycoproteinsMembrane ProteinsMolecular Sequence DataOrgan SpecificityPhosphoproteinsPolycystic Kidney, Autosomal DominantPolymorphism, GeneticReceptors, Cell SurfaceRetinaSequence Homology, Amino AcidTissue DistributionTRPP Cation ChannelsExpression of pICln mRNA in cultured bovine lens epithelial cells: response to changes in cell volume
Reeves R, Sanchez-Torres J, Coca-Prados M, Cammarata P. Expression of pICln mRNA in cultured bovine lens epithelial cells: response to changes in cell volume. Current Eye Research 1998, 17: 861-869. PMID: 9746432, DOI: 10.1076/ceyr.17.9.861.5140.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBovine lens epithelial cellsCultured bovine lens epithelial cellsLens epithelial cellsHypertonic mediumChannel regulatory proteinRapid cellular swellingEpithelial cellsNorthern blot analysisTranscriptional regulationMyo-inositol effluxRegulatory proteinsMRNA expressionAnion channelCellular shrinkageCell volume changesCell volumeBlot analysisCell volume reductionExpression levelsMRNAChloride movementExpressionCellsMedium conditionsCellular swelling
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 factor
1991
Differential expression of HLA DR, DP and DQ in cultivated, human ciliary body epithelial cells.
Helbig H, Kittredge K, Coca-Prados M, Nussenblatt R. Differential expression of HLA DR, DP and DQ in cultivated, human ciliary body epithelial cells. Die Ophthalmologie 1991, 88: 295-8. PMID: 1889783.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCell Line, TransformedCiliary BodyEpitheliumGene Expression RegulationHLA-DP AntigensHLA-DQ AntigensHLA-DR AntigensHumansImmunity, CellularT-LymphocytesUveitisConceptsHLA-DRMHC-IIGamma-IFNHLA-DQClass IIMajor histocompatibility complex class IIHistocompatibility complex class IICiliary epitheliumEpithelial cellsHuman non-pigmented ciliary epithelial cellsT helper lymphocytesAntigen-specific activationMHC-II expressionCultured human non-pigmented ciliary epithelial cellsMHC class IIMeans of immunohistochemistryPresentation of antigensHuman MHC IINon-pigmented ciliary epithelial cellsOcular autoimmunityUveitic eyesCiliary epithelial cellsCiliary body epithelial cellsLymphoid cellsDifferential expression