1994
Isolation of cDNA clones encoding the 80-kd subunit protein of the human autoantigen Ku (p70/p80) by antisera raised against ciliary processes of human eye donors.
Hong T, Escribano J, Coca-Prados M. Isolation of cDNA clones encoding the 80-kd subunit protein of the human autoantigen Ku (p70/p80) by antisera raised against ciliary processes of human eye donors. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science 1994, 35: 4023-30. PMID: 7960584.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAntigens, NuclearAutoantigensBlotting, WesternCell LineCiliary BodyClone CellsDNA HelicasesDNA-Binding ProteinsDNA, ComplementaryFluorescent Antibody TechniqueHumansImmunoglobulin GKu AutoantigenMaleMiceMice, Inbred BALB CMiddle AgedMolecular WeightNuclear ProteinsPigment Epithelium of EyeRNA, MessengerTissue DonorsConceptsHuman eye donorsPolymyositis overlap syndromeScleroderma-polymyositis overlap syndromeODM-2 cellsHuman ciliary processesCiliary processesOverlap syndromeEye donorsCiliary epitheliumSpecies-specific immune responseAnti-Ku antibodiesVariety of antigensCell linesEpithelium cell linePlaque-purified clonesCiliary epithelial cell lineOcular ciliary epitheliumWestern blot analysisSubunit proteinsEpithelial cell lineCiliary epithelial cellsImmune responseOcular tissues
1985
Regulation of protein phosphorylation of the intermediate-sized filament vimentin in the ciliary epithelium of the mammalian eye.
Coca-Prados M. Regulation of protein phosphorylation of the intermediate-sized filament vimentin in the ciliary epithelium of the mammalian eye. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 1985, 260: 10332-10338. PMID: 4019517, DOI: 10.1016/s0021-9258(17)39252-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBeta-adrenergic agonistsMammalian eyeAlpha-adrenergic agonist phenylephrineBeta-adrenergic antagonist timololCiliary epitheliumCultured ciliary epithelial cellsCyclic AMPCellular cyclic AMPEpithelial-derived cellsAgonist phenylephrineCiliary epithelial cellsProstaglandin E1Catecholamine hormonesMicroM forskolinSerum-free mediumCiliary processesMonoclonal antibodiesRabbit ciliary processesVimentinAdenylate cyclaseEpithelial cellsPhosphorylation of vimentinIndirect immunofluorescence microscopyIntermediate-sized filamentsAgonists