2021
Knockdown of Claudin-19 in the Retinal Pigment Epithelium Is Accompanied by Slowed Phagocytosis and Increased Expression of SQSTM1
Liu F, Peng S, Adelman RA, Rizzolo LJ. Knockdown of Claudin-19 in the Retinal Pigment Epithelium Is Accompanied by Slowed Phagocytosis and Increased Expression of SQSTM1. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science 2021, 62: 14-14. PMID: 33591357, PMCID: PMC7900869, DOI: 10.1167/iovs.62.2.14.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSequestosome 1/p62Photoreceptor outer segmentsInternalized photoreceptor outer segmentsOxidative stress responseApical junctional complexActivation of AMPKTransepithelial electrical resistanceFluorescence-activated cell sortingWestern blottingClaudin-19Expression of proteinsSteady-state levelsProtein kinaseFilamentous actinEffect of AMPStress responseQuantitative RT-PCRKnockdownPOS degradationAMPKJunctional complexesEnzymatic activityCell sortingExpression of metallothioneinProteasome inhibitors
2020
Claudins regulate gene and protein expression of the retinal pigment epithelium independent of their association with tight junctions
Liu F, Xu T, Peng S, Adelman RA, Rizzolo LJ. Claudins regulate gene and protein expression of the retinal pigment epithelium independent of their association with tight junctions. Experimental Eye Research 2020, 198: 108157. PMID: 32712183, DOI: 10.1016/j.exer.2020.108157.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2007
Analysis of the RPE transcriptome reveals dynamic changes during the development of the outer blood-retinal barrier.
Rizzolo LJ, Chen X, Weitzman M, Sun R, Zhang H. Analysis of the RPE transcriptome reveals dynamic changes during the development of the outer blood-retinal barrier. Molecular Vision 2007, 13: 1259-73. PMID: 17679949.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsActinsAnimalsBlood-Retinal BarrierCell Cycle ProteinsChick EmbryoCluster AnalysisCollagenExtracellular MatrixGene Expression ProfilingIntercellular JunctionsLamininMembrane ProteinsMicrotubule-Associated ProteinsMyosinsOligonucleotide Array Sequence AnalysisPhagocytosisPigment Epithelium of EyeProtein SubunitsProteinsReceptors, Cell SurfaceReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionRNA, MessengerTranscription, GeneticConceptsPattern of expressionExtensive remodelingAffymetrix microarray chipsCell-cell junctionsSignal transduction pathwaysExtracellular matrix interactionsAdherens junction proteinsTranscellular ion transportCell surface receptorsGenomic approachesEntire genomeGene OntologyTransduction pathwaysSTEM softwareZO-3Biological pathwaysFunctional clusteringMatrix interactionsExtracellular matrixSurface receptorsJunctional complexesMicroarray chipContinuous remodelingFalse discovery rateAffymetrix software
1998
Protein-Binding Domains of the Tight Junction Protein, ZO-2, Are Highly Conserved between Avian and Mammalian Species
Collins J, Rizzolo L. Protein-Binding Domains of the Tight Junction Protein, ZO-2, Are Highly Conserved between Avian and Mammalian Species. Biochemical And Biophysical Research Communications 1998, 252: 617-622. PMID: 9837755, DOI: 10.1006/bbrc.1998.9710.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProtein-binding domainsSrc homology 3ZO-2ZO-3Homologous domainsMAGUK protein familyDistinct PDZ domainsProtein binding domainsZO-1Apical junctional complexHomology 3PDZ domainProtein familySH3 domainAcidic domainEvolutionary pressureMammalian speciesJunctional complexesEmbryonic chicken retinaJunction proteinsTight junctionsDifferent functionsProteinTight junction proteinsSequence
1997
Remodeling of junctional complexes during the development of the outer blood‐retinal barrier
Williams C, Rizzolo L. Remodeling of junctional complexes during the development of the outer blood‐retinal barrier. The Anatomical Record 1997, 249: 380-388. PMID: 9372172, DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-0185(199711)249:3<380::aid-ar9>3.0.co;2-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRetinal pigment epitheliumApical junctional complexOuter blood-retinal barrierBlood-retinal barrierNeural retinaZO-1Junctional complexesOccludin expressionRPE developmentMature retinal pigment epitheliumRPE/choroidZO-1 expressionTight junction proteinsEmbryonic day 3Same molecular massEmbryonic day 10Adherens junctionsPigment epitheliumDay 3Day 10Homologous complexesMolecular massRetinaJunction proteinsJunction permeabilityPolarity and the development of the outer blood-retinal barrier.
Rizzolo L. Polarity and the development of the outer blood-retinal barrier. Histology And Histopathology 1997, 12: 1057-67. PMID: 9302567.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus Statements
1993
Apical Orientation of the Microtubule Organizing Center and Associated γ-Tubulin during the Polarization of the Retinal Pigment Epithelium in Vivo
Rizzolo L, Joshi H. Apical Orientation of the Microtubule Organizing Center and Associated γ-Tubulin during the Polarization of the Retinal Pigment Epithelium in Vivo. Developmental Biology 1993, 157: 147-156. PMID: 8482407, DOI: 10.1006/dbio.1993.1119.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMicrotubule arraysCell polarityEmbryonic day 3Apical membraneGamma-tubulin fociJunctional complexesSimple epithelial cellsMicrotubule organizing centerDevelopment of epitheliaCentrosomal proteinsJuxtanuclear regionΓ-tubulinUnique reorganizationBasal axisGamma-tubulinCell-basement membrane interactionsFunctional polarityMicrotubule growthMembrane interactionsOrganizing centerPrimary cell culturesCultured cellsEpithelial cellsRetinal pigment epitheliumCell cultures
1990
The distribution of Na+,K+-ATPase in the retinal pigmented epithelium from chicken embryo is polarized in vivo but not in primary cell culture
Rizzolo L. The distribution of Na+,K+-ATPase in the retinal pigmented epithelium from chicken embryo is polarized in vivo but not in primary cell culture. Experimental Eye Research 1990, 51: 435-446. PMID: 2170160, DOI: 10.1016/0014-4835(90)90156-o.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBasolateral plasma membranePlasma membranePrimary cell culturesPlasma membrane proteinsFunctional tight junctionsCultured RPEChicken embryosMatrix-coated filtersExtracellular matrix coatingCell culturesMembrane proteinsVesicular stomatitis virusMorphological polarityApical poleCultured cellsApical membraneEngelbreth-HolmJunctional complexesSwarm tumorEmbryonic eyeStomatitis virusATPaseBasolateral membraneSerum-free mediumTight junctions