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
2008
Diffusible retinal secretions regulate the expression of tight junctions and other diverse functions of the retinal pigment epithelium.
Sun R, Peng S, Chen X, Zhang H, Rizzolo LJ. Diffusible retinal secretions regulate the expression of tight junctions and other diverse functions of the retinal pigment epithelium. Molecular Vision 2008, 14: 2237-62. PMID: 19057659, PMCID: PMC2593753.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsActinsAdherens JunctionsAnimalsCell MembraneCells, CulturedChick EmbryoCluster AnalysisCulture Media, ConditionedDiffusionElectric ImpedanceExtracellular MatrixGene Expression ProfilingGene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalGenomeIon ChannelsKineticsMelaninsMembrane ProteinsMicrotubulesOligonucleotide Array Sequence AnalysisPhagocytosisRetinal Pigment EpitheliumRNA, MessengerSubcellular FractionsTight JunctionsVisual PathwaysConceptsGene expression
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