2018
Identification of myocilin as a blood plasma protein and analysis of its role in leukocyte adhesion to endothelial cell monolayers
Aroca-Aguilar JD, Fernández-Navarro A, Ontañón J, Coca-Prados M, Escribano J. Identification of myocilin as a blood plasma protein and analysis of its role in leukocyte adhesion to endothelial cell monolayers. PLOS ONE 2018, 13: e0209364. PMID: 30557320, PMCID: PMC6296516, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0209364.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overBlood ProteinsBlotting, WesternCell AdhesionCytoskeletal ProteinsEye ProteinsFemaleGlycoproteinsHealthy VolunteersHEK293 CellsHuman Umbilical Vein Endothelial CellsHumansLeukocytesLiverMaleMiddle AgedProteolysisReal-Time Polymerase Chain ReactionRNA, MessengerThymus GlandConceptsPresence of myocilinEndothelial cell monolayersWestern immunoblotNon-ocular tissuesCell monolayersLymphoid organsLymphoid tissueT lymphocytesLeukocyte adhesionMatricellular proteinPlasma proteinsHuman myocilinLeukocytesMyocilinSerum proteinsPutative roleQuantitative PCRBlood plasmaLiverBiological activityAnti-adhesive proteinImmunoblotVivo proteolytic processingNew biological propertiesTissue
2008
Chapter 5 Functional Modulators Linking Inflow with Outflow of Aqueous Humor
Coca‐Prados M, Ghosh S. Chapter 5 Functional Modulators Linking Inflow with Outflow of Aqueous Humor. Current Topics In Membranes 2008, 62: 123-160. DOI: 10.1016/s1063-5823(08)00405-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCiliary epitheliumAqueous humorHuman ocular ciliary epitheliumMultiple neuroendocrine factorsTrabecular meshwork cellsOcular ciliary epitheliumImmune homeostasisMain cell typesEndocrine loopVasoactive peptidesAnterior segmentCircuitry mechanismsEndocrine factorsNeuroendocrine factorsSteroid hormonesOutflow pathwayNeuroendocrine circuitryMeshwork cellsRegulatory peptidesFunctional modulatorsAqHAvascular tissueCircadian rhythmTissueCell types
2005
Myocilin Mutations Causing Glaucoma Inhibit the Intracellular Endoproteolytic Cleavage of Myocilin between Amino Acids Arg226 and Ile227 *
Aroca-Aguilar JD, Sánchez-Sánchez F, Ghosh S, Coca-Prados M, Escribano J. Myocilin Mutations Causing Glaucoma Inhibit the Intracellular Endoproteolytic Cleavage of Myocilin between Amino Acids Arg226 and Ile227 *. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2005, 280: 21043-21051. PMID: 15795224, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m501340200.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsArginineBlotting, WesternBrefeldin ACattleCell LineComputational BiologyCOS CellsCulture MediaCytoskeletal ProteinsExtracellular Matrix ProteinsEye ProteinsGlaucomaGlycoproteinsGreen Fluorescent ProteinsHumansIsoleucineLeucineMicroscopy, FluorescenceMolecular Sequence DataMutationPeptidesPhenotypeProtein Structure, TertiarySpectrometry, Mass, Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption-IonizationTransfectionConceptsMyocilin mutationPathogenesis of glaucomaCause of blindnessSevere glaucoma phenotypeHuman aqueous humorAqueous humorOcular tissuesGlaucoma phenotypeNonocular tissuesWestern immunoblot analysisGlaucomaPathogenic mutationsOlfactomedin-like domainEndoproteolytic processingWild-type myocilinCell linesImmunoblot analysisMyocilinEndoproteolytic cleavageLeucine zipper-like domainMutant myocilinNormal roleHuman organsInhibitionTissue
2003
Production, purification, and functional analysis of recombinant human and mouse 17β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 7
Törn S, Nokelainen P, Kurkela R, Pulkka A, Menjivar M, Ghosh S, Coca-Prados M, Peltoketo H, Isomaa V, Vihko P. Production, purification, and functional analysis of recombinant human and mouse 17β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 7. Biochemical And Biophysical Research Communications 2003, 305: 37-45. PMID: 12732193, DOI: 10.1016/s0006-291x(03)00694-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPeripheral tissuesType 7Primary open-angle glaucomaEarly-onset prostate cancerOpen-angle glaucomaSex steroid hormonesIntracrine regulatorAdrenal glandProstate cancerEstrogenic milieuPotent androgenInactive metabolitesEstrogenic metabolitesSteroid metabolismPotent estrogenSteroid hormonesCancer 1DihydrotestosteroneRecombinant humanTissue distributionHormoneTissueHuman tissuesPresent studyMetabolic role
1997
The prostaglandin transporter is widely expressed in ocular tissues
Schuster V, Lu R, Coca-Prados M. The prostaglandin transporter is widely expressed in ocular tissues. Survey Of Ophthalmology 1997, 41: s41-s45. PMID: 9154275, DOI: 10.1016/s0039-6257(97)80006-9.Peer-Reviewed Original Research