2021
Association of Rare CYP39A1 Variants With Exfoliation Syndrome Involving the Anterior Chamber of the Eye
Partnership T, Li Z, Wang Z, Lee M, Zenkel M, Peh E, Ozaki M, Topouzis F, Nakano S, Chan A, Chen S, Williams S, Orr A, Nakano M, Kobakhidze N, Zarnowski T, Popa-Cherecheanu A, Mizoguchi T, Manabe S, Hayashi K, Kazama S, Inoue K, Mori Y, Miyata K, Sugiyama K, Higashide T, Chihara E, Ideta R, Ishiko S, Yoshida A, Tokumo K, Kiuchi Y, Ohashi T, Sakurai T, Sugimoto T, Chuman H, Aihara M, Inatani M, Mori K, Ikeda Y, Ueno M, Gaston D, Rafuse P, Shuba L, Saunders J, Nicolela M, Chichua G, Tabagari S, Founti P, Sim K, Meah W, Soo H, Chen X, Chatzikyriakidou A, Keskini C, Pappas T, Anastasopoulos E, Lambropoulos A, Panagiotou E, Mikropoulos D, Kosior-Jarecka E, Cheong A, Li Y, Lukasik U, Nongpiur M, Husain R, Perera S, Álvarez L, García M, González-Iglesias H, Cueto A, Cueto L, Martinón-Torres F, Salas A, Oguz Ç, Tamcelik N, Atalay E, Batu B, Irkec M, Aktas D, Kasım B, Astakhov Y, Astakhov S, Akopov E, Giessl A, Mardin C, Hellerbrand C, Bailey J, Igo R, Haines J, Edward D, Heegaard S, Davila S, Tan P, Kang J, Pasquale L, Kruse F, Reis A, Carmichael T, Hauser M, Ramsay M, Mossböck G, Yildirim N, Tashiro K, Konstas A, Coca-Prados M, Foo J, Kinoshita S, Sotozono C, Kubota T, Dubina M, Ritch R, Wiggs J, Pasutto F, Schlötzer-Schrehardt U, Ho Y, Aung T, Tam W, Khor C. Association of Rare CYP39A1 Variants With Exfoliation Syndrome Involving the Anterior Chamber of the Eye. JAMA 2021, 325: 753-764. PMID: 33620406, PMCID: PMC7903258, DOI: 10.1001/jama.2021.0507.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsExfoliation syndromeValidation cohortDiscovery cohortAnterior chamberImpair protein functionFirst validation cohortSecond validation cohortSlit-lamp examinationCase-control studyAnterior segment structuresCauses of glaucomaCiliary body tissueSecondary outcomesPrimary outcomeLamp examinationSystemic disordersIrreversible blindnessMAIN OUTCOMEIndependent cohortExfoliation materialProtein-changing variantsSyndromeClinical implicationsCohortStudy participants
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
2017
Genetic association study of exfoliation syndrome identifies a protective rare variant at LOXL1 and five new susceptibility loci
Aung T, Ozaki M, Lee MC, Schlötzer-Schrehardt U, Thorleifsson G, Mizoguchi T, Igo RP, Haripriya A, Williams SE, Astakhov YS, Orr AC, Burdon KP, Nakano S, Mori K, Abu-Amero K, Hauser M, Li Z, Prakadeeswari G, Bailey JNC, Cherecheanu AP, Kang JH, Nelson S, Hayashi K, Manabe SI, Kazama S, Zarnowski T, Inoue K, Irkec M, Coca-Prados M, Sugiyama K, Järvelä I, Schlottmann P, Lerner SF, Lamari H, Nilgün Y, Bikbov M, Park KH, Cha SC, Yamashiro K, Zenteno JC, Jonas JB, Kumar RS, Perera SA, Chan ASY, Kobakhidze N, George R, Vijaya L, Do T, Edward DP, de Juan Marcos L, Pakravan M, Moghimi S, Ideta R, Bach-Holm D, Kappelgaard P, Wirostko B, Thomas S, Gaston D, Bedard K, Greer WL, Yang Z, Chen X, Huang L, Sang J, Jia H, Jia L, Qiao C, Zhang H, Liu X, Zhao B, Wang YX, Xu L, Leruez S, Reynier P, Chichua G, Tabagari S, Uebe S, Zenkel M, Berner D, Mossböck G, Weisschuh N, Hoja U, Welge-Luessen UC, Mardin C, Founti P, Chatzikyriakidou A, Pappas T, Anastasopoulos E, Lambropoulos A, Ghosh A, Shetty R, Porporato N, Saravanan V, Venkatesh R, Shivkumar C, Kalpana N, Sarangapani S, Kanavi MR, Beni AN, Yazdani S, lashay A, Naderifar H, Khatibi N, Fea A, Lavia C, Dallorto L, Rolle T, Frezzotti P, Paoli D, Salvi E, Manunta P, Mori Y, Miyata K, Higashide T, Chihara E, Ishiko S, Yoshida A, Yanagi M, Kiuchi Y, Ohashi T, Sakurai T, Sugimoto T, Chuman H, Aihara M, Inatani M, Miyake M, Gotoh N, Matsuda F, Yoshimura N, Ikeda Y, Ueno M, Sotozono C, Jeoung JW, Sagong M, Park KH, Ahn J, Cruz-Aguilar M, Ezzouhairi SM, Rafei A, Chong YF, Ng XY, Goh SR, Chen Y, Yong VHK, Khan MI, Olawoye OO, Ashaye AO, Ugbede I, Onakoya A, Kizor-Akaraiwe N, Teekhasaenee C, Suwan Y, Supakontanasan W, Okeke S, Uche NJ, Asimadu I, Ayub H, Akhtar F, Kosior-Jarecka E, Lukasik U, Lischinsky I, Castro V, Grossmann RP, Megevand GS, Roy S, Dervan E, Silke E, Rao A, Sahay P, Fornero P, Cuello O, Sivori D, Zompa T, Mills RA, Souzeau E, Mitchell P, Wang JJ, Hewitt AW, Coote M, Crowston JG, Astakhov SY, Akopov EL, Emelyanov A, Vysochinskaya V, Kazakbaeva G, Fayzrakhmanov R, Al-Obeidan SA, Owaidhah O, Aljasim LA, Chowbay B, Foo JN, Soh RQ, Sim KS, Xie Z, Cheong AWO, Mok SQ, Soo HM, Chen XY, Peh SQ, Heng KK, Husain R, Ho SL, Hillmer AM, Cheng CY, Escudero-Domínguez FA, González-Sarmiento R, Martinon-Torres F, Salas A, Pathanapitoon K, Hansapinyo L, Wanichwecharugruang B, Kitnarong N, Sakuntabhai A, Nguyn HX, Nguyn GTT, Nguyn TV, Zenz W, Binder A, Klobassa DS, Hibberd ML, Davila S, Herms S, Nöthen MM, Moebus S, Rautenbach RM, Ziskind A, Carmichael TR, Ramsay M, Álvarez L, García M, González-Iglesias H, Rodríguez-Calvo PP, Fernández-Vega Cueto L, Oguz Ç, Tamcelik N, Atalay E, Batu B, Aktas D, Kasım B, Wilson MR, Coleman AL, Liu Y, Challa P, Herndon L, Kuchtey RW, Kuchtey J, Curtin K, Chaya CJ, Crandall A, Zangwill LM, Wong TY, Nakano M, Kinoshita S, den Hollander AI, Vesti E, Fingert JH, Lee RK, Sit AJ, Shingleton BJ, Wang N, Cusi D, Qamar R, Kraft P, Pericak-Vance MA, Raychaudhuri S, Heegaard S, Kivelä T, Reis A, Kruse FE, Weinreb RN, Pasquale LR, Haines JL, Thorsteinsdottir U, Jonasson F, Allingham RR, Milea D, Ritch R, Kubota T, Tashiro K, Vithana EN, Micheal S, Topouzis F, Craig JE, Dubina M, Sundaresan P, Stefansson K, Wiggs JL, Pasutto F, Khor CC. Genetic association study of exfoliation syndrome identifies a protective rare variant at LOXL1 and five new susceptibility loci. Nature Genetics 2017, 49: 993-1004. PMID: 28553957, PMCID: PMC6685441, DOI: 10.1038/ng.3875.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAged, 80 and overAllelesAmino Acid OxidoreductasesAmino Acid SubstitutionAsian PeopleCalcium ChannelsCell AdhesionExfoliation SyndromeExtracellular MatrixEyeFemaleGene Expression ProfilingGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseGenome-Wide Association StudyHaplotypesHumansMaleMolecular ChaperonesMutation, MissensePoint MutationRNA, MessengerSpheroids, CellularConceptsGlobal genome-wide association studyAssociation studiesSusceptibility lociGenome-wide association studiesProtective rare variantsDisease-associated lociNew susceptibility lociFine-mapping analysisGenetic association studiesRare protective variantsLociProtective variantsRare variantsLOXL1VariantsWiggJapanese population
2015
A Renal-Like Organic Anion Transport System in the Ciliary Epithelium of the Bovine and Human Eye
Lee J, Shahidullah M, Hotchkiss A, Coca-Prados M, Delamere NA, Pelis RM. A Renal-Like Organic Anion Transport System in the Ciliary Epithelium of the Bovine and Human Eye. Molecular Pharmacology 2015, 87: 697-705. PMID: 25661037, PMCID: PMC6067639, DOI: 10.1124/mol.114.096578.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBiological Transport, ActiveCattleCiliary BodyDicarboxylic Acid TransportersHumansKidney CortexMultidrug Resistance-Associated ProteinsOrganic Anion Transport Protein 1Organic Anion TransportersOrganic Anion Transporters, Sodium-DependentOrganic Anion Transporters, Sodium-IndependentRetinal Pigment EpitheliumRNA, MessengerSymportersConceptsCiliary bodyAqueous humorPara-aminohippurateUssing chambersOcular tissuesReverse transcription-polymerase chain reactionOrganic anion transport systemHuman ocular tissuesBovine ciliary bodyHuman ciliary bodyPerfused eyePolymerase chain reactionBasolateral membraneEye preparationsTransporter expressionOrganic anion transportCiliary epitheliumAnion transport systemHuman eyeEpithelial cellsChain reactionBlood sideBlood directionEyesBarrier epithelia
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
2007
Molecular Analysis of Neurolysin Expression in the Rat and Bovine Ciliary Body
Bertazolli-Filho R, Coca-Prados M, Haddad A, Laicine EM. Molecular Analysis of Neurolysin Expression in the Rat and Bovine Ciliary Body. Current Eye Research 2007, 32: 751-756. PMID: 17882707, DOI: 10.1080/02713680701573381.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2006
Somatostatin modulates PI3K-Akt, eNOS and NHE activity in the ciliary epithelium
Ghosh S, Choritz L, Geibel J, Coca-Prados M. Somatostatin modulates PI3K-Akt, eNOS and NHE activity in the ciliary epithelium. Molecular And Cellular Endocrinology 2006, 253: 63-75. PMID: 16764985, DOI: 10.1016/j.mce.2006.05.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsP-Akt Ser473Ciliary epitheliumIntracellular cyclic GMP productionInvolvement of somatostatinDose-dependent attenuationReceptor mRNA expressionCyclic GMP productionSST-like immunoreactivityLack of responseOcular ciliary epitheliumAqueous humorSomatostatinNHE activityExchanger activityMRNA expressionCiliary processesNeuroendocrine cellsPC2 antibodyPI3K-AktMultiple intracellularGMP productionConvertases PC1Increases phosphorylationTissue extractsEpithelium
2005
Selective Upregulation of the A3 Adenosine Receptor in Eyes with Pseudoexfoliation Syndrome and Glaucoma
Schlötzer-Schrehardt U, Zenkel M, Decking U, Haubs D, Kruse FE, Jünemann A, Coca-Prados M, Naumann GO. Selective Upregulation of the A3 Adenosine Receptor in Eyes with Pseudoexfoliation Syndrome and Glaucoma. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science 2005, 46: 2023-2034. PMID: 15914619, DOI: 10.1167/iovs.04-0915.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdenosineAgedAged, 80 and overAnterior Eye SegmentAqueous HumorBlotting, NorthernCell Culture TechniquesChromatography, High Pressure LiquidExfoliation SyndromeGlaucoma, Angle-ClosureGlaucoma, Open-AngleHumansHypoxanthineImmunohistochemistryIn Situ HybridizationInosineReceptor, Adenosine A3Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionRNA, MessengerUp-RegulationXanthineConceptsControl eyesLevels of adenosineA3 adenosine receptorAdenosine receptorsPEX eyesPseudoexfoliation syndromeIntraocular pressureAqueous humor secretionCiliary epitheliumEpithelial cellsNonpigmented epithelial cellsOxidative stressGlaucomatous control eyesAngle-closure glaucomaNormal control eyesHypoxia-induced upregulationAdenosine receptor expressionAqueous humor samplesAnterior segment tissuesAqueous humor dynamicsNonpigmented ciliary epitheliumA3 receptor mRNAEffects of hypoxiaAdenosine receptor subtypesNonpigmented ciliary epithelial cellsRetinoid 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
The bovine iris–ciliary epithelium expresses components of rod phototransduction
Ghosh S, Salvador-Silva M, Coca-Prados M. The bovine iris–ciliary epithelium expresses components of rod phototransduction. Neuroscience Letters 2004, 370: 7-12. PMID: 15489008, DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2004.07.026.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAnimals, NewbornArrestinBlotting, NorthernBlotting, WesternCattleCiliary BodyEpitheliumEye ProteinsGene ExpressionG-Protein-Coupled Receptor Kinase 1IrisLight Signal TransductionNeuronsPromoter Regions, GeneticProtein KinasesRetinal Rod Photoreceptor CellsReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionRhodopsinRNA, MessengerTransfectionConceptsCiliary epitheliumIris cellsBasal activityCommon embryonic originOcular ciliary epitheliumNeural retinaWestern blotRT-PCR amplificationRetinaEpitheliumSignificant stimulationBovine irisEmbryonic originStimulationBlotRod phototransductionTransient transfectionNorthern blotRhodopsin kinasePromoter activityDistal promoter elementLow levelsIrisReporter constructsLower vertebratesFunctional and Molecular Characterization of a Volume-activated Chloride Channel in Rabbit Corneal Epithelial Cells
Al-Nakkash L, Iserovich P, Coca-Prados M, Yang H, Reinach P. Functional and Molecular Characterization of a Volume-activated Chloride Channel in Rabbit Corneal Epithelial Cells. The Journal Of Membrane Biology 2004, 201: 41-49. PMID: 15635811, DOI: 10.1007/s00232-004-0706-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCorneal epithelial cellsRabbit corneal epithelial cellsVolume-regulated anion channelsEpithelial cellsVoltage-dependent inhibitionHypotonic challengeVolume-activated chloride channelsRegulatory volume decrease (RVD) responseInactive phorbol ester analoguePresence of DIDSExtracellular calciumChloride currentsNiflumic acidRVD responseCell swellingDecrease responseNorthern blot analysisBlot analysisPhorbol dibutyratePhorbol ester analogsChloride channelsVACCNPPBMOsm mediumSV40-immortalized rabbit corneal epithelial 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 subunitsExpression of cell surface transmembrane carbonic anhydrase genes CA9 and CA12 in the human eye: overexpression of CA12 (CAXII) in glaucoma
Liao S, Ivanov S, Ivanova A, Ghosh S, Cote M, Keefe K, Coca-Prados M, Stanbridge E, Lerman M. Expression of cell surface transmembrane carbonic anhydrase genes CA9 and CA12 in the human eye: overexpression of CA12 (CAXII) in glaucoma. Journal Of Medical Genetics 2003, 40: 257. PMID: 12676895, PMCID: PMC1735430, DOI: 10.1136/jmg.40.4.257.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-pigmented ciliary epithelial cellsGlaucoma patientsEpithelium of corneaNPE cell linesNPE cellsAqueous humor productionCultured NPE cellsGlaucoma eyesIntraocular pressureAqueous humor secretionGlaucomatous eyesCAIX expressionCiliary epithelial cellsCAXII expressionEye donorsCA9 mRNANormal eyesPlasma membrane proteinsEmbryonic eye developmentFundamental physiological processesGlaucoma donorsGlaucomaCiliary epitheliumCAIXEpithelial cells
2001
Molecular Evidence That Human Ocular Ciliary Epithelium Expresses Components Involved in Phototransduction
Bertazolli-Filho R, Ghosh S, Huang W, Wollmann G, Coca-Prados M. Molecular Evidence That Human Ocular Ciliary Epithelium Expresses Components Involved in Phototransduction. Biochemical And Biophysical Research Communications 2001, 284: 317-325. PMID: 11394879, DOI: 10.1006/bbrc.2001.4970.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAntibodies, MonoclonalArrestinBlotting, WesternCalcium-Binding ProteinsCattleCell LineCiliary BodyCyclic Nucleotide-Gated Cation ChannelsEpithelial CellsEye ProteinsFluorescent Antibody Technique, IndirectG-Protein-Coupled Receptor Kinase 1HippocalcinHumansImmunoblottingImmunohistochemistryIon ChannelsLight Signal TransductionLipoproteinsNerve Tissue ProteinsPhosphoric Diester HydrolasesProtein KinasesProtein SubunitsRecoverinRetinaReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionRhodopsinRNA, MessengerSequence Analysis, DNATransducinConceptsHuman ocular ciliary epitheliumCiliary epitheliumOcular ciliary epitheliumNPE cellsCiliary epithelial cell linePars plicata regionIntact ciliary epitheliumWestern blot analysisCultured NPE cellsEpithelial cell lineExpression of rhodopsinIndirect immunofluorescenceVisual arrestinHuman retinaMonoclonal antibodiesHuman ciliary epitheliumThree- to fourfoldEpitheliumRT-PCRPhotoreceptor cellsRhodopsin mRNABlot analysisCell linesRetinaRhodopsin kinase
2000
Expression of the TIGR gene in the iris, ciliary body, and trabecular meshwork of the human eye.
Huang W, Jaroszewski J, Ortego J, Escribano J, Coca-Prados M. Expression of the TIGR gene in the iris, ciliary body, and trabecular meshwork of the human eye. Ophthalmic Genetics 2000, 21: 155-69. PMID: 11035548, DOI: 10.1076/1381-6810(200009)21:3;1-z;ft155.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTIGR proteinTranscription/translation systemCanine pancreatic microsomal membranesPancreatic microsomal membranesSitu hybridization experimentsTissue-specific mannerTIGR genePattern of expressionCarboxy-terminus regionMajor protein bandsHybridization experimentsTerminus regionFusion proteinGlycosylation activityMolecular massProteinPNGase FDeglycosylation treatmentProtein bandsMicrosomal membranesTranslation systemO-glycosidaseJuvenile-onset primary open-angle glaucomaGenesNa+/H+ and Cl–/HCO3–-antiporters of bovine pigmented ciliary epithelial cells
Counillon L, Touret N, Bidet M, Peterson-Yantorno K, Coca-Prados M, Stuart-Tilley A, Wilhelm S, Alper S, Civan M. Na+/H+ and Cl–/HCO3–-antiporters of bovine pigmented ciliary epithelial cells. Pflügers Archiv - European Journal Of Physiology 2000, 440: 667-678. PMID: 11007305, DOI: 10.1007/s004240000302.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAnion Transport ProteinsAntiportersCattleCell Line, TransformedChloride-Bicarbonate AntiportersCiliary BodyEpithelial CellsImmunohistochemistryMembrane ProteinsMicroscopy, FluorescenceMicroscopy, VideoModels, BiologicalPigmentationReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionRNA, MessengerSLC4A ProteinsSodiumSodium-Hydrogen ExchangersConceptsAqueous humor formationCl-/HCO3Epithelial cell layerTranscriptase-polymerase chain reaction amplificationPE cellsCell layerHuman ciliary bodyAE2 Cl-/HCO3Medical therapyNHE-1 isoformCiliary epithelial cellsCiliary bodyAqueous humorCiliary epithelial bilayerPolymerase chain reaction amplificationChain reaction amplificationNHE-1Rabbit ciliary epitheliumCiliary epitheliumEpithelial cellsBovine pigmented ciliary epithelial cellsGap junctionsRegulatory volume increasePigmented ciliary epithelial cellsExternal Cl
1999
Functional Expression of Components of the Natriuretic Peptide System in Human Ocular Nonpigmented Ciliary Epithelial Cells
Ortego J, Coca-Prados M. Functional Expression of Components of the Natriuretic Peptide System in Human Ocular Nonpigmented Ciliary Epithelial Cells. Biochemical And Biophysical Research Communications 1999, 258: 21-28. PMID: 10222228, DOI: 10.1006/bbrc.1999.0573.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNatriuretic peptide systemNPR-B receptorNPR-C receptorCiliary epithelial cellsReceptor mRNACiliary epitheliumEpithelial cellsNPE cellsCGMP responseAutocrine/paracrine modulatorPeptide systemHuman ocular ciliary epitheliumNonpigmented ciliary epithelial cellsOcular ciliary epitheliumCultured NPE cellsLong-term downregulationC-ANP4Paracrine modulatorEye pressureBNPActivation of PKCBasal levelsInhibitory effectRT-PCRReceptorsA3 adenosine receptors regulate Cl−channels of nonpigmented ciliary epithelial cells
Mitchell C, Peterson-Yantorno K, Carré D, McGlinn A, Coca-Prados M, Stone R, Civan M. A3 adenosine receptors regulate Cl−channels of nonpigmented ciliary epithelial cells. American Journal Of Physiology 1999, 276: c659-c666. PMID: 10069993, DOI: 10.1152/ajpcell.1999.276.3.c659.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAgonist N6HCE cellsIB-MECAA3 receptorsAdenosine receptorsCiliary processesA2A agonist CGS 21680Rabbit ciliary processesCiliary epitheliumA1-selective agonist N6Specific adenosine receptorsAgonist CGS 21680NPE cellsCl- channelsNonpigmented ciliary epithelial cellsA3 adenosine receptorHuman NPE cellsCGS 21680Ciliary epithelial cellsReceptor subtypesIntracellular Ca2MicroM adenosineRabbit ciliary epitheliumRT-PCREpithelial cells
1998
Molecular Identification and Coexpression of Galanin and GalR‐1 Galanin Receptor in the Human Ocular Ciliary Epithelium: Differential Modulation of Their Expression by the Activation of α2‐ and β2‐Adrenergic Receptors in Cultured Ciliary Epithelial Cells
Ortego J, Coca‐Prados M. Molecular Identification and Coexpression of Galanin and GalR‐1 Galanin Receptor in the Human Ocular Ciliary Epithelium: Differential Modulation of Their Expression by the Activation of α2‐ and β2‐Adrenergic Receptors in Cultured Ciliary Epithelial Cells. Journal Of Neurochemistry 1998, 71: 2260-2270. PMID: 9832123, DOI: 10.1046/j.1471-4159.1998.71062260.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdrenergic alpha-AgonistsAqueous HumorCell LineCiliary BodyClonidineColforsinCulture Media, Serum-FreeEpithelial CellsFluorescent Antibody TechniqueGalaninHumansNorepinephrineProtein PrecursorsReceptors, Adrenergic, alphaReceptors, Adrenergic, betaReceptors, GalaninReceptors, NeuropeptideRNA, MessengerTetradecanoylphorbol AcetateConceptsGalanin mRNA expression