2020
Role of GUCA1C in Primary Congenital Glaucoma and in the Retina: Functional Evaluation in Zebrafish
Morales-Cámara S, Alexandre-Moreno S, Bonet-Fernández J, Atienzar-Aroca R, Aroca-Aguilar J, Ferre-Fernández J, Méndez C, Morales L, Fernández-Sánchez L, Cuenca N, Coca-Prados M, Martínez-de-la-Casa J, Garcia-Feijoo J, Escribano J. Role of GUCA1C in Primary Congenital Glaucoma and in the Retina: Functional Evaluation in Zebrafish. Genes 2020, 11: 550. PMID: 32422965, PMCID: PMC7288452, DOI: 10.3390/genes11050550.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsApoptosisBase SequenceCRISPR-Cas SystemsFemaleGene EditingGene Knockout TechniquesGlaucomaGliosisGuanylate Cyclase-Activating ProteinsHigh-Throughput Nucleotide SequencingHumansMaleMiddle AgedPedigreeRetinaReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionSequence AlignmentSequence Homology, Amino AcidZebrafishZebrafish ProteinsConceptsPrimary congenital glaucomaCongenital glaucomaRetinal ganglion cell layerRetinal ganglion cell apoptosisCiliary epitheliumGlial fibrillary acidic proteinWhole-exome sequencing analysisGanglion cell layerGanglion cell apoptosisHuman ocular ciliary epitheliumFibrillary acidic proteinOcular anterior segmentIntraocular pressure regulationOcular ciliary epitheliumNon-pigmented ciliary epitheliumAutosomal recessive fashionOptical neuropathyOcular effectsRetinal damageMüller cellsAnterior segmentPressure regulationAcidic proteinKnockout animalsGuanylate cyclaseCPAMD8 loss-of-function underlies non-dominant congenital glaucoma with variable anterior segment dysgenesis and abnormal extracellular matrix
Bonet-Fernández J, Aroca-Aguilar J, Corton M, Ramírez A, Alexandre-Moreno S, García-Antón M, Salazar J, Ferre-Fernández J, Atienzar-Aroca R, Villaverde C, Iancu I, Tamayo A, Méndez-Hernández C, Morales-Fernández L, Rojas B, Ayuso C, Coca-Prados M, Martinez-de-la-Casa J, García-Feijoo J, Escribano J. CPAMD8 loss-of-function underlies non-dominant congenital glaucoma with variable anterior segment dysgenesis and abnormal extracellular matrix. Human Genetics 2020, 139: 1209-1231. PMID: 32274568, DOI: 10.1007/s00439-020-02164-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAlpha-MacroglobulinsAnimalsAnterior ChamberCase-Control StudiesComplement C3CRISPR-Cas SystemsEmbryo, NonmammalianExtracellular MatrixEye AbnormalitiesFemaleGene EditingGene ExpressionGenes, RecessiveGlaucomaHigh-Throughput Nucleotide SequencingHumansLoss of Function MutationMaleMiddle AgedPedigreeTrabecular MeshworkTrabeculectomyTrypsin Inhibitor, Kazal PancreaticZebrafishConceptsZebrafish embryosAnterior segment dysgenesisExtracellular matrixPrimary congenital glaucomaNext-generation DNA sequencingGross developmental abnormalitiesFunction pathogenic mechanismQuantitative reverse transcription PCRAbnormal extracellular matrixCongenital glaucomaCRISPR/Mesenchyme-like cellsTrabecular meshwork cellsReverse transcription-PCRUnknown functionExtracellular matrix disorganizationDNA sequencingGenesGenetic alterationsEmbryosMeshwork cellsDevelopmental abnormalitiesTranscription-PCRAnterior chamber angleDisease Role
2017
Whole-Exome Sequencing of Congenital Glaucoma Patients Reveals Hypermorphic Variants in GPATCH3, a New Gene Involved in Ocular and Craniofacial Development
Ferre-Fernández JJ, Aroca-Aguilar JD, Medina-Trillo C, Bonet-Fernández JM, Méndez-Hernández CD, Morales-Fernández L, Corton M, Cabañero-Valera MJ, Gut M, Tonda R, Ayuso C, Coca-Prados M, García-Feijoo J, Escribano J. Whole-Exome Sequencing of Congenital Glaucoma Patients Reveals Hypermorphic Variants in GPATCH3, a New Gene Involved in Ocular and Craniofacial Development. Scientific Reports 2017, 7: 46175. PMID: 28397860, PMCID: PMC5387416, DOI: 10.1038/srep46175.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCarrier ProteinsChromosome SegregationEmbryo, NonmammalianExome SequencingEyeFaceFamilyFemaleGene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalGene Knockdown TechniquesGlaucomaHumansMaleMiddle AgedMutationOrgan SpecificityPedigreePhenotypePromoter Regions, GeneticReceptors, CXCR4SkullSubcellular FractionsTranscriptional ActivationZebrafishConceptsNew genesZebrafish embryosCraniofacial developmentEarly zebrafish embryosNeural crest cell migrationCrest cell migrationNew disease genesMesenchymal-like cellsHigh genetic heterogeneityUnidentified functionTransient overexpressionProximal promoterDisease genesGene Pitx2Whole-exome sequencingGenesCell migrationGenetic heterogeneityExome sequencingSkeletal muscleRare variantsCraniofacial abnormalitiesEmbryosSequencingProtein
2008
Heterozygous expression of myocilin glaucoma mutants increases secretion of the mutant forms and reduces extracellular processed myocilin.
Aroca-Aguilar JD, Sánchez-Sánchez F, Martínez-Redondo F, Coca-Prados M, Escribano J. Heterozygous expression of myocilin glaucoma mutants increases secretion of the mutant forms and reduces extracellular processed myocilin. Molecular Vision 2008, 14: 2097-108. PMID: 19023451, PMCID: PMC2585175.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWild-type myocilinWild-type proteinMyocilin mutantsMutant myocilinMutant formsProteolytic processingMissense mutant formsHEK 293T cellsMyocilin geneMutant proteinsSecretory pathwayUnidentified functionExtracellular proteinsMutantsEndoproteolytic processingRecombinant mutantsMyocilin secretionCellular fractionsHeterozygous expressionMyocilinProteinUnknown mechanismExtracellular amountSDS-PAGEHeterozygous state
2007
Characterization of the Intracellular Proteolytic Cleavage of Myocilin and Identification of Calpain II as a Myocilin-processing Protease*
Sánchez-Sánchez F, Martínez-Redondo F, Aroca-Aguilar JD, Coca-Prados M, Escribano J. Characterization of the Intracellular Proteolytic Cleavage of Myocilin and Identification of Calpain II as a Myocilin-processing Protease*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2007, 282: 27810-27824. PMID: 17650508, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m609608200.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsExtracellular calciumCalpain IICalcium-activated proteaseIntraocular pressureT cellsIntracellular proteolytic cleavageCalpain inhibitorsCalcium uptakeProteolytic cleavageCalpain inhibitor IVOlfactomedin-like domainCalpain IInhibitor IVMyocilinEndoplasmic reticulumIntracellular processingLumenRNA interference knockdownCalciumProteolytic processingCellsCulture mediumGlaucomaSubcellular fractionationEndoproteolytic processingNew perspectives in aqueous humor secretion and in glaucoma: The ciliary body as a multifunctional neuroendocrine gland
Coca-Prados M, Escribano J. New perspectives in aqueous humor secretion and in glaucoma: The ciliary body as a multifunctional neuroendocrine gland. Progress In Retinal And Eye Research 2007, 26: 239-262. PMID: 17321191, DOI: 10.1016/j.preteyeres.2007.01.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntraocular pressureCiliary bodyAqueous humor secretionAqueous humorCiliary epitheliumGlaucoma-associated genesImmune privilege statusDevelopment of glaucomaGlutamate-metabolizing enzymesPathophysiology of glaucomaAnti-angiogenic factorsSteroid-converting enzymesDiurnal circadian rhythmCiliary blood flowOcular ciliary bodyAnterior segmentBlood flowMultifactorial eventGlaucomaNeuroendocrine systemOutflow pathwayEndocrine communicationEndocrine systemEndocrine peptidesRegulatory peptides
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
Expression 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
1998
Sequence Analysis and Homology Modeling Suggest That Primary Congenital Glaucoma on 2p21 Results from Mutations Disrupting Either the Hinge Region or the Conserved Core Structures of Cytochrome P4501B1
Stoilov I, Akarsu A, Alozie I, Child A, Barsoum-Homsy M, Turacli M, Or M, Lewis R, Ozdemir N, Brice G, Aktan S, Chevrette L, Coca-Prados M, Sarfarazi M. Sequence Analysis and Homology Modeling Suggest That Primary Congenital Glaucoma on 2p21 Results from Mutations Disrupting Either the Hinge Region or the Conserved Core Structures of Cytochrome P4501B1. American Journal Of Human Genetics 1998, 62: 573-584. PMID: 9497261, PMCID: PMC1376958, DOI: 10.1086/301764.Peer-Reviewed Original Research