1999
Differential gene expression in the human ciliary epithelium
Coca-Prados M, Escribano J, Ortego J. Differential gene expression in the human ciliary epithelium. Progress In Retinal And Eye Research 1999, 18: 403-429. PMID: 10192520, DOI: 10.1016/s1350-9462(98)00026-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDifferential gene expressionCell-specific expressionDiversity of functionsExpression of genesOcular ciliary bodySubtractive libraryNeuropeptide processing enzymesMolecular basisGene expressionCultured ciliary epithelial cellsCell differentiationCiliary epitheliumHuman ciliary epitheliumAntioxidative enzymesGenesCiliary epithelial cellsRegulatory peptidesLight-dark cycleEpithelial cellsMuscle cellsCiliary muscle cellsAutocrine mechanismExpressionPlasma proteinsParacrine mechanisms
1995
Immortalization of cat iris sphincter smooth muscle cells by SV40 virus: Growth, morphological, biochemical and pharmacological characteristics
Ocklind A, Yousufzai S, Ghosh S, Coca-Prados M, St Jernschantz J, Abdel-Latif A. Immortalization of cat iris sphincter smooth muscle cells by SV40 virus: Growth, morphological, biochemical and pharmacological characteristics. Experimental Eye Research 1995, 61: 535-545. PMID: 8654496, DOI: 10.1016/s0014-4835(05)80047-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSignal transduction pathwaysCat iris sphincter smooth muscle cellsSmooth muscle alpha-actinMuscle alpha-actinImmortalized cellsTransduction pathwaysSmooth muscle cellsMuscle cellsAlpha-actinImportant model systemSV40 virusLarge T antigenImmortalized cell culturesMlc proteinNormal muscle cellsTransformation phenotypeSuccessful immortalizationLow-serum mediumCellular DNAContact inhibitionPopulation doublingsSV-CISM-2 cellsT antigenViral transformationArachidonic acid