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 cyclase
1994
EP2-receptor Stimulated Cyclic Amp Synthesis in Cultured Human Non-pigmented Ciliary Epithelium
Jumblatt M, Neltner A, Coca-Prados M, Paterson C. EP2-receptor Stimulated Cyclic Amp Synthesis in Cultured Human Non-pigmented Ciliary Epithelium. Experimental Eye Research 1994, 58: 563-566. PMID: 7925693, DOI: 10.1006/exer.1994.1050.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman NPE cellsReceptor subtypesProstaglandin E2 receptor subtypesCiliary epitheliumCAMP synthesisNon-pigmented epithelial cellsNPE cellsEP2 receptor subtypeCyclic AMP synthesisNon-pigmented ciliary epitheliumHuman non-pigmented ciliary epitheliumEP2 subtypeProstanoid agonistsPharmacologic characterizationSpecific receptorsHuman NonPhysiologic functionProstanoidsEpithelial cellsMethyl xanthineSubtypesAMP synthesisCyclic AMPCyclic monophosphatePGE2
1993
Studies on regulation of the ascorbic acid transporter in a cell line derived from rabbit non-pigmented ciliary epithelium
Delamere N, Coca-Prados M, Aggarwal S. Studies on regulation of the ascorbic acid transporter in a cell line derived from rabbit non-pigmented ciliary epithelium. Biochimica Et Biophysica Acta 1993, 1149: 102-108. PMID: 8391316, DOI: 10.1016/0005-2736(93)90030-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProtein kinase CKinase CAscorbate uptakeCell linesProtein kinase C inhibitorProtein kinase C activatorCultured cell linesPresence of staurosporineKinase C inhibitorAscorbic acid transporterNon-pigmented ciliary epitheliumAscorbate transporterUptake rateAcid transportersC activatorCiliary epitheliumC inhibitorNon-pigmented epithelial cellsPDBu treatmentUptake mechanismEpithelial cellsPDBu effectSodium gradientTransportersCells