2024
The Increased Burden of Rare Variants in Four Matrix Metalloproteinase-Related Genes in Childhood Glaucoma Suggests a Complex Genetic Inheritance of the Disease
Tevar A, Aroca-Aguilar J, Bonet-Fernández J, Atienzar-Aroca R, Campos-Mollo E, Méndez-Hernández C, Morales-Fernández L, Palmer I, Coca-Prados M, Martinez-de-la-Casa J, Garcia-Feijoo J, Escribano J. The Increased Burden of Rare Variants in Four Matrix Metalloproteinase-Related Genes in Childhood Glaucoma Suggests a Complex Genetic Inheritance of the Disease. International Journal Of Molecular Sciences 2024, 25: 5757. PMID: 38891949, PMCID: PMC11171635, DOI: 10.3390/ijms25115757.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchChildhood glaucomaGene variantsIncreased burden of rare variantsChildhood glaucoma patientsEarly-onset glaucomaIrreversible optic neuropathyAnterior eye chamberRare variantsPartial loss-of-function effectsLoss-of-function effectProportion of rare variantsBurden of rare variantsComplex genetic inheritanceGlaucoma patientsGlaucoma typePrimary glaucomaOptic neuropathyMutational burdenAnterior segmentEndoplasmic reticulum stressEye chamberT cellsHEK 293T cellsGlaucomaNext-generation sequencing
2013
Bicarbonate-Dependent Secretion and Proteolytic Processing of Recombinant Myocilin
Aroca-Aguilar JD, Martínez-Redondo F, Martín-Gil A, Pintor J, Coca-Prados M, Escribano J. Bicarbonate-Dependent Secretion and Proteolytic Processing of Recombinant Myocilin. PLOS ONE 2013, 8: e54385. PMID: 23342144, PMCID: PMC3547000, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0054385.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIrreversible visual lossElevated intraocular pressureIntracellular accumulationC-terminal fragmentVisual lossOptic neuropathyIntraocular pressureIntracellular proteolytic processingProteolytic processingOcular tissuesRecombinant myocilinCalpain IICellular modelMyocilinSecretionPossible factorsExtracellular glycoproteinNeuropathyGlaucoma