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
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
Isolation and Characterization of Cell-Specific cDNA Clones from a Subtractive Library of the Ocular Ciliary Body of a Single Normal Human Donor: Transcription and Synthesis of Plasma Proteins1
Escribano J, Ortego J, Coca-Prados M. Isolation and Characterization of Cell-Specific cDNA Clones from a Subtractive Library of the Ocular Ciliary Body of a Single Normal Human Donor: Transcription and Synthesis of Plasma Proteins1. The Journal Of Biochemistry 1995, 118: 921-931. PMID: 8749308, DOI: 10.1093/jb/118.5.921.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSubtractive cDNA libraryOcular ciliary bodyCDNA clonesCDNA libraryCell-restricted expressionPartial DNA sequencesCell-specific genesPotential candidate genesSubtractive libraryComplement component C4Significant homologyHomology searchProtein databaseDNA sequencesCiliary bodyCandidate genesTranscriptional expressionNorthern hybridizationSignificant genesGenesIntraocular pressureCiliary epithelial cellsPlasma proteinsProteinVascular endothelial cells