2017
Quantitative study of zinc and metallothioneins in the human retina and RPE cells by mass spectrometry-based methodologies
Rodríguez-Menéndez S, Fernández B, García M, Álvarez L, Fernández M, Sanz-Medel A, Coca-Prados M, Pereiro R, González-Iglesias H. Quantitative study of zinc and metallothioneins in the human retina and RPE cells by mass spectrometry-based methodologies. Talanta 2017, 178: 222-230. PMID: 29136815, DOI: 10.1016/j.talanta.2017.09.024.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2016
The zinc‐metallothionein redox system in human retina and RPE
Alvarez L, García M, Rodríguez S, Fernández B, Pereiro R, Sanz‐Medel A, Coca‐Prados M, González‐Iglesias H. The zinc‐metallothionein redox system in human retina and RPE. Acta Ophthalmologica 2016, 94 DOI: 10.1111/j.1755-3768.2016.0560.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHuman RPE cellsInflammatory cytokinesNeuroprotective functionOxidative stress processesEye sectionsNeural retinaHuman donorsRPE cellsRetinaHuman retinaHuman eyeRPEMT proteinExogenous zincCellular zinc homeostasisCellular modelZinc homeostasisMain regulatorStoichiometric transitionsEyesBinding profileProtein binding profileProtein synthesisLesser levelsMetallothionein
2010
Neuroendocrine Properties of the Ciliary Epithelium
Coca-Prados M. Neuroendocrine Properties of the Ciliary Epithelium. 2010, 107-112. DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-12-374203-2.00088-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCiliary epitheliumAqueous humorOcular hypotensive actionSame embryological originRetinal pigment epitheliumEye aqueous humorOcular ciliary epitheliumHypotensive actionAqueous humor secretionAnterior segmentEndocrine factorsPigment epitheliumNeuroendocrine propertiesEndocrine systemEmbryological originNeuroepithelial cellsEpitheliumAvascular tissueNeuropeptidesBioactive peptidesCellsCell communicationRetinaHormoneSecretion
2004
The bovine iris–ciliary epithelium expresses components of rod phototransduction
Ghosh S, Salvador-Silva M, Coca-Prados M. The bovine iris–ciliary epithelium expresses components of rod phototransduction. Neuroscience Letters 2004, 370: 7-12. PMID: 15489008, DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2004.07.026.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAnimals, NewbornArrestinBlotting, NorthernBlotting, WesternCattleCiliary BodyEpitheliumEye ProteinsGene ExpressionG-Protein-Coupled Receptor Kinase 1IrisLight Signal TransductionNeuronsPromoter Regions, GeneticProtein KinasesRetinal Rod Photoreceptor CellsReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionRhodopsinRNA, MessengerTransfectionConceptsCiliary epitheliumIris cellsBasal activityCommon embryonic originOcular ciliary epitheliumNeural retinaWestern blotRT-PCR amplificationRetinaEpitheliumSignificant stimulationBovine irisEmbryonic originStimulationBlotRod phototransductionTransient transfectionNorthern blotRhodopsin kinasePromoter activityDistal promoter elementLow levelsIrisReporter constructsLower vertebrates
2002
Adult-Onset Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma Caused by Mutations in Optineurin
Rezaie T, Child A, Hitchings R, Brice G, Miller L, Coca-Prados M, Héon E, Krupin T, Ritch R, Kreutzer D, Crick RP, Sarfarazi M. Adult-Onset Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma Caused by Mutations in Optineurin. Science 2002, 295: 1077-1079. PMID: 11834836, DOI: 10.1126/science.1066901.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAlternative SplicingAmino Acid SequenceBrainCell Cycle ProteinsChromosome MappingChromosomes, Human, Pair 10Ciliary BodyExonsEye ProteinsFemaleGlaucoma, Open-AngleGolgi ApparatusHeterozygoteHumansIntraocular PressureMaleMembrane Transport ProteinsMiddle AgedMutationMutation, MissenseNerve Tissue ProteinsOcular HypertensionPedigreePolymorphism, Single-Stranded ConformationalRetinaTrabecular MeshworkTranscription Factor TFIIIAZinc FingersConceptsPrimary open-angle glaucomaHereditary primary open-angle glaucomaNormal intraocular pressureOpen-angle glaucomaAdult-onset primary open-angle glaucomaNeuroprotective roleIntraocular pressureAngle glaucomaTumor necrosisLeading causeTrabecular meshworkOPTN geneCiliary epitheliumCausative genesGlaucomaChromosome 10p14OptineurinSequence alterationsNecrosisRetinaIndividualsBrainEpithelium
2001
Molecular Evidence That Human Ocular Ciliary Epithelium Expresses Components Involved in Phototransduction
Bertazolli-Filho R, Ghosh S, Huang W, Wollmann G, Coca-Prados M. Molecular Evidence That Human Ocular Ciliary Epithelium Expresses Components Involved in Phototransduction. Biochemical And Biophysical Research Communications 2001, 284: 317-325. PMID: 11394879, DOI: 10.1006/bbrc.2001.4970.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAntibodies, MonoclonalArrestinBlotting, WesternCalcium-Binding ProteinsCattleCell LineCiliary BodyCyclic Nucleotide-Gated Cation ChannelsEpithelial CellsEye ProteinsFluorescent Antibody Technique, IndirectG-Protein-Coupled Receptor Kinase 1HippocalcinHumansImmunoblottingImmunohistochemistryIon ChannelsLight Signal TransductionLipoproteinsNerve Tissue ProteinsPhosphoric Diester HydrolasesProtein KinasesProtein SubunitsRecoverinRetinaReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionRhodopsinRNA, MessengerSequence Analysis, DNATransducinConceptsHuman ocular ciliary epitheliumCiliary epitheliumOcular ciliary epitheliumNPE cellsCiliary epithelial cell linePars plicata regionIntact ciliary epitheliumWestern blot analysisCultured NPE cellsEpithelial cell lineExpression of rhodopsinIndirect immunofluorescenceVisual arrestinHuman retinaMonoclonal antibodiesHuman ciliary epitheliumThree- to fourfoldEpitheliumRT-PCRPhotoreceptor cellsRhodopsin mRNABlot analysisCell linesRetinaRhodopsin kinase