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 cyclaseCPAMD8 loss-of-function underlies non-dominant congenital glaucoma with variable anterior segment dysgenesis and abnormal extracellular matrix
Bonet-Fernández J, Aroca-Aguilar J, Corton M, Ramírez A, Alexandre-Moreno S, García-Antón M, Salazar J, Ferre-Fernández J, Atienzar-Aroca R, Villaverde C, Iancu I, Tamayo A, Méndez-Hernández C, Morales-Fernández L, Rojas B, Ayuso C, Coca-Prados M, Martinez-de-la-Casa J, García-Feijoo J, Escribano J. CPAMD8 loss-of-function underlies non-dominant congenital glaucoma with variable anterior segment dysgenesis and abnormal extracellular matrix. Human Genetics 2020, 139: 1209-1231. PMID: 32274568, DOI: 10.1007/s00439-020-02164-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAlpha-MacroglobulinsAnimalsAnterior ChamberCase-Control StudiesComplement C3CRISPR-Cas SystemsEmbryo, NonmammalianExtracellular MatrixEye AbnormalitiesFemaleGene EditingGene ExpressionGenes, RecessiveGlaucomaHigh-Throughput Nucleotide SequencingHumansLoss of Function MutationMaleMiddle AgedPedigreeTrabecular MeshworkTrabeculectomyTrypsin Inhibitor, Kazal PancreaticZebrafishConceptsZebrafish embryosAnterior segment dysgenesisExtracellular matrixPrimary congenital glaucomaNext-generation DNA sequencingGross developmental abnormalitiesFunction pathogenic mechanismQuantitative reverse transcription PCRAbnormal extracellular matrixCongenital glaucomaCRISPR/Mesenchyme-like cellsTrabecular meshwork cellsReverse transcription-PCRUnknown functionExtracellular matrix disorganizationDNA sequencingGenesGenetic alterationsEmbryosMeshwork cellsDevelopmental abnormalitiesTranscription-PCRAnterior chamber angleDisease Role
2017
Whole-Exome Sequencing of Congenital Glaucoma Patients Reveals Hypermorphic Variants in GPATCH3, a New Gene Involved in Ocular and Craniofacial Development
Ferre-Fernández JJ, Aroca-Aguilar JD, Medina-Trillo C, Bonet-Fernández JM, Méndez-Hernández CD, Morales-Fernández L, Corton M, Cabañero-Valera MJ, Gut M, Tonda R, Ayuso C, Coca-Prados M, García-Feijoo J, Escribano J. Whole-Exome Sequencing of Congenital Glaucoma Patients Reveals Hypermorphic Variants in GPATCH3, a New Gene Involved in Ocular and Craniofacial Development. Scientific Reports 2017, 7: 46175. PMID: 28397860, PMCID: PMC5387416, DOI: 10.1038/srep46175.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCarrier ProteinsChromosome SegregationEmbryo, NonmammalianExome SequencingEyeFaceFamilyFemaleGene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalGene Knockdown TechniquesGlaucomaHumansMaleMiddle AgedMutationOrgan SpecificityPedigreePhenotypePromoter Regions, GeneticReceptors, CXCR4SkullSubcellular FractionsTranscriptional ActivationZebrafishConceptsNew genesZebrafish embryosCraniofacial developmentEarly zebrafish embryosNeural crest cell migrationCrest cell migrationNew disease genesMesenchymal-like cellsHigh genetic heterogeneityUnidentified functionTransient overexpressionProximal promoterDisease genesGene Pitx2Whole-exome sequencingGenesCell migrationGenetic heterogeneityExome sequencingSkeletal muscleRare variantsCraniofacial abnormalitiesEmbryosSequencingProtein
2015
A Renal-Like Organic Anion Transport System in the Ciliary Epithelium of the Bovine and Human Eye
Lee J, Shahidullah M, Hotchkiss A, Coca-Prados M, Delamere NA, Pelis RM. A Renal-Like Organic Anion Transport System in the Ciliary Epithelium of the Bovine and Human Eye. Molecular Pharmacology 2015, 87: 697-705. PMID: 25661037, PMCID: PMC6067639, DOI: 10.1124/mol.114.096578.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBiological Transport, ActiveCattleCiliary BodyDicarboxylic Acid TransportersHumansKidney CortexMultidrug Resistance-Associated ProteinsOrganic Anion Transport Protein 1Organic Anion TransportersOrganic Anion Transporters, Sodium-DependentOrganic Anion Transporters, Sodium-IndependentRetinal Pigment EpitheliumRNA, MessengerSymportersConceptsCiliary bodyAqueous humorPara-aminohippurateUssing chambersOcular tissuesReverse transcription-polymerase chain reactionOrganic anion transport systemHuman ocular tissuesBovine ciliary bodyHuman ciliary bodyPerfused eyePolymerase chain reactionBasolateral membraneEye preparationsTransporter expressionOrganic anion transportCiliary epitheliumAnion transport systemHuman eyeEpithelial cellsChain reactionBlood sideBlood directionEyesBarrier epithelia
2014
Quantitative selenium speciation by HPLC-ICP-MS(IDA) and simultaneous activity measurements in human vitreous humor
González de Vega R, Fernández-Sánchez ML, González Iglesias H, Coca Prados M, Sanz-Medel A. Quantitative selenium speciation by HPLC-ICP-MS(IDA) and simultaneous activity measurements in human vitreous humor. Analytical And Bioanalytical Chemistry 2014, 407: 2405-2413. PMID: 25344931, DOI: 10.1007/s00216-014-8241-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSize exclusion chromatographyMain selenium speciesQuantitative selenium speciationPlasma mass spectrometryQuantitative speciationSEC-ICPSelenium speciationSelenium speciesProtein complexesExclusion chromatographyExpected molecular weightSimultaneous activity measurementsMass spectrometryHPLC-ICPGPx proteinAntioxidant enzyme activitiesVitreous humor samplesICP-MSMolecular weightTotal Se concentrationEnzymatic activityPpb SeHuman vitreous humorEnzyme activityComplexesQuantitative bioimaging of trace elements in the human lens by LA-ICP-MS
Konz I, Fernández B, Fernández ML, Pereiro R, González-Iglesias H, Coca-Prados M, Sanz-Medel A. Quantitative bioimaging of trace elements in the human lens by LA-ICP-MS. Analytical And Bioanalytical Chemistry 2014, 406: 2343-2348. PMID: 24500754, DOI: 10.1007/s00216-014-7617-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMatrix-matched laboratory standardsMass spectrometryIsotope dilution mass spectrometryPlasma mass spectrometryDilution mass spectrometryHuman eye lensesAnalysis of FeDepth profiling analysisQuantitative bioimagingThin gold filmMatrix effectsExternal calibrationID-ICPLaser ablation cellQuantification purposesLA-ICPStandard solutionsGold filmCuSpectrometryHomogeneous distributionAblation cellLaser ablationFeMSThe Blood-Aqueous Barrier in Health and Disease
Coca-Prados M. The Blood-Aqueous Barrier in Health and Disease. Journal Of Glaucoma 2014, 23: s36-s38. PMID: 25275903, DOI: 10.1097/ijg.0000000000000107.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBlood-aqueous barrierTight junctionsInflammatory ocular diseasesBlood-borne moleculesInner wall endotheliumInflammatory cellsBarrier dysfunctionVascular leakagePharmacologic agentsAnterior segmentOcular diseasesSchlemm's canalIris vasculatureCiliary processesEndothelial cellsJunctional complexesGap junctionsParacellular transportPhysiological changesDiseaseEyesCanalCellsApical junctional complex
2009
Functional Role of Proteolytic Processing of Recombinant Myocilin in Self-Aggregation
Aroca-Aguilar JD, Martínez-Redondo F, Sánchez-Sánchez F, Coca-Prados M, Escribano J. Functional Role of Proteolytic Processing of Recombinant Myocilin in Self-Aggregation. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science 2009, 51: 72-78. PMID: 19696176, PMCID: PMC2869055, DOI: 10.1167/iovs.09-4118.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLocalization of Multidrug Resistance-Associated Protein 2 in the Nonpigmented Ciliary Epithelium of the Eye
Pelis RM, Shahidullah M, Ghosh S, Coca-Prados M, Wright SH, Delamere NA. Localization of Multidrug Resistance-Associated Protein 2 in the Nonpigmented Ciliary Epithelium of the Eye. Journal Of Pharmacology And Experimental Therapeutics 2009, 329: 479-485. PMID: 19201990, PMCID: PMC2672870, DOI: 10.1124/jpet.108.149625.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNonpigmented epitheliumMicroM MK571Ciliary bodyMultidrug resistance associated protein 2Therapeutic drugsMrp2 proteinIntracellular accumulationBlood-aqueous barrierNonpigmented ciliary epitheliumProtein 2Human ciliary bodyMicroM indomethacinMRP inhibitorsIntraocular tissuesAqueous humorApical membraneMRP2 mRNAWestern blotMultidrug resistanceCiliary epitheliumMicroM cyclosporinPorcine eyesMRP2Cell layerNative human
2008
Expression and purification of functional recombinant human pigment epithelium-derived factor (PEDF) secreted by the yeast Pichia pastoris
Sánchez-Sánchez F, Aroca-Aguilar JD, Segura I, Ramírez-Castillejo C, Riese HH, Coca-Prados M, Escribano J. Expression and purification of functional recombinant human pigment epithelium-derived factor (PEDF) secreted by the yeast Pichia pastoris. Journal Of Biotechnology 2008, 134: 193-201. PMID: 18282627, DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiotec.2008.01.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPigment epithelium-derived factorEpithelium-derived factorRecombinant pigment epithelium-derived factorRecombinant human pigment epithelium-derived factorHuman pigment epithelium-derived factorCerebellar granule cell survivalPotential therapeutic agentGranule cell survivalFull-length PEDFStem cell self-renewal propertiesCell-based therapiesTherapeutic roleOcular diseasesTherapeutic agentsSelf-renewal propertiesEndothelial cell migrationLiquid chromatographyCell linesRPEDFCell survivalHigh-performance liquid chromatographyCell migrationYeast Pichia pastorisLow pressure liquid chromatographyPichia pastoris
2007
New perspectives in aqueous humor secretion and in glaucoma: The ciliary body as a multifunctional neuroendocrine gland
Coca-Prados M, Escribano J. New perspectives in aqueous humor secretion and in glaucoma: The ciliary body as a multifunctional neuroendocrine gland. Progress In Retinal And Eye Research 2007, 26: 239-262. PMID: 17321191, DOI: 10.1016/j.preteyeres.2007.01.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntraocular pressureCiliary bodyAqueous humor secretionAqueous humorCiliary epitheliumGlaucoma-associated genesImmune privilege statusDevelopment of glaucomaGlutamate-metabolizing enzymesPathophysiology of glaucomaAnti-angiogenic factorsSteroid-converting enzymesDiurnal circadian rhythmCiliary blood flowOcular ciliary bodyAnterior segmentBlood flowMultifactorial eventGlaucomaNeuroendocrine systemOutflow pathwayEndocrine communicationEndocrine systemEndocrine peptidesRegulatory peptidesMolecular Analysis of Neurolysin Expression in the Rat and Bovine Ciliary Body
Bertazolli-Filho R, Coca-Prados M, Haddad A, Laicine EM. Molecular Analysis of Neurolysin Expression in the Rat and Bovine Ciliary Body. Current Eye Research 2007, 32: 751-756. PMID: 17882707, DOI: 10.1080/02713680701573381.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2006
Somatostatin modulates PI3K-Akt, eNOS and NHE activity in the ciliary epithelium
Ghosh S, Choritz L, Geibel J, Coca-Prados M. Somatostatin modulates PI3K-Akt, eNOS and NHE activity in the ciliary epithelium. Molecular And Cellular Endocrinology 2006, 253: 63-75. PMID: 16764985, DOI: 10.1016/j.mce.2006.05.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsP-Akt Ser473Ciliary epitheliumIntracellular cyclic GMP productionInvolvement of somatostatinDose-dependent attenuationReceptor mRNA expressionCyclic GMP productionSST-like immunoreactivityLack of responseOcular ciliary epitheliumAqueous humorSomatostatinNHE activityExchanger activityMRNA expressionCiliary processesNeuroendocrine cellsPC2 antibodyPI3K-AktMultiple intracellularGMP productionConvertases PC1Increases phosphorylationTissue extractsEpithelium
2005
Retinoid processing proteins in the ocular ciliary epithelium.
Salvador-Silva M, Ghosh S, Bertazolli-Filho R, Boatright JH, Nickerson JM, Garwin GG, Saari JC, Coca-Prados M. Retinoid processing proteins in the ocular ciliary epithelium. Molecular Vision 2005, 11: 356-65. PMID: 15928609.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAcyltransferasesAlcohol OxidoreductasesAnimalsATP-Binding Cassette TransportersBlotting, WesternCarrier ProteinsCattleCells, CulturedChromatography, High Pressure LiquidCiliary BodyCis-trans-IsomerasesEye ProteinsFluorescent Antibody Technique, IndirectGene Expression RegulationHumansImmunohistochemistryPigment Epithelium of EyeProtein TransportRabbitsRetinoidsRetinol-Binding ProteinsRetinol-Binding Proteins, CellularReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionRNA, MessengerMyocilin Mutations Causing Glaucoma Inhibit the Intracellular Endoproteolytic Cleavage of Myocilin between Amino Acids Arg226 and Ile227 *
Aroca-Aguilar JD, Sánchez-Sánchez F, Ghosh S, Coca-Prados M, Escribano J. Myocilin Mutations Causing Glaucoma Inhibit the Intracellular Endoproteolytic Cleavage of Myocilin between Amino Acids Arg226 and Ile227 *. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2005, 280: 21043-21051. PMID: 15795224, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m501340200.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsArginineBlotting, WesternBrefeldin ACattleCell LineComputational BiologyCOS CellsCulture MediaCytoskeletal ProteinsExtracellular Matrix ProteinsEye ProteinsGlaucomaGlycoproteinsGreen Fluorescent ProteinsHumansIsoleucineLeucineMicroscopy, FluorescenceMolecular Sequence DataMutationPeptidesPhenotypeProtein Structure, TertiarySpectrometry, Mass, Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption-IonizationTransfectionConceptsMyocilin mutationPathogenesis of glaucomaCause of blindnessSevere glaucoma phenotypeHuman aqueous humorAqueous humorOcular tissuesGlaucoma phenotypeNonocular tissuesWestern immunoblot analysisGlaucomaPathogenic mutationsOlfactomedin-like domainEndoproteolytic processingWild-type myocilinCell linesImmunoblot analysisMyocilinEndoproteolytic cleavageLeucine zipper-like domainMutant myocilinNormal roleHuman organsInhibitionTissueThe Cross-Species A3 Adenosine-Receptor Antagonist MRS 1292 Inhibits Adenosine-Triggered Human Nonpigmented Ciliary Epithelial Cell Fluid Release and Reduces Mouse Intraocular Pressure
Yang H, Avila MY, Peterson-Yantorno K, Coca-Prados M, Stone RA, Jacobson KA, Civan MM. The Cross-Species A3 Adenosine-Receptor Antagonist MRS 1292 Inhibits Adenosine-Triggered Human Nonpigmented Ciliary Epithelial Cell Fluid Release and Reduces Mouse Intraocular Pressure. Current Eye Research 2005, 30: 747-754. PMID: 16146920, PMCID: PMC3471215, DOI: 10.1080/02713680590953147.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2004
Hyposmotic activation of ICl,swell in rabbit nonpigmented ciliary epithelial cells involves increased ClC-3 trafficking to the plasma membrane
Vessey JP, Shi C, Jollimore CA, Stevens KT, Coca-Prados M, Barnes S, Kelly ME. Hyposmotic activation of ICl,swell in rabbit nonpigmented ciliary epithelial cells involves increased ClC-3 trafficking to the plasma membrane. Biochemistry And Cell Biology 2004, 82: 708-718. PMID: 15674438, DOI: 10.1139/o04-107.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPlasma membraneHyposmotic stimulationFluorescent membrane dye FM1-43Membrane dye FM1-43Trafficking of channelsClC-3 channelsCiliary epithelial cellsPhosphoinositide-3 kinase inhibitor wortmanninRate of exocytosisClC-3 Cl(-) channelsEpithelial cellsVesicular traffickingDye FM1-43Membrane dynamicsNonpigmented ciliary epithelial cellsInhibitor wortmanninClC-3 antisenseImmunofluorescence microscopyTraffickingClC-3Regulatory volume decreaseFM1-43Cl- channelsMembraneCell swellingThe 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 vertebratesFunctional and Molecular Characterization of a Volume-activated Chloride Channel in Rabbit Corneal Epithelial Cells
Al-Nakkash L, Iserovich P, Coca-Prados M, Yang H, Reinach P. Functional and Molecular Characterization of a Volume-activated Chloride Channel in Rabbit Corneal Epithelial Cells. The Journal Of Membrane Biology 2004, 201: 41-49. PMID: 15635811, DOI: 10.1007/s00232-004-0706-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCorneal epithelial cellsRabbit corneal epithelial cellsVolume-regulated anion channelsEpithelial cellsVoltage-dependent inhibitionHypotonic challengeVolume-activated chloride channelsRegulatory volume decrease (RVD) responseInactive phorbol ester analoguePresence of DIDSExtracellular calciumChloride currentsNiflumic acidRVD responseCell swellingDecrease responseNorthern blot analysisBlot analysisPhorbol dibutyratePhorbol ester analogsChloride channelsVACCNPPBMOsm mediumSV40-immortalized rabbit corneal epithelial cellsInhibition of NHE-1 Na+/H+ exchanger by natriuretic peptides in ocular nonpigmented ciliary epithelium
Fidzinski P, Salvador-Silva M, Choritz L, Geibel J, Coca-Prados M. Inhibition of NHE-1 Na+/H+ exchanger by natriuretic peptides in ocular nonpigmented ciliary epithelium. American Journal Of Physiology - Cell Physiology 2004, 287: c655-c663. PMID: 15140751, DOI: 10.1152/ajpcell.00552.2003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsC-type natriuretic peptideAtrial natriuretic peptideBrain natriuretic peptideNatriuretic peptideIntraocular pressureCiliary epitheliumNHE activityNatriuretic peptides atrial natriuretic peptideInhibitory effectType B receptorsNHE-1 activityNonpigmented ciliary epitheliumCell layerGap junction blockersDose-dependent mannerInhibitors of NHEOcular ciliary epitheliumRate of intracellularHypotensive effectJunction blockersTrabecular meshworkMammalian eyeExchanger activityB receptorNHE-1