Heterozygous expression of myocilin glaucoma mutants increases secretion of the mutant forms and reduces extracellular processed myocilin.
Aroca-Aguilar JD, Sánchez-Sánchez F, Martínez-Redondo F, Coca-Prados M, Escribano J. Heterozygous expression of myocilin glaucoma mutants increases secretion of the mutant forms and reduces extracellular processed myocilin. Molecular Vision 2008, 14: 2097-108. PMID: 19023451, PMCID: PMC2585175.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWild-type myocilinWild-type proteinMyocilin mutantsMutant myocilinMutant formsProteolytic processingMissense mutant formsHEK 293T cellsMyocilin geneMutant proteinsSecretory pathwayUnidentified functionExtracellular proteinsMutantsEndoproteolytic processingRecombinant mutantsMyocilin secretionCellular fractionsHeterozygous expressionMyocilinProteinUnknown mechanismExtracellular amountSDS-PAGEHeterozygous state