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
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
2005
Myocilin 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 organsInhibitionTissue
1997
The prostaglandin transporter is widely expressed in ocular tissues
Schuster V, Lu R, Coca-Prados M. The prostaglandin transporter is widely expressed in ocular tissues. Survey Of Ophthalmology 1997, 41: s41-s45. PMID: 9154275, DOI: 10.1016/s0039-6257(97)80006-9.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1996
Gene expression of the neurotrophic pigment epithelium-derived factor in the human ciliary epithelium. Synthesis and secretion into the aqueous humor.
Ortego J, Escribano J, Becerra S, Coca-Prados M. Gene expression of the neurotrophic pigment epithelium-derived factor in the human ciliary epithelium. Synthesis and secretion into the aqueous humor. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science 1996, 37: 2759-67. PMID: 8977492.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAqueous HumorBlotting, NorthernCattleCell LineCells, CulturedChromatography, AffinityCiliary BodyDNA PrimersEye ProteinsFluorescent Antibody Technique, IndirectGene ExpressionHumansImmunoenzyme TechniquesNerve Growth FactorsPigment Epithelium of EyePolymerase Chain ReactionProtein BiosynthesisProteinsRabbitsSerpinsTranscription, GeneticConceptsPigment epithelium-derived factorEpithelium-derived factorPolymerase chain reactionCiliary epitheliumCiliary bodyOcular tissuesBlot analysisHuman ciliary epitheliumNeuronal survival activityHuman ocular ciliary epitheliumRetinal pigment epitheliumNorthern blot analysisCell linesBovine ocular tissuesPars plicata regionOcular ciliary bodyOcular ciliary epitheliumWestern blot analysisFactor antibodyPEDF expressionTrophic factorsPigment epitheliumPEDF proteinPEDF transcriptAqueous humor
1995
Cell-specific expression of the human Na+,K(+)-ATPase beta 2 subunit isoform in the nonpigmented ciliary epithelium.
Coca-Prados M, Fernández-Cabezudo M, Sánchez-Torres J, Crabb J, Ghosh S. Cell-specific expression of the human Na+,K(+)-ATPase beta 2 subunit isoform in the nonpigmented ciliary epithelium. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science 1995, 36: 2717-28. PMID: 7499094.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBeta 2 isoformNonpigmented ciliary epithelial cellsOcular tissuesCiliary epitheliumBeta 1NPE cell linesNonpigmented ciliary epitheliumNPE cellsHuman ocular tissuesSubunit isoformsBlot analysisATPase subunit isoformsSpecific anti-peptide antibodiesRestricted cellular distributionPolymerase chain reactionCiliary epithelial cellsBeta-subunit isoformsAlpha-subunit isoformsAnti-peptide antibodiesODM-2Polymerase chain reaction amplificationChain reaction amplificationHuman ciliary epitheliumCell-specific distributionPattern of expression
1994
Isolation of cDNA clones encoding the 80-kd subunit protein of the human autoantigen Ku (p70/p80) by antisera raised against ciliary processes of human eye donors.
Hong T, Escribano J, Coca-Prados M. Isolation of cDNA clones encoding the 80-kd subunit protein of the human autoantigen Ku (p70/p80) by antisera raised against ciliary processes of human eye donors. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science 1994, 35: 4023-30. PMID: 7960584.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAntigens, NuclearAutoantigensBlotting, WesternCell LineCiliary BodyClone CellsDNA HelicasesDNA, ComplementaryDNA-Binding ProteinsFluorescent Antibody TechniqueHumansImmunoglobulin GKu AutoantigenMaleMiceMice, Inbred BALB CMiddle AgedMolecular WeightNuclear ProteinsPigment Epithelium of EyeRNA, MessengerTissue DonorsConceptsHuman eye donorsPolymyositis overlap syndromeScleroderma-polymyositis overlap syndromeODM-2 cellsHuman ciliary processesCiliary processesOverlap syndromeEye donorsCiliary epitheliumSpecies-specific immune responseAnti-Ku antibodiesVariety of antigensCell linesEpithelium cell linePlaque-purified clonesCiliary epithelial cell lineOcular ciliary epitheliumWestern blot analysisSubunit proteinsEpithelial cell lineCiliary epithelial cellsImmune responseOcular tissues
1992
Isolation of a cDNA encoding a glutathione S-transferase (GST) class-π from the bovine ocular ciliary epithelium
Hernando N, Martin-Alonso J, Ghosh S, Coca-Prados M. Isolation of a cDNA encoding a glutathione S-transferase (GST) class-π from the bovine ocular ciliary epithelium. Experimental Eye Research 1992, 55: 711-718. PMID: 1478280, DOI: 10.1016/0014-4835(92)90175-r.Peer-Reviewed Original Research