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
2013
Comparative proteomic study in serum of patients with primary open-angle glaucoma and pseudoexfoliation glaucoma
González-Iglesias H, Álvarez L, García M, Escribano J, Rodríguez-Calvo PP, Fernández-Vega L, Coca-Prados M. Comparative proteomic study in serum of patients with primary open-angle glaucoma and pseudoexfoliation glaucoma. Journal Of Proteomics 2013, 98: 65-78. PMID: 24355480, DOI: 10.1016/j.jprot.2013.12.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary open-angle glaucomaOpen-angle glaucomaPseudoexfoliation glaucomaGlaucoma patientsInflammatory-related processesSera of patientsForms of glaucomaLarge population studiesPanel of candidatesAge-related blindnessSerum proteinsFunctional pathway analysisClinical manifestationsDietary agentsInflammatory processGlaucoma biomarkersHealthy controlsEarly diagnosisGlaucomaPatientsMajor causeSerumPopulation studiesTwo-dimensional fluorescent difference gel electrophoresisGenetic linkage studies