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ArticleInvestigative ophthalmology & visual science2010

Characterization of cytoskeleton-enriched protein fraction of the trabecular meshwork and ciliary muscle cells.

Toshihiro Inoue, Paula Pecen, Rupalatha Maddala, Nikolai P Skiba, Padmanabhan P Pattabiraman, David L Epstein, P Vasantha Rao

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Article in Investigative ophthalmology & visual science, 2010. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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9 citing papers in PubMed, 19 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Toshihiro InoueDepartment of Ophthalmology, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC 27710, USA.
Paula Pecen
Rupalatha Maddala
Nikolai P Skiba
Padmanabhan P Pattabiraman
David L Epstein
P Vasantha Rao
Duke University · US

Funding

VISION RESEARCHP30EY005722 · NEI · DUKE UNIVERSITY · PI W Daniel Stamer · 1985 to 2026
$19.3M
Trabecular Meshwork Cytoskeletal Signaling-Regulation of Aqueous Humor OutflowR01EY018590 · NEI · DUKE UNIVERSITY · PI RAO, P VASANTHA · 2008 to 2022
$5.6M
NEI NIH HHS EY5722NEI NIH HHS P30 EY005722NEI NIH HHS R01 EY018590
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeTo understand the molecular basis for the known distinct contractile characteristics of trabecular meshwork (TM) and ciliary muscle (CM) cells, the cytoskeleton-enriched protein fractions of the TM and CM cells were isolated and characterized.

methodsThe nonionic surfactant insoluble fraction enriched for cytoskeletal proteins was isolated from human and porcine TM tissue and cells and from CM cells and was characterized by SDS-PAGE, mass spectrometry, and immunoblotting techniques.

resultsThe cytoskeleton-enriched protein fraction derived from both human and porcine TM cells contained Plectin 1, Filamin A, non-muscle myosin IIA, clathrin, α-actinin, vimentin, actin, caldesmon, myosin IC, and annexin A2 as major proteins and was noted to exhibit compositional similarity with the cytoskeletal protein fraction isolated from TM tissue. Importantly, the cytoskeletal protein composition of the TM cells was also found to be similar to that noted for CM and vascular endothelial cells. Although the activity of myosin II, a crucial regulator of cellular contraction and a major component of the cytoskeletal protein fraction in TM and CM cells, was regulated predominantly by Rho kinase in both cell types, myosin light chain kinase (MLCK) also appeared to control myosin II activity in CM cells.

conclusionsThese data reveal that the activity of non-muscle myosin II, a critical molecule of cellular contraction, was found to be regulated differentially in TM and CM cells by the Rho kinase and the MLCK pathways despite their compositional similarity in cytoskeletal protein profile.

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AdolescentAdultAnimalsCell Culture TechniquesCell SeparationCiliary BodyCytoskeletal ProteinsCytoskeletonElectrophoresis, Polyacrylamide GelEndothelium, VascularHumansImmunoblottingMass SpectrometryMiddle AgedMuscle, SmoothMyosin-Light-Chain KinaseCytoskeletal ProteinsMyosin-Light-Chain KinaseMyosin Light ChainsNonmuscle Myosin Type IIArho-Associated Kinases

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PMID20631233
PMCPMC3055765
OpenAlexW2044644711

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