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ArticleInvestigative ophthalmology & visual science2013

sCD44 internalization in human trabecular meshwork cells.

Michael J Nolan, Tomoyo Koga, Loyal Walker, Ryan McCarty, Algis Grybauskas, Michael C Giovingo, Kevin Skuran, Paulius V Kuprys, Paul A Knepper

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Article in Investigative ophthalmology & visual science, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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9 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Michael J NolanDepartment of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Illinois-Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Tomoyo Koga
Loyal Walker
Ryan McCarty
Algis Grybauskas
Michael C Giovingo
Kevin Skuran
Paulius V Kuprys
Paul A Knepper
University of Illinois Chicago · USUniversity of Illinois Urbana-Champaign · USNorthwestern University · US

Funding

Translational Core for Therapeutic and Diagnostic DevelopmentP30EY001792 · NEI · UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO · PI MCANANY, JAMES JASON · 1985 to 2025
$14.8M
EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX IN GLAUCOMAR01EY012043 · NEI · CHILDREN'S MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (CHICAGO) · PI KNEPPER, PAUL A · 2000 to 2002
$598k
NEI NIH HHS EY01792NEI NIH HHS EY12043NEI NIH HHS P30 EY001792
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeTo determine whether soluble CD44 (sCD44), a likely biomarker of primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG), is internalized in cultured human trabecular meshwork (TM) cells and trafficked to mitochondria.

methodsIn vitro, 32-kD sCD44 was isolated from human sera, biotinylated, and dephosphorylated. TM cells were incubated for 1 hour at 4°C with biotinylated albumin (b-albumin), biotin-labeled sCD44 (b-sCD44), or hypophosphorylated biotin-labeled sCD44 (-p b-sCD44) in the presence or absence of unlabeled sCD44, hyaluronic acid (HA), and a selected 10-mer HA binding peptide. The slides were warmed for 1 or 2 hours at 37°C, and 125 nM MitoTracker Red was added for the last 20 minutes of the incubation. The cells were washed, fixed, incubated with anti-biotin antibody and FITC-labeled goat anti-mouse antibody, and examined under a confocal microscope.

resultsTM cell membranes were positive for b-sCD44 after 4°C incubation. When the temperature was raised to 37°C, b-sCD44 or -p b-sCD44 appeared in the cytoplasm. The internalization of b-sCD44 was blocked by excess unlabeled sCD44, HA, and a 10-mer HA-binding peptide. Double label experiments with b-sCD44 or -p b-sCD44 and MitoTracker Red indicated partial overlap. The percent co-localization of MitoTracker Red at 2 hours and FITC -p b-sCD44 was 17.4% (P < 0.001) and for FITC b-sCD44 was 11.7% (P < 0.001) compared with b-albumin. The influence of putative CD44 phosphorylation sites on mitochondrial trafficking was determined by TargetP 1.1.

conclusionssCD44 is internalized by TM cells and trafficked in part to mitochondria, which may be a factor in the toxicity of sCD44 in the POAG disease process.

Indexed as

Aqueous HumorCell LineEnzyme-Linked Immunosorbent AssayGlaucoma, Open-AngleHumansHyaluronan ReceptorsMicroscopy, ConfocalTrabecular MeshworkHyaluronan Receptors

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PMID23287794
PMCPMC3558300
OpenAlexW1970506677

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