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ABSTRACT:
ORGANISM(S): Homo sapiens
SUBMITTER: Terete Borras
PROVIDER: E-MEXP-3434 | biostudies-arrayexpress |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress
Kennedy K David KD AnithaChristy S A SA Buie Lakisha K LK Borrás Teresa T
PloS one 20120515 5
Myocilin (MYOC) is a 504 aa secreted glycoprotein induced by stress factors in the trabecular meshwork tissue of the eye, where it was discovered. Mutations in MYOC are linked to glaucoma. The glaucoma phenotype of each of the different MYOC mutation varies, but all of them cause elevated intraocular pressure (IOP). In cells, forty percent of wild-type MYOC is cleaved by calpain II, a cysteine protease. This proteolytic process is inhibited by MYOC mutants. In this study, we investigated the mol ...[more]