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Accumulation of mutant myocilins in ER leads to ER stress and potential cytotoxicity in human trabecular meshwork cells.
Biochemical and biophysical research communications - 19 Dec 2003
Joe Myung Kuk, Sohn Seongsoo, Hur Wonhee, Moon Younkyong, Choi Young Ran, Kee Changwon
Abstract excerpt
MYOC encoding a 55kDa secretory glycoprotein named myocilin is closely linked to primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG). To understand a role played by MYOC in glaucoma, we examined the cellular fate of various mutant myocilins that were adenovirally expressed in human trabecular meshwork cells. Most myocilins with mutations such as G364V, Q368X, K423E, Y437H, and I477N were intrinsically stable, and appeared to have...
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