Crystallins in the eye: function and pathology

UP Andley - Progress in retinal and eye research, 2007 - Elsevier
Crystallins are the predominant structural proteins in the lens that are evolutionarily related
to stress proteins. They were first discovered outside the vertebrate eye lens by Bhat and …

Signaling and gene regulatory networks in mammalian lens development

A Cvekl, X Zhang - Trends in Genetics, 2017 - cell.com
Ocular lens development represents an advantageous system in which to study regulatory
mechanisms governing cell fate decisions, extracellular signaling, cell and tissue …

Eye organogenesis: a hierarchical view of ocular development

JB Miesfeld, NL Brown - Current topics in developmental biology, 2019 - Elsevier
This chapter provides an overview of the early developmental origins of six ocular tissues:
the cornea, lens, ciliary body, iris, neural retina, and retina pigment epithelium. Many of …

Prox1 promotes lineage-specific expression of fibroblast growth factor (FGF) receptor-3 in lymphatic endothelium: a role for FGF signaling in lymphangiogenesis

JW Shin, M Min, F Larrieu-Lahargue… - Molecular biology of …, 2006 - Am Soc Cell Biol
Fibroblast growth factors play important roles in angiogenesis, but their functions in
lymphangiogenesis remain poorly understood. The homeodomain transcription factor Prox1 …

KSHV-encoded miRNAs target MAF to induce endothelial cell reprogramming

A Hansen, S Henderson, D Lagos… - Genes & …, 2010 - genesdev.cshlp.org
Kaposi sarcoma herpesvirus (KSHV) induces transcriptional reprogramming of endothelial
cells. In particular, KSHV-infected lymphatic endothelial cells (LECs) show an up-regulation …

[BOOK][B] Gene sharing and evolution: the diversity of protein functions

J Piatigorsky - 2007 - degruyter.com
This book explores gene sharing—a term originally coined to describe the observation that
structural proteins (called crystallins) responsible for the transparent and refractive …

Genetic and epigenetic mechanisms of gene regulation during lens development

A Cvekl, MK Duncan - Progress in retinal and eye research, 2007 - Elsevier
Recent studies demonstrated a number of links between chromatin structure, gene
expression, extracellular signaling and cellular differentiation during lens development …

Mutation update of transcription factor genes FOXE3, HSF4, MAF, and PITX3 causing cataracts and other developmental ocular defects

D Anand, SA Agrawal, A Slavotinek… - Human mutation, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Mutations in the transcription factor genes FOXE3, HSF4, MAF, and PITX3 cause congenital
lens defects including cataracts that may be accompanied by defects in other components of …

Expression of Prox1 during mouse cochlear development

O Bermingham‐McDonogh, EC Oesterle… - Journal of …, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
We carried out an analysis of the expression of Prox1, a homeodomain transcription factor,
during mouse inner ear development with particular emphasis on the auditory system. Prox1 …