Mitochondrial quality control in AMD: does mitophagy play a pivotal role?

JMT Hyttinen, J Viiri, K Kaarniranta… - Cellular and Molecular Life …, 2018 - Springer
Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the predominant cause of visual loss in old
people in the developed world, whose incidence is increasing. This disease is caused by …

Proteomics of human retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) cells

S Beranova-Giorgianni, F Giorgianni - Proteomes, 2018 - mdpi.com
Retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) are specialized, multifunctional cells in the retina that form
a monolayer of cuboidal, polarized cells adjoining the photoreceptor cells. The RPE are a …

Dual switch mechanism of erythropoietin as an antiapoptotic and pro-angiogenic determinant in the retina

FP Samson, W He, SR Sripathi, AT Patrick, J Madu… - ACS …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Constant or intense light degenerates the retina and retinal pigment epithelial cells. Light
generates reactive oxygen species and nitric oxide leading to initial reactions of retinal …

Mechanistic dissection of diabetic retinopathy using the protein-metabolite interactome

AT Patrick, W He, J Madu, SR Sripathi, S Choi… - Journal of Diabetes & …, 2020 - Springer
Purpose The current study aims to determine the molecular mechanisms of diabetic
retinopathy (DR) using the protein-protein interactome and metabolome map. We examined …

Mitochondrial trafficking by prohibitin-kinesin-myosin-cadherin complex in the eye

SR Sripathi, W He, J Offor, DR Gutsaeva… - Mitochondrial …, 2018 - books.google.com
Disruption of the mitochondrial-nuclear network leads to accelerated aging and agerelated
diseases, including age-related macular degeneration. The current study tested the …

Mechanistic dissection of macular degeneration using the phosphorylation interactome

W He, SR Sripathi, M Joshua, R Zhang… - … and Blindness-What …, 2019 - books.google.com
In the current study, we suggest that phosphorylation reactions of specific proteins in
mitochondria and the nucleus are a key step in the progression of age-related macular …