A review of genetic and structural understanding of the role of myocilin in primary open angle glaucoma

Indian Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 271-280

  Kanagavalli, Janakaraj ^a   Pandaranayaka, Eswari ^b   Krishnadas, Subbaiah R ^a   Krishnaswamy, Sankaran ^b   Sundaresan, Periasamy ^a,c  

^a ARAVIND EYE HOSPITAL   (India)

^b MADURAI KAMARAJ UNIVERSITY   (India)

^c ARAVIND MEDICAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION   (India)

Author keywords

GLC1A; Myocilin; Primary open angle glaucoma; TIGR MYOC

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; MYOCILIN; POLYMER; SIGNAL PEPTIDE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; AQUEOUS HUMOR FLOW; BLINDNESS; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CYTOSKELETON; DIMERIZATION; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC RISK; HEREDITY; HUMAN; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; JUVENILE ONSET OPEN ANGLE GLAUCOMA; MOLECULAR MODEL; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; OPEN ANGLE GLAUCOMA; PATHOGENESIS; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; TRABECULAR MESHWORK;

CYTOSKELETAL PROTEINS; EYE PROTEINS; GLAUCOMA, OPEN-ANGLE; GLYCOPROTEINS; HUMANS; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; TRABECULAR MESHWORK;

EID: 12344297756     PISSN: 03014738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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