Journal article
Proteomic insight into the molecular function of the vitreous
PloS one, Vol.10(5), pp.e0127567-e0127567
05/28/2015
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0127567
PMCID: PMC4447289
PMID: 26020955
Abstract
The human vitreous contains primarily water, but also contains proteins which have yet to be fully characterized. To gain insight into the four vitreous substructures and their potential functions, we isolated and analyzed the vitreous protein profiles of three non-diseased human eyes. The four analyzed substructures were the anterior hyaloid, the vitreous cortex, the vitreous core, and the vitreous base. Proteins were separated by multidimensional liquid chromatography and identified by tandem mass spectrometry. Bioinformatics tools then extracted the expression profiles, signaling pathways, and interactomes unique to each tissue. From each substructure, a mean of 2,062 unique proteins were identified, with many being differentially expressed in a specific substructure: 278 proteins were unique to the anterior hyaloid, 322 to the vitreous cortex, 128 to the vitreous base, and 136 to the vitreous core. When the identified proteins were organized according to relevant functional pathways and networks, key patterns appeared. The blood coagulation pathway and extracellular matrix turnover networks were highly represented. Oxidative stress regulation and energy metabolism proteins were distributed throughout the vitreous. Immune functions were represented by high levels of immunoglobulin, the complement pathway, damage-associated molecular patterns (DAMPs), and evolutionarily conserved antimicrobial proteins. The majority of vitreous proteins detected were intracellular proteins, some of which originate from the retina, including rhodopsin (RHO), phosphodiesterase 6 (PDE6), and glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP). This comprehensive analysis uncovers a picture of the vitreous as a biologically active tissue, where proteins localize to distinct substructures to protect the intraocular tissues from infection, oxidative stress, and energy disequilibrium. It also reveals the retina as a potential source of inflammatory mediators. The vitreous proteome catalogues the dynamic interactions between the vitreous and surrounding tissues. It therefore could be an indirect and effective method for surveying vitreoretinal disease for specific biomarkers.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Proteomic insight into the molecular function of the vitreous
- Creators
- Jessica M Skeie - University of IowaC Nathaniel Roybal - University of IowaVinit B Mahajan - University of Iowa
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- PloS one, Vol.10(5), pp.e0127567-e0127567
- DOI
- 10.1371/journal.pone.0127567
- PMID
- 26020955
- PMCID
- PMC4447289
- ISSN
- 1932-6203
- eISSN
- 1932-6203
- Grant note
- R01 EY024665 / NEI NIH HHS K08EY020530 / NEI NIH HHS K08 EY020530 / NEI NIH HHS
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 05/28/2015
- Academic Unit
- Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
- Record Identifier
- 9984627287502771
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