Downregulation of ATP8B2 to Assess Plasmalogen Distribution and Far1 Expression in Primary Trabecular Meshwork Cells

Overview

Journal Methods Mol Biol

Specialty Molecular Biology

Date 2024 Jul 8

PMID 38977599

Authors

Ishan Chaplot

Carolina Cruz-Wegener

Maria D Cabrera Gonzalez

Sanjoy K Bhattacharya

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Abstract

The trabecular meshwork (TM) from primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) cases has been found to contain decreased levels of intracellular plasmalogens. Plasmalogens are a subset of lipids involved in diverse cellular processes such as intracellular signaling, membrane asymmetry, and protein regulation. Proper plasmalogen biosynthesis is regulated by rate-limiting enzyme fatty acyl-CoA reductase (Far1). ATPase phospholipid transporting 8B2 (ATP8B2) is a type IV P-type ATPase responsible for the asymmetric distribution of plasmalogens between the intracellular and extracellular leaflets of the plasma membranes. Here we describe the methodology for extraction and culturing of TM cells from corneal tissue and subsequent downregulation of ATP8B2 using siRNA transfection. Further quantification and downstream effects of ATP8B2 gene knockdown will be analyzed utilizing immunoblotting techniques.

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