Table 1 of Wong, Mol Vis 2000; 6:184-191.


Table 1. Clusterin expression in the primate eye

Summary of reports of clusterin expression in the primate eye. An asterisk ("*") in the source column indicate that the finding is reported herein. This report includes new observations of clusterin expression in eyelid, iris, lens, limbus, orbital muscle, cultured RPE, sclera, and trabecular meshwork. (W = Western analysis, IH = Immunohistochemistry; NA = Not applicable; ISL= In situ localization; N = Northern analysis)

               RNA/Protein
    Species     (Method)            Expression Status          Source
    -------   -------------   ------------------------------   ------

Aqueous
    Human     Protein (W)     protein detected                  [17]

Ciliary Body
    Human     Protein (IH)    protein detected                 [17],*
    Monkey    mRNA (N)        mRNA detected                      *
    Monkey    Protein (W)     protein detected (HMW, 80 kDa)     *

Cornea
    Monkey    mRNA (N)        mRNA detected
    Monkey    Protein (W)     protein not detected
    Human     mRNA (ISL)      mRNA detected                    [19],*
    Human     Protein (IH)    protein detected                 [19],*

Cornea (epithelium)
    Human     mRNA (RT-PCR)   mRNA detected                     [19]
    Human     Protein (W)     protein detected                  [19]

Eye lid/Skin
    Human     Protein (IH)    protein detected                   *

Iris
    Monkey    mRNA (N)        mRNA not detected                  *
    Monkey    Protein (W)     protein not detected               *

Lens
    Monkey    mRNA (N)        mRNA detected                      *
    Human     Protein (IH)    protein detected                   *

Limbus
    Monkey    mRNA (N)        mRNA detected
    Monkey    Protein (W)     protein detected (HMW, 80 kDa)     *

Orbital Muscle
    Monkey    mRNA (N)        mRNA not detected                  *
    Monkey    Protein (W)     protein detected (80 kDa)          *

Retina
    Human     mRNA (ISL)      mRNA detected                     [17]
    Human     mRNA (N)        mRNA detected                     [18]
    Human     protein (IH)    protein detected                  [20]
    Monkey    mRNA (N)        mRNA detected                      *
    Monkey    protein (W)     protein detected (80 kDa)          *

RPE
    Human     mRNA (ISL)      mRNA detected                     [17]

RPE (cultured)
    Monkey    mRNA (N)        mRNA detected                      *
    Monkey    Protein (W)     protein detected (80 kDa)          *

RPE/choroid
    Monkey    mRNA (N)        mRNA detected                      *
    Monkey    Protein (W)     protein detected (HMW, 80 kDa)     *

Sclera
    Monkey    mRNA (N)        mRNA detected                      *
    Monkey    Protein (W)     protein detected (HMW, 80 kDa)     *

Trabecular Mesh
    Monkey    mRNA (N)        mRNA detected                      *
    Monkey    Protein (W)     protein not detected               *

Vitreous
    Human     Protein (W)     protein detected                  [17]
    Monkey    Protein (W)     protein detected (80 kDa)          *

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