Bone morphogenetic protein-4 and bone morphogenetic protein receptors expressions in the adult rat eye | Zendy

Yuka Maruyama-Koide | Zendy; Sumiko Mikawa | Zendy; Takeshi Sasaki | Zendy; Kohji Sato | Zendy

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Bone morphogenetic protein-4 and bone morphogenetic protein receptors expressions in the adult rat eye

Author(s) -

Yuka Maruyama-Koide,

Sumiko Mikawa,

Takeshi Sasaki,

Kohji Sato

Publication year - 2017

Publication title -

european journal of histochemistry

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.754

H-Index - 42

eISSN - 2038-8306

pISSN - 1121-760X

DOI - 10.4081/ejh.2017.2797

Subject(s) - bone morphogenetic protein , bone morphogenetic protein 4 , bone morphogenetic protein receptor , microbiology and biotechnology , bone morphogenetic protein 2 , receptor , biology , epithelium , corneal epithelium , corneal endothelium , cornea , retina , bone morphogenetic protein 7 , chemistry , anatomy , endocrinology , endothelium , neuroscience , in vitro , biochemistry , genetics , gene

We investigated the expressions of bone morphogenetic protein-4 (BMP4) and its receptors, bone morphogenetic protein receptor IA (BMPRIA), bone morphogenetic protein receptor IB (BMPRIB) and bone morphogenetic protein receptor II (BMPRII) in the adult rat eye. Interesting differences in expression profile were observed between BMPRIA and BMPRIB in the retina. BMPRIA-like immunoreactivity (IR) was very intensely seen in the photoreceptor layer, while BMPRIB-IR was mainly observed in the other layers. In the cornea, BMP4, BMPRIA, BMPRIB and BMPRII-IRs were abundantly seen in the cell body of basal cells in the corneal epithelium, and endothelium. In the lens, BMP4, BMPRIA, BMPRIB and BMPRII-IRs were observed in epithelial cells, lens cortical fiber cells, however they were not seen in the capsule and the central region of the lens. In the iris and ciliary body, strong BMP4 and BMPRIB-IRs were observed in nonpigmented epithelium. These results suggest that different kinds of BMP signaling should be needed in different areas in the adult eye to keep the shapes, differentiation levels, and functions of various cells.

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