Ilene K. Gipson

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PhD Cell Biology University of California, San Francisco
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Alpha 6 beta 4 integrin heterodimer is a component of hemidesmosomes. (1990) (480)
Distribution of mucins at the ocular surface. (2004) (408)
Decreased levels of the goblet cell mucin MUC5AC in tears of patients with Sjögren syndrome. (2002) (362)
Analysis of topical cyclosporine treatment of patients with dry eye syndrome: effect on conjunctival lymphocytes. (2000) (349)
Goblet cell numbers and epithelial proliferation in the conjunctiva of patients with dry eye syndrome treated with cyclosporine. (2002) (346)
Mucin gene expression in immortalized human corneal-limbal and conjunctival epithelial cell lines. (2003) (331)
Role of mucins in the function of the corneal and conjunctival epithelia. (2003) (284)
Research in dry eye: report of the Research Subcommittee of the International Dry Eye WorkShop (2007). (2007) (279)
Expression of secretory mucin genes by human conjunctival epithelia. (1996) (267)
The ocular surface: the challenge to enable and protect vision: the Friedenwald lecture. (2007) (262)
Mucin genes expressed by human female reproductive tract epithelia. (1997) (251)
Alteration of mucin in human conjunctival epithelia in dry eye. (1998) (229)
Membrane-tethered mucins have multiple functions on the ocular surface. (2010) (209)
Basement membrane components in healing rabbit corneal epithelial wounds: immunofluorescence and ultrastructural studies (1984) (206)
Epithelial mucins of the ocular surface: structure, biosynthesis and function. (2001) (203)
Actin 'purse string' filaments are anchored by E-cadherin-mediated adherens junctions at the leading edge of the epithelial wound, providing coordinated cell movement. (1998) (195)
MUC16 mucin is expressed by the human ocular surface epithelia and carries the H185 carbohydrate epitope. (2003) (192)
Human corneal and conjunctival epithelia express MUC1 mucin. (1995) (191)
Anchoring fibrils form a complex network in human and rabbit cornea. (1987) (185)
Character of ocular surface mucins and their alteration in dry eye disease. (2004) (182)
Functions of MUC16 in corneal epithelial cells. (2007) (180)
Hemidesmosome formation in vitro (1983) (161)
Assay of mucins in human tear fluid. (2007) (160)
Mucin characteristics of human corneal-limbal epithelial cells that exclude the rose bengal anionic dye. (2006) (154)
Goblet cells of the conjunctiva: A review of recent findings (2016) (153)
A technique for obtaining sheets of intact rabbit corneal epithelium. (1982) (138)
Reassembly of the anchoring structures of the corneal epithelium during wound repair in the rabbit. (1989) (132)
Integrins in the wounded and unwounded stratified squamous epithelium of the cornea. (1993) (130)
Matrix metalloproteinases in epithelia from human recurrent corneal erosion. (1999) (125)
Age-related changes and diseases of the ocular surface and cornea. (2013) (121)
The epithelial basement membrane zone of the limbus (1989) (119)
Altered epithelial-basement membrane interactions in diabetic corneas. (1992) (119)
The Amount of MUC5B mucin in cervical mucus peaks at midcycle. (2001) (114)
Mucin genes expressed by the ocular surface Epithelium (1997) (114)
MUC4 and MUC5B transcripts are the prevalent mucin messenger ribonucleic acids of the human endocervix. (1999) (112)
Human corneal and conjunctival epithelia produce a mucin-like glycoprotein for the apical surface. (1995) (108)
Hemidesmosomes and anchoring fibril collagen appear synchronously during development and wound healing. (1988) (107)
Characteristics of a glycoprotein in the ocular surface glycocalyx. (1992) (105)
Mucins of the human endocervix. (2001) (103)
Galectin-3 promotes lamellipodia formation in epithelial cells by interacting with complex N-glycans on α3β1 integrin (2009) (103)
MUC16 Is Lost from the Uterodome (Pinopode) Surface of the Receptive Human Endometrium: In Vitro Evidence That MUC16 Is a Barrier to Trophoblast Adherence1 (2008) (99)
Comparison of the Transmembrane Mucins MUC1 and MUC16 in Epithelial Barrier Function (2014) (97)
Decreased penetration of anchoring fibrils into the diabetic stroma. A morphometric analysis. (1989) (94)
Redistribution of the Hemidesmosome Components α6β4 Integrin and Bullous Pemphigoid Antigens during Epithelial Wound Healing (1993) (93)
Release of membrane-associated mucins from ocular surface epithelia. (2008) (91)
Vitamin A deficiency alters the expression of mucin genes by the rat ocular surface epithelium. (2000) (91)
Differential regulation of membrane-associated mucins in the human ocular surface epithelium. (2004) (86)
Traction forces mediated by alpha6beta4 integrin: implications for basement membrane organization and tumor invasion. (2001) (86)
Spdef null mice lack conjunctival goblet cells and provide a model of dry eye. (2013) (85)
Cellular origin of mucins of the ocular surface tear film. (1998) (84)
Enhancement of vinculin synthesis by migrating stratified squamous epithelium (1989) (83)
A Metalloproteinase Secreted by Streptococcus pneumoniae Removes Membrane Mucin MUC16 from the Epithelial Glycocalyx Barrier (2012) (79)
ADHESIVE MECHANISMS OF THE CORNEAL EPITHELIUM (1992) (78)
Localization of smooth muscle myosin-containing cells in the aqueous outflow pathway. (1990) (78)
Effect of pro-inflammatory mediators on membrane-associated mucins expressed by human ocular surface epithelial cells. (2010) (78)
Extracellular matrix and growth factors in corneal wound healing (1995) (76)
Isolation of corneal epithelium with Dispase II or EDTA. Effects on the basement membrane zone. (1985) (76)
Protein synthesis during corneal epithelial wound healing. (1986) (75)
The cell-layer- and cell-type-specific distribution of GalNAc-transferases in the ocular surface epithelia is altered during keratinization. (2003) (75)
Epithelial sheet movement: protein and glycoprotein synthesis. (1982) (73)
The role of calcium in mucin packaging within goblet cells. (2003) (73)
Effect of lectins on migration of the corneal epithelium. (1980) (66)
Pseudomonas attachment to new hydrogel contact lenses. (1987) (65)
Alteration in goblet cell numbers and mucin gene expression in a mouse model of allergic conjunctivitis. (2001) (65)
Mucin gene expression in human male urogenital tract epithelia. (2006) (65)
Antiadhesive character of mucin O-glycans at the apical surface of corneal epithelial cells. (2008) (64)
Actin filaments in cells of human trabecular meshwork and Schlemm's canal. (1979) (63)
An Ultrastructural Study of Syncytium Development In Soybean Roots Infected with Heterodera glycines (1971) (62)
Comparison of Mucin Levels at the Ocular Surface of Postmenopausal Women With and Without a History of Dry Eye (2011) (61)
Epithelial sheet movement: effects of tunicamycin on migration and glycoprotein synthesis. (1984) (61)
Focus on Molecules: human mucin MUC16. (2008) (59)
Lectin binding to cell surfaces: comparisons between normal and migrating corneal epithelium. (1983) (59)
Cloning of rat Muc5AC mucin gene: comparison of its structure and tissue distribution to that of human and mouse homologues. (1997) (58)
Role of calcium and calmodulin in hemidesmosome formation in vitro (1984) (57)
Biosynthetic responses of the rabbit cornea to a keratectomy wound. (1987) (57)
Pathogenesis of corneal damage from pseudomonas exotoxin A. (1977) (55)
Cloning and characterization of mouse intestinal MUC3 mucin: 3' sequence contains epidermal-growth-factor-like domains. (1998) (54)
Effects of cytochalasins B and D and colchicine on migration of the corneal epithelium. (1982) (54)
Neutrophil collagenase, gelatinase, and myeloperoxidase in tears of patients with stevens-johnson syndrome and ocular cicatricial pemphigoid. (2014) (54)
C57BL/6 mice lacking Muc1 show no ocular surface phenotype. (2000) (53)
Identification of Steroidogenic Enzyme mRNAs in the Human Lacrimal Gland, Meibomian Gland, Cornea, and Conjunctiva (2006) (53)
An organ culture system for study of adherence of Pseudomonas aeruginosa to normal and wounded corneas. (1988) (52)
Stratified squamous epithelia produce mucin-like glycoproteins. (1995) (52)
Histopathology of Explanted Collar Button Keratoprostheses: A Clinicopathologic Correlation (2003) (52)
Mucins and Contact Lens Wear (2006) (51)
Development of the anchoring structures of the epithelium in rabbit and human fetal corneas. (1988) (46)
a6134 integrin heterodimer is a component of hemidesmosomes (2004) (46)
The Boston Keratoprosthesis: Comparing Corneal Epithelial Cell Compatibility with Titanium and PMMA (2009) (44)
Polymorphonuclear neutrophils delay corneal epithelial wound healing in vitro. (1984) (43)
Trefoil peptides promote restitution of wounded corneal epithelial cells. (2001) (40)
Effect of retinoic acid on gene expression in human conjunctival epithelium: secretory phospholipase A2 mediates retinoic acid induction of MUC16. (2005) (38)
Developmental expression of mucin genes ASGP (rMuc4) and rMuc5ac by the rat ocular surface epithelium. (1999) (38)
Association of the Gutta-Induced Microenvironment With Corneal Endothelial Cell Behavior and Demise in Fuchs Endothelial Corneal Dystrophy (2018) (38)
In vitro and in vivo assessment of titanium surface modification for coloring the backplate of the Boston keratoprosthesis. (2013) (37)
Transplant of oral mucosal epithelium to rabbit ocular surface wounds in vivo. (1986) (37)
Elevated Neutrophil Elastase in Tears of Ocular Graft-Versus-Host Disease Patients. (2017) (37)
Specific transduction of the leading edge cells of migrating epithelia demonstrates that they are replaced during healing. (2002) (36)
Gene expression in human accessory lacrimal glands of Wolfring. (2012) (35)
Assessing mucin expression and function in human ocular surface epithelia in vivo and in vitro. (2012) (35)
Redistribution of the hemidesmosome components alpha 6 beta 4 integrin and bullous pemphigoid antigens during epithelial wound healing. (1993) (35)
Variation in the amount of T antigen and N-acetyllactosamine oligosaccharides in human cervical mucus secretions with the menstrual cycle. (2002) (33)
Visualization of conjunctival goblet cell actin cytoskeleton and mucin content in tissue whole mounts. (1997) (33)
Suppression of Toll-like Receptor-Mediated Innate Immune Responses at the Ocular Surface by the Membrane-associated Mucins MUC1 and MUC16 (2014) (31)
Adherence of nontypeable Streptococcus pneumoniae to human conjunctival epithelial cells. (2008) (30)
A technique for obtaining basal corneal epithelial cells. (1985) (29)
Eyelid opening induces expression of a glycocalyx glycoprotein of rat ocular surface epithelium. (1993) (28)
Mucin gene expression is not regulated by estrogen and/or progesterone in the ocular surface epithelia of mice. (2003) (27)
Differential gene expression in healing rat corneal epithelium. (1995) (26)
Altered Mucin Core Peptide Expression in Acute and Chronic Cholecystitis (2000) (26)
Current status of synthetic epikeratoplasty. (1991) (24)
Corneal epithelial and stromal reactions to excimer laser photorefractive keratectomy. I. Concerns regarding the response of the corneal epithelium to excimer laser ablation. (1990) (23)
Comparison of 10 nm filaments from three bovine tissues. (1980) (22)
Reproductive Biology of Wild Canis (Canidae) in Arkansas (1975) (21)
The ocular surface phenotype of Muc5ac and Muc5b null mice. (2014) (21)
Human endocervical mucins. (2005) (21)
Con A- and WGA-binding glycoproteins of stationary and migratory corneal epithelium. (1986) (21)
Removal of viable sheets of conjunctival epithelium with dispase II. (1985) (21)
Cholesterol turnover in hereditary crystalline corneal dystrophy of Schnyder. (1978) (19)
Electron microscopy of early cleavage furrows in the chick blastodisc. (1974) (19)
Crystals in corneal epithelial lesions of tyrosine-fed rats. (1975) (19)
Effects of cytochalasins and colchicine on the ultrastructure of migrating corneal epithelium. (1982) (17)
Transplant of corneal epithelium to rabbit corneal wounds in vivo. (1985) (17)
Cytoplasmic filaments: their role in motility and cell shape. (1977) (17)
Human conjunctival goblet cells express the membrane associated mucin MUC16: Localization to mucin granules. (2016) (17)
Fibronectin and corneal epithelial wound healing in the vitamin A-deficient rat. (1989) (15)
Quantitative analysis of mucins in mucosal secretions using indirect enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. (2006) (15)
Corneal epithelial adhesion abnormalities associated with LASIK. (2004) (14)
Reassembly of the corneal epithelial adhesion structures following human epikeratoplasty. (1991) (13)
In situ hybridization techniques for localizing mucin mRNA. (2000) (13)
Anatomy and Cell Biology of the Cornea, Superficial Limbus, and Conjunctiva (2021) (13)
Methods for culture of human corneal and conjunctival epithelia. (2013) (13)
Detection of blood group differences in human corneal epithelium using a monoclonal antibody and lectins. (1994) (13)
Response of the lysosomal system of the corneal epithelium to tyrosine-induced cell injury. (1977) (11)
Tear Matrix Metalloproteinases and Myeloperoxidase Levels in Patients With Boston Keratoprosthesis Type I (2016) (10)
MUC 16 Mucin Is Expressed by the Human Ocular Surface Epithelia and Carries the H 185 Carbohydrate Epitope (2003) (10)
Epidemic Keratoconjunctivitis-Causing Adenoviruses Induce MUC16 Ectodomain Release To Infect Ocular Surface Epithelial Cells (2016) (10)
Characterization of membranes removed during open-sky vitrectomy. (1983) (9)
Traction Forces Mediated by 6 4 Integrin: Implications for Basement Membrane Organization and Tumor Invasion□V (2001) (8)
Effect of Retinoic Acid on Gene Expression in Human Conjunctival Epithelium : Secretory Phospholipase A 2 Mediates Retinoic Acid Induction of MUC 16 (2005) (7)
An electron microscope study of effects of various fixatives and thin-section enzyme treatments on a nuclear polyhedrosis virus (1975) (7)
Corneal Anatomy (2019) (6)
Stability and in vitro toxicity of an infliximab eye drop formulation. (2014) (6)
Keratopathy in tyrosinemia. (1976) (6)
Carbohydrate moieties of the basal lamina: their role in attachment and spreading of basal corneal epithelial cells (1988) (6)
Detection of Multiple Mucin Species in Human Tear Film Samples (2004) (5)
Generation and characterization of a monoclonal antibody to the cytoplasmic tail of MUC16 (2017) (4)
Identification of Steroidogenic Enzyme mRNAs in Human Ocular Surface Tissues and Cells (2003) (3)
Tear Matrix Metalloproteinases and Myeloperoxidase Levels Following Boston Keratoprosthesis Type I surgery. (2014) (2)
Detection of Chemokine Receptor CCR5 on Conjunctival Epithelial Cells in Keratocojunctivitis Sicca (2003) (2)
Identification and structure of a mouse homologue to the human MUC4 gene (2000) (2)
The Expression of Mucin mRNA and Protein on the Ocular Surface in Tolerant Contact Lens Wearers (2004) (2)
Developmental appearance of a component of the glycocalyx of the ocular surface epithelium in the rat. (1994) (2)
The Boston Keratroprosthesis: Comparing Corneal Cell Compatibility With Titanium and PMMA Backplates (2008) (1)
Effect of Retinoic Acid on Gene Expression in Human Conjunctival Epithelial Cells as Determined by Microarray Analysis (2003) (1)
Characteristics of Human Corneal-Limbal Epithelial Cells that Exclude Rose Bengal (2005) (1)
Knockdown of MUC16 Alters Tight Junctions of Corneal Epithelial Cells Resulting in Decreased Transepithelial Resistance (2013) (1)
The Search for Antifungal Prophylaxis After Artificial Corneal Surgery-An In Vitro Study. (2020) (1)
Mucin O–Glycans Prevent Apical Cell–Cell Adhesion in Corneal Epithelial Cells Under Dynamic Flow Conditions (2006) (1)
Shedding of Membrane–Associated Mucins on the Ocular Surface (2006) (1)
REGULATORS OF MUCIN GENE EXPRESSION IN THE OCULAR SURFACE EPITHELIA. (2000) (1)
An Apical Epithelial Barrier at the Ocular Surface Is Formed by the Association of Cell Surface Mucins With Galectin-3 (2008) (1)
The Effect of Desiccating Environmental Stress on Spdef Null Mice that Lack Conjunctival Goblet Cells (2012) (1)
Membrane-Associated Mucins MUC1 and MUC16 Differ in Barrier Function at the Ocular Surface (2010) (0)
Production of a MUC16 Fusion Protein for Studies to Determine if MUC16 is Shed into the Tear Film (2005) (0)
Effects of MUC16 Knockdown in Human Corneal-Limbal Epithelial Cells (2007) (0)
Chapter 18 – Dry eye: abnormalities of tear film mucins (2010) (0)
The ocular surface phenotype of Spdef -/- mice: Accumulation of debris but lack of infection upon challenge with Pseudomonas aeruginosa (2016) (0)
The role of integrins in corneal epithelial wound healing (1992) (0)
Mucin Packaging in the Conjunctival Goblet Cells of Vitamin D Receptor Ablated Mice (2002) (0)
Characterization of a Truncated and More Potent Zinc Metalloprotease, ZmpC, from Streptococcus pneumoniae that Abrogates the MUC16 Barrier in Ocular Surface and Tracheal-Bronchial Epithelial Cells (2012) (0)
Differentiation Potential Of Tert-immortalized Human Conjunctival Epithelial Cell Line (2002) (0)
Purification of a Protein Secreted by Non-Encapsulated Streptococcus pneumoniae That Induces MUC16 Shedding in Human Corneal Epithelial Cells (2010) (0)
MUC16 is a Cell Surface Ligand for Galectin-3 on Human Corneal Epithelial Cells (2007) (0)
Relative Amounts of Cell Surface Compared to Cytoplasmic Stores of Membrane-Associated Mucins in Immortalized Human Ocular Surface Epithelial Cells (2007) (0)
The Membrane-associated Mucins MUC1 and MUC16 Suppress Toll-like Receptor-mediated Innate Immune Responses at the Ocular Surface (2014) (0)
Epidemic Keratoconjunctivitis-causing Adenoviruses Induce MUC16 Ectodomain Release in Corneal Epithelial Cells (2015) (0)
Regulation of MUC4 Gene Expression in TERT-Immortalized Human Conjunctival Epithelial Cells (2002) (0)
Cornea In Vitro and In Vivo Assessment of Titanium Surface Modification for Coloring the Backplate of the Boston (2013) (0)
Differential O–Glycosylation of Membrane–Associated Mucins in Human Corneal–Limbal Epithelial Cells (2005) (0)
Cytokine–treated hTERT–immortalized conjunctival epithelial cells resemble Sjögren’s syndrome in gene expression (2004) (0)
Analysis of Extra-Cellular Matrix and Adhesion Molecule Expression in Corneal Epithelium of Subjects With or Without Epithelial Basement Membrane Dystrophy (2009) (0)
Membrane Associated Mucins and Ocular Surface Membrane Structure (2005) (0)
ADDITIONS AND CORRECTIONS (2013) (0)
Exclusion of Rose Bengal Staining in Stratified Islands of Cultured Human Corneal–Limbal Epithelial Cells (2004) (0)
A Monoclonal Antibody to a Mucinlike Glycoprotein Produced by the Human Ocular Surface Epithelium (1995) (0)
Adhesion of the Corneal Epithelium to the Stroma (1987) (0)
Conjunctival Goblet Cells Produce MUC16 (2014) (0)
As Corneal Epithelial Cells Age and Flatten at the Ocular Surface, the Amount of Membrane Mucin Decreases (2010) (0)
Mucin cDNA and Oligonucleotide Probes Corresponding to Tandem Repeat Region (2005) (0)
Epithelial cell-cell and cell-substrate adhesion: An overview ☆ (1992) (0)
Cell-Layer and Cell-Type Specific Distribution of GalNAc-Transferase Isoforms in Normal and Keratinized Ocular Surface Epithelia (2002) (0)
BIOCHEMICAL AND STRUCTURAL PROPERTIES OF CERVICAL MUCINS There is a large body of literature on the physical and biochemical properties of human cervical mucus ( for reviews see Blandau and Moghissi (2002) (0)
Mucin genes expressed by human cervix and vaginal epithelia. (1996) (0)
Claes H. Dohlman’s Legacy in Corneal Research (2019) (0)
Effect of Zinc Metalloproteinase Inhibitors on Streptococcus pneumoniae Induced MUC16 Shedding in Human Corneal Epithelial Cells (2010) (0)
Assessment of Titanium Modification for Coloring the Backplate of Boston Keratoprosthesis (2013) (0)
Membrane Associated Mucins of the Human Ocular Surface (2005) (0)
Assay of Membrane-Associated Mucins in Conjunctiva and Tears of Postmenopausal Women With and Without Dry Eye (2009) (0)
Analysis of Gene Expression in Accessory Lacrimal Glands by Laser Microdissection and cDNA Microarrays (2012) (0)
MUC16 is Concentrated at the Tips of the Microplicae on the Ocular Surface and May Be Associated with the Actin Cytoskeleton (2004) (0)
The Role of the Transcription Factor SPDEF in Goblet Cell Differentiation in the Conjunctiva (2011) (0)
Adenovirus-induced MUC16 Ectodomain Release Correlates with Decreased Barrier Function and Increased Adenoviral Infection of Corneal Epithelial Cells (2016) (0)
The Epitope Recognized by the H185 Antibody on the Human Ocular Surface Epithelium Involves an O-Acetylated Sialic Acid (2003) (0)
Galectin-3 Promotes Formation of Lamellipodia, Filopodia and Tunneling Nanotube (TNT)-Like Structures in Corneal Epithelium (2007) (0)
Galectin‐3 Promotes Formation of Lamellipodia in Corneal Epithelial Cells by Interacting with α3β1 Integrins (2008) (0)
Non-Encapsulated Streptococcus Pneumoniae Isolated From Patients With Epidemic Conjunctivitis Induces Release of the Ocular Surface Membrane Mucins (2008) (0)
Matrix Metalloproteinases-8, -9 and Myeloperoxidase are Elevated in the Tears of Patients with Ocular Cicatricial Pemphigoid and Stevens-Johnson Syndrome (2013) (0)
Sugar Can Be good for You: glYCoBiologY and MuCinS new discoveries in the area of ocular surface epitopes (2011) (0)