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  • Odorant Receptor 51E2 Agonist β-ionone Regulates RPE Cell Migration and Proliferation.

Odorant Receptor 51E2 Agonist β-ionone Regulates RPE Cell Migration and Proliferation.

Frontiers in physiology (2017-12-19)
Nikolina Jovancevic, Soumaya Khalfaoui, Markus Weinrich, Daniel Weidinger, Annika Simon, Benjamin Kalbe, Marcus Kernt, Anselm Kampik, Günter Gisselmann, Lian Gelis, Hanns Hatt
PMID29249973
ABSTRACT

The odorant receptor 51E2 (OR51E2), which is well-characterized in prostate cancer cells and epidermal pigment cells, was identified for the first time as the most highly expressed OR in human fetal and adult retinal pigment epithelial (RPE) cells. Immunofluorescence staining and Western blot analysis revealed OR51E2 localization throughout the cytosol and in the plasma membrane. Additionally, immunohistochemical staining of diverse layers of the eye showed that the expression of OR51E2 is restricted to the pigment cells of the RPE and choroid. The results of Ca