Table 1 Common TM markers identified by other groups

CH3L1

Gene expression profile analysis between human cultured TM cells and SC endothelial cells

Liton et al., 2005 [23]

MGP

Gene expression profiling of human TM cDNA library

Gonzalez et al., 2000 [24]; Tomarev et al., 2003 [25]; Gonzalez et al., 2004 [26]

ANKG

Gene expression profile analyses between human cultured TM cells, SC endothelial cells and scleral fibroblasts

Challa et al., 2003 [31]

AQP1

RT-PCR and immunofluorescence in human cultured TM cells

Stamer et al., 1995 [22]

MMP1

Gene expression profile analyses between human cultured TM cells, SC endothelial cells and scleral fibroblasts

Challa et al., 2003 [31]

MYOC

Identified in human TM cells as TIGR gene

Polansky et al., 1989 [28]

ELAM1

Expression detected in glaucomatous human TM cells by immunohistochemical screening

Wang et al., 2001 [32]