The hTERT-RPE1 secretome after TLR3 stimulation

RPE cells perform a number of support functions in the inner eye including the secretion of signalling molecules and the maintenance of the immune privileged environment through communication with the immune system (Detrick and Hooks, 2010). Previous reports have demonstrated that RPE cells express a number of TLRs including the viral RNA receptor TLR3. To determine the complete secretory response of RPE cells downstream of poly(I:C) stimulation, we analysed conditioned medium from unstimulated or poly(I:C)-stimulated RPE cells using quantitative SILAC mass spectrometry.