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Retinal Layer Separation (ReLayS) method enables the molecular analysis of photoreceptor segments and cell bodies, as well as the inner retina. Sci Rep 2022; 12:20195. [PMID: 36424523 PMCID: PMC9691741 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-24586-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2022] [Accepted: 11/17/2022] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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Understanding the physiology of the retina, and especially of the highly polarized photoreceptors, is essential not only to broaden our knowledge of the processes required for normal vision, but also to develop effective therapies to prevent or slow retinal degenerative diseases. However, the molecular analysis of photoreceptors is a challenge due to the heterogeneity of the retinal tissue and the lack of easy and reliable methods for cell separation. Here we present the ReLayS method-a simple technique for the separation of photoreceptor segments (PS) containing both inner and outer segments, outer nuclear layer (ONL), and inner retina (InR) that contains the remaining retinal layers. The layer-specific material isolated from a mouse half-retina with the ReLayS method was sufficient for protein isolation and Western blotting or RNA isolation and real-time PCR studies. The separation of PS, ONL, and InR was successfully validated by Western blotting and real-time PCR using proteins and genes with known expression profiles within the retina. Furthermore, the separation of the PS from the ONL enabled the detection of light-driven translocation of transducin from the PS to the soma. ReLayS is a simple and useful method to address protein and possibly metabolites distribution in photoreceptor compartments in various situations including development, ageing, and degenerative diseases.
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Ebke LA, Sinha S, Pauer GJT, Hagstrom SA. Photoreceptor Compartment-Specific TULP1 Interactomes. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:ijms22158066. [PMID: 34360830 PMCID: PMC8348715 DOI: 10.3390/ijms22158066] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2021] [Revised: 07/06/2021] [Accepted: 07/12/2021] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Photoreceptors are highly compartmentalized cells with large amounts of proteins synthesized in the inner segment (IS) and transported to the outer segment (OS) and synaptic terminal. Tulp1 is a photoreceptor-specific protein localized to the IS and synapse. In the absence of Tulp1, several OS-specific proteins are mislocalized and synaptic vesicle recycling is impaired. To better understand the involvement of Tulp1 in protein trafficking, our approach in the current study was to physically isolate Tulp1-containing photoreceptor compartments by serial tangential sectioning of retinas and to identify compartment-specific Tulp1 binding partners by immunoprecipitation followed by liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry. Our results indicate that Tulp1 has two distinct interactomes. We report the identification of: (1) an IS-specific interaction between Tulp1 and the motor protein Kinesin family member 3a (Kif3a), (2) a synaptic-specific interaction between Tulp1 and the scaffold protein Ribeye, and (3) an interaction between Tulp1 and the cytoskeletal protein microtubule-associated protein 1B (MAP1B) in both compartments. Immunolocalization studies in the wild-type retina indicate that Tulp1 and its binding partners co-localize to their respective compartments. Our observations are compatible with Tulp1 functioning in protein trafficking in multiple photoreceptor compartments, likely as an adapter molecule linking vesicles to molecular motors and the cytoskeletal scaffold.
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- Lindsey A. Ebke
- Department of Ophthalmic Research, Cole Eye Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA; (L.A.E.); (S.S.); (G.J.T.P.)
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- Department of Ophthalmic Research, Cole Eye Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA; (L.A.E.); (S.S.); (G.J.T.P.)
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- Department of Ophthalmic Research, Cole Eye Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA; (L.A.E.); (S.S.); (G.J.T.P.)
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- Department of Ophthalmic Research, Cole Eye Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA; (L.A.E.); (S.S.); (G.J.T.P.)
- Department of Ophthalmology, Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA
- Department of Molecular Medicine, Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA
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Blond F, Léveillard T. Functional Genomics of the Retina to Elucidate its Construction and Deconstruction. Int J Mol Sci 2019; 20:E4922. [PMID: 31590277 PMCID: PMC6801968 DOI: 10.3390/ijms20194922] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/16/2019] [Accepted: 10/01/2019] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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The retina is the light sensitive part of the eye and nervous tissue that have been used extensively to characterize the function of the central nervous system. The retina has a central position both in fundamental biology and in the physiopathology of neurodegenerative diseases. We address the contribution of functional genomics to the understanding of retinal biology by reviewing key events in their historical perspective as an introduction to major findings that were obtained through the study of the retina using genomics, transcriptomics and proteomics. We illustrate our purpose by showing that most of the genes of interest for retinal development and those involved in inherited retinal degenerations have a restricted expression to the retina and most particularly to photoreceptors cells. We show that the exponential growth of data generated by functional genomics is a future challenge not only in terms of storage but also in terms of accessibility to the scientific community of retinal biologists in the future. Finally, we emphasize on novel perspectives that emerge from the development of redox-proteomics, the new frontier in retinal biology.
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- Frédéric Blond
- Department of Genetics, Sorbonne Université, INSERM, CNRS, Institut de la Vision, 17 rue Moreau, F-75012 Paris, France.
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- Department of Genetics, Sorbonne Université, INSERM, CNRS, Institut de la Vision, 17 rue Moreau, F-75012 Paris, France.
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Wright ZC, Singh RK, Alpino R, Goldberg AFX, Sokolov M, Ramamurthy V. ARL3 regulates trafficking of prenylated phototransduction proteins to the rod outer segment. Hum Mol Genet 2016; 25:2031-2044. [PMID: 26936825 PMCID: PMC5062590 DOI: 10.1093/hmg/ddw077] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2015] [Revised: 02/01/2016] [Accepted: 02/29/2016] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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The small GTPase, ADP-ribosylation factor-like 3 (ARL3), has been proposed to participate in the transport of proteins in photoreceptor cells. Moreover, it has been implicated in the pathogenesis associated with X-linked retinitis pigmentosa (XLRP) resulting from mutations in the ARL3 GTPase activating protein, retinitis pigmentosa 2 (RP2). To determine the importance of ARL3 in rod photoreceptor cells, we generated transgenic mice expressing a dominant active form of ARL3 (ARL3-Q71L) under a rod-specific promoter. ARL3-Q71L animals exhibited extensive rod cell death after post-natal day 30 (PN30) and degeneration was complete by PN70. Prior to the onset of cell death, rod photoresponse was significantly reduced along with a robust decrease in rod phosphodiesterase 6 (PDE6) and G-protein receptor kinase-1 (GRK1) levels. Furthermore, assembled phosphodiesterase-6 (PDE6) subunits, rod transducin and G-protein receptor kinase-1 (GRK1) accumulated on large punctate structures within the inner segment in ARL3-Q71L retina. Defective trafficking of prenylated proteins is likely due to sequestration of prenyl binding protein δ (PrBPδ) by ARL3-Q71L as we demonstrate a specific interaction between these proteins in the retina. Unexpectedly, our studies also revealed a novel role for ARL3 in the migration of photoreceptor nuclei. In conclusion, this study identifies ARL3 as a key player in prenylated protein trafficking in rod photoreceptor cells and establishes the potential role for ARL3 dysregulation in the pathogenesis of RP2-related forms of XLRP.
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Department of Biochemistry and Center for Neuroscience, Robert C. Byrd Health Sciences Center, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WA 26506, USA and
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Department of Biochemistry and Center for Neuroscience, Robert C. Byrd Health Sciences Center, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WA 26506, USA and
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A Novel Approach to Identify Photoreceptor Compartment-Specific Tulp1 Binding Partners. ADVANCES IN EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY 2016; 854:605-11. [PMID: 26427465 DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-17121-0_80] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/22/2023]
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Photoreceptors (PRs) are highly polarized and compartmentalized cells with large amounts of proteins synthesized in the inner segment (IS) and transported to the outer segment (OS) and synaptic terminal. The PR-specific protein, Tulp1, is localized to the IS and synapse and is hypothesized to be involved in protein trafficking. To better understand the molecular processes that regulate protein trafficking in PRs, we aimed to identify compartment-specific Tulp1 binding partners. Serial tangential sectioning of Long Evans rat retinas was utilized to isolate the IS and synaptic PR compartments. Tulp1 binding partners in each of these layers were identified using co-immunoprecipitation (co-IP) with Tulp1 antibodies. The co-IP eluates were separated by SDS-PAGE, trypsinized into peptide fragments, and proteins were identified by liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry. In the IS, potential Tulp1-binding partners included cytoskeletal scaffold proteins, protein trafficking molecules, as well as members of the phototransduction cascade. In the synaptic region, the majority of interacting proteins identified were cytoskeletal. A separate subset of proteins were identified in both the IS and synapse including chaperones and family members of the GTPase activating proteins. Tulp1 has two distinct PR compartment-specific interactomes. Our results support the hypothesis that Tulp1 is involved in the trafficking of proteins from the IS to the OS and the continuous membrane remodeling and vesicle cycling at the synaptic terminal.
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Laird JG, Pan Y, Modestou M, Yamaguchi DM, Song H, Sokolov M, Baker SA. Identification of a VxP Targeting Signal in the Flagellar Na+ /K+ -ATPase. Traffic 2015; 16:1239-53. [PMID: 26373354 DOI: 10.1111/tra.12332] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2015] [Revised: 09/11/2015] [Accepted: 09/11/2015] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Na(+) /K(+) -ATPase (NKA) participates in setting electrochemical gradients, cardiotonic steroid signaling and cellular adhesion. Distinct isoforms of NKA are found in different tissues and subcellular localization patterns. For example, NKA α1 is widely expressed, NKA α3 is enriched in neurons and NKA α4 is a testes-specific isoform found in sperm flagella. In some tissues, ankyrin, a key component of the membrane cytoskeleton, can regulate the trafficking of NKA. In the retina, NKA and ankyrin-B are expressed in multiple cell types and immunostaining for each is striking in the synaptic layers. Labeling for NKA is also prominent along the inner segment plasma membrane (ISPM) of photoreceptors. NKA co-immunoprecipitates with ankyrin-B, but on a subcellular level colocalization of these two proteins varies dependent on the cell type. We used transgenic Xenopus laevis tadpoles to evaluate the subcellular trafficking of NKA in photoreceptors. GFP-NKA α3 and α1 are localized to the ISPM, but α4 is localized to outer segments (OSs). We identified a VxP motif responsible for the OS targeting by using a series of chimeric and mutant NKA constructs. This motif is similar to previously identified ciliary targeting motifs. Given the structural similarities between OSs and flagella, our findings shed light on the subcellular targeting of this testes-specific NKA isoform.
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- Joseph G Laird
- Department of Biochemistry, Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, 52242, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, 52242, USA.,Current address: Department of Neurology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, 63110, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, 52242, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, 52242, USA
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- Department of Ophthalmology, West Virginia University School of Medicine and West Virginia University Eye Institute, Morgantown, WV, 26506, USA.,Current address: Section for Translational Research in Retina & Macular Degeneration, National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, NIH, Bethesda, MD, 20892, USA
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- Department of Ophthalmology, West Virginia University School of Medicine and West Virginia University Eye Institute, Morgantown, WV, 26506, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, 52242, USA
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Glykys J, Dzhala V, Egawa K, Balena T, Saponjian Y, Kuchibhotla KV, Bacskai BJ, Kahle KT, Zeuthen T, Staley KJ. Local impermeant anions establish the neuronal chloride concentration. Science 2014; 343:670-5. [PMID: 24503855 DOI: 10.1126/science.1245423] [Citation(s) in RCA: 144] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Neuronal intracellular chloride concentration [Cl(-)](i) is an important determinant of γ-aminobutyric acid type A (GABA(A)) receptor (GABA(A)R)-mediated inhibition and cytoplasmic volume regulation. Equilibrative cation-chloride cotransporters (CCCs) move Cl(-) across the membrane, but accumulating evidence suggests factors other than the bulk concentrations of transported ions determine [Cl(-)](i). Measurement of [Cl(-)](i) in murine brain slice preparations expressing the transgenic fluorophore Clomeleon demonstrated that cytoplasmic impermeant anions ([A](i)) and polyanionic extracellular matrix glycoproteins ([A](o)) constrain the local [Cl(-)]. CCC inhibition had modest effects on [Cl(-)](i) and neuronal volume, but substantial changes were produced by alterations of the balance between [A](i) and [A](o). Therefore, CCCs are important elements of Cl(-) homeostasis, but local impermeant anions determine the homeostatic set point for [Cl(-)], and hence, neuronal volume and the polarity of local GABA(A)R signaling.
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- J Glykys
- Department of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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Kanamaru C, Yamada Y, Hayashi S, Matsushita T, Suda A, Nagayasu M, Kimura K, Chiba S. Retinal toxicity induced by small-molecule Hsp90 inhibitors in beagle dogs. J Toxicol Sci 2014; 39:59-69. [DOI: 10.2131/jts.39.59] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/02/2022]
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- Research Division, Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd
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Antonov AV. Mining protein lists from proteomics studies: applications for drug discovery. Expert Opin Drug Discov 2012; 5:323-31. [PMID: 22823085 DOI: 10.1517/17460441003716796] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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IMPORTANCE OF THE FIELD In recent years, proteomics has become a common technique applied to a wide spectrum of scientific problems, including the identification of diagnostic biomarkers, monitoring the effects of drug treatments or identification of chemical properties of a protein or a drug. Although being significantly different in scientific essence, the ultimate result of the majority of proteomics studies is a protein list. Thousands of independent proteomics studies have reported protein lists in various functional contexts. AREAS COVERED IN THIS REVIEW We review here the spectrum of scientific problems where proteomics technology was applied recently to deliver protein lists. The available bioinformatics methods commonly used to understand the properties of the protein lists are compared. WHAT THE READER WILL GAIN The types and common functional properties of the reported protein lists are discussed. The range of scientific problems where this knowledge could be potentially helpful with a focus on drug discovery issues is explored. TAKE HOME MESSAGE Reported protein lists represent a valuable resource which can be used for a variety of goals, ranging from biomarkers discovery to identification of novel therapeutic implications of known drugs.
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- Alexey V Antonov
- Institute for Bioinformatics and Systems Biology, Helmholtz Zentrum München - German Research Center for Environmental Health (GmbH), Ingolstädter Landstraße 1, D-85764, Neuherberg, Germany +49 89 3187 2788 ; +49 89 3187 3585 ;
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Belcastro M, Song H, Sinha S, Song C, Mathers PH, Sokolov M. Phosphorylation of phosducin accelerates rod recovery from transducin translocation. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 2012; 53:3084-91. [PMID: 22491418 DOI: 10.1167/iovs.11-8798] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023] Open
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PURPOSE In rods saturated by light, the G protein transducin undergoes translocation from the outer segment compartment, which results in the uncoupling of transducin from its innate receptor, rhodopsin. We measured the kinetics of recovery from this adaptive cellular response, while also investigating the role of phosducin, a phosphoprotein binding transducin βγ subunits in its de-phosphorylated state, in regulating this process. METHODS Mice were exposed to a moderate rod-saturating light triggering transducin translocation, and then allowed to recover in the dark while free running. The kinetics of the return of the transducin subunits to the outer segments were compared in transgenic mouse models expressing full-length phosducin, and phosducin lacking phosphorylation sites serine 54 and 71, using Western blot analysis of serial tangential sections of the retina. RESULTS In mice expressing normal phosducin, transducin α and βγ subunits returned to the outer segments with a half-time (t(1/2)) of ∼24 and 29 minutes, respectively. In the phosducin phosphorylation mutants, the transducin α subunit moved four times slower, with t(1/2) ∼95 minutes, while the movement of transducin βγ was less affected. CONCLUSIONS We demonstrate that the recovery of rod photoreceptors from the ambient saturating levels of illumination, in terms of the return of the light-dispersed transducin subunits to the rod outer segments, occurs six times faster than reported previously. Our data also support the notion that the accumulation of transducin α subunit in the outer segment is driven by its re-binding to the transducin βγ dimer, because this process is accelerated significantly by phosducin phosphorylation.
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Hannivoort RA, Hernandez-Gea V, Friedman SL. Genomics and proteomics in liver fibrosis and cirrhosis. FIBROGENESIS & TISSUE REPAIR 2012; 5:1. [PMID: 22214245 PMCID: PMC3260086 DOI: 10.1186/1755-1536-5-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2011] [Accepted: 01/03/2012] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Genomics and proteomics have become increasingly important in biomedical science in the past decade, as they provide an opportunity for hypothesis-free experiments that can yield major insights not previously foreseen when scientific and clinical questions are based only on hypothesis-driven approaches. Use of these tools, therefore, opens new avenues for uncovering physiological and pathological pathways. Liver fibrosis is a complex disease provoked by a range of chronic injuries to the liver, among which are viral hepatitis, (non-) alcoholic steatohepatitis and autoimmune disorders. Some chronic liver patients will never develop fibrosis or cirrhosis, whereas others rapidly progress towards cirrhosis in a few years. This variety can be caused by disease-related factors (for example, viral genotype) or host-factors (genetic/epigenetic). It is vital to establish accurate tools to identify those patients at highest risk for disease severity or progression in order to determine who are in need of immediate therapies. Moreover, there is an urgent imperative to identify non-invasive markers that can accurately distinguish mild and intermediate stages of fibrosis. Ideally, biomarkers can be used to predict disease progression and treatment response, but these studies will take many years due to the requirement for lengthy follow-up periods to assess outcomes. Current genomic and proteomic research provides many candidate biomarkers, but independent validation of these biomarkers is lacking, and reproducibility is still a key concern. Thus, great opportunities and challenges lie ahead in the field of genomics and proteomics, which, if successful, could transform the diagnosis and treatment of chronic fibrosing liver diseases.
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- Rebekka A Hannivoort
- Department of Medicine/Division of Liver Diseases, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY 10029, USA.
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Yang J, Wang L, Song H, Sokolov M. Current understanding of usher syndrome type II. Front Biosci (Landmark Ed) 2012; 17:1165-83. [PMID: 22201796 DOI: 10.2741/3979] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Usher syndrome is the most common deafness-blindness caused by genetic mutations. To date, three genes have been identified underlying the most prevalent form of Usher syndrome, the type II form (USH2). The proteins encoded by these genes are demonstrated to form a complex in vivo. This complex is localized mainly at the periciliary membrane complex in photoreceptors and the ankle-link of the stereocilia in hair cells. Many proteins have been found to interact with USH2 proteins in vitro, suggesting that they are potential additional components of this USH2 complex and that the genes encoding these proteins may be the candidate USH2 genes. However, further investigations are critical to establish their existence in the USH2 complex in vivo. Based on the predicted functional domains in USH2 proteins, their cellular localizations in photoreceptors and hair cells, the observed phenotypes in USH2 mutant mice, and the known knowledge about diseases similar to USH2, putative biological functions of the USH2 complex have been proposed. Finally, therapeutic approaches for this group of diseases are now being actively explored.
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- Jun Yang
- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Moran Eye Center, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah 84132
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Structural features of neurons create challenges for effective production and distribution of essential metabolic energy. We investigated how metabolic energy is distributed between cellular compartments in photoreceptors. In avascular retinas, aerobic production of energy occurs only in mitochondria that are located centrally within the photoreceptor. Our findings indicate that metabolic energy flows from these central mitochondria as phosphocreatine toward the photoreceptor's synaptic terminal in darkness. In light, it flows in the opposite direction as ATP toward the outer segment. Consistent with this model, inhibition of creatine kinase in avascular retinas blocks synaptic transmission without influencing outer segment activity. Our findings also reveal how vascularization of neuronal tissue can influence the strategies neurons use for energy management. In vascularized retinas, mitochondria in the synaptic terminals of photoreceptors make neurotransmission less dependent on creatine kinase. Thus, vasculature of the tissue and the intracellular distribution of mitochondria can play key roles in setting the strategy for energy distribution in neurons.
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Hao L, Acar S, Evans J, Ou G, Scholey JM. Analysis of intraflagellar transport in C. elegans sensory cilia. Methods Cell Biol 2009; 93:235-66. [PMID: 20409821 DOI: 10.1016/s0091-679x(08)93013-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Cilia are assembled and maintained by intraflagellar transport (IFT), the motor-dependent, bidirectional movement of multiprotein complexes, called IFT particles, along the axoneme. The sensory cilia of Caenorhabditis elegans represent very useful objects for studying IFT because of the availability of in vivo time-lapse fluorescence microscopy assays of IFT and multiple ciliary mutants. In this system there are 60 sensory neurons, each having sensory cilia on the endings of their dendrites, and most components of the IFT machinery operating in these structures have been identified using forward and reverse genetic approaches. By analyzing the rate of IFT along cilia within living wild-type and mutant animals, two anterograde and one retrograde IFT motors were identified, the functional coordination of the two anterograde kinesin-2 motors was established and the transport properties of all the known IFT particle components have been characterized. The anterograde kinesin motors have been heterologously expressed and purified, and their biochemical properties have been characterized using MT gliding and single molecule motility assays. In this chapter, we summarize how the tools of genetics, cell biology, electron microscopy, and biochemistry are being used to dissect the composition and mechanism of action of IFT motors and IFT particles in C. elegans.
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- Limin Hao
- Molecular and Cell Biology, University of California, Davis, California 95616, USA
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