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Masek M, Bachmann-Gagescu R. Control of protein and lipid composition of photoreceptor outer segments-Implications for retinal disease. Curr Top Dev Biol 2023; 155:165-225. [PMID: 38043951 DOI: 10.1016/bs.ctdb.2023.09.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/05/2023]
Abstract
Vision is arguably our most important sense, and its loss brings substantial limitations to daily life for affected individuals. Light is perceived in retinal photoreceptors (PRs), which are highly specialized neurons subdivided into several compartments with distinct functions. The outer segments (OSs) of photoreceptors represent highly specialized primary ciliary compartments hosting the phototransduction cascade, which transforms incoming light into a neuronal signal. Retinal disease can result from various pathomechanisms originating in distinct subcompartments of the PR cell, or in the retinal pigment epithelium which supports the PRs. Dysfunction of primary cilia causes human disorders known as "ciliopathies", in which retinal disease is a common feature. This chapter focuses on PR OSs, discussing the mechanisms controlling their complex structure and composition. A sequence of tightly regulated sorting and trafficking events, both upstream of and within this ciliary compartment, ensures the establishment and maintenance of the adequate proteome and lipidome required for signaling in response to light. We discuss in particular our current understanding of the role of ciliopathy proteins involved in multi-protein complexes at the ciliary transition zone (CC2D2A) or BBSome (BBS1) and how their dysfunction causes retinal disease. While the loss of CC2D2A prevents the fusion of vesicles and delivery of the photopigment rhodopsin to the ciliary base, leading to early OS ultrastructural defects, BBS1 deficiency results in precocious accumulation of cholesterol in mutant OSs and decreased visual function preceding morphological changes. These distinct pathomechanisms underscore the central role of ciliary proteins involved in multiple processes controlling OS protein and lipid composition.
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- Markus Masek
- Institute of Medical Genetics, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland; Department of Molecular Life Sciences, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Institute of Medical Genetics, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland; Department of Molecular Life Sciences, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland; University Research Priority Program AdaBD, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
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Fehlhaber KE, Majumder A, Boyd KK, Griffis KG, Artemyev NO, Fain GL, Sampath AP. A Novel Role for UNC119 as an Enhancer of Synaptic Transmission. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:8106. [PMID: 37175812 PMCID: PMC10178850 DOI: 10.3390/ijms24098106] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2023] [Revised: 04/22/2023] [Accepted: 04/25/2023] [Indexed: 05/15/2023] Open
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Mammalian UNC119 is a ciliary trafficking chaperone highly expressed in the inner segment of retinal photoreceptors. Previous research has shown that UNC119 can bind to transducin, the synaptic ribbon protein RIBEYE, and the calcium-binding protein CaBP4, suggesting that UNC119 may have a role in synaptic transmission. We made patch-clamp recordings from retinal slices in mice with the UNC119 gene deleted and showed that removal of even one gene of UNC119 has no effect on the rod outer segment photocurrent, but acted on bipolar cells much like background light: it depolarized membrane potential, decreased sensitivity, accelerated response decay, and decreased the Hill coefficient of the response-intensity relationship. Similar effects were seen on rod bipolar-cell current and voltage responses, and after exposure to bright light to translocate transducin into the rod inner segment. These findings indicate that UNC119 deletion reduces the steady-state glutamate release rate at rod synapses, though no change in the voltage dependence of the synaptic Ca current was detected. We conclude that UNC119, either by itself or together with transducin, can facilitate the release of glutamate at rod synapses, probably by some interaction with RIBEYE or other synaptic proteins rather than by binding to CaBP4 or calcium channels.
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- Katherine E. Fehlhaber
- Department of Ophthalmology, Jules Stein Eye Institute, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA (G.L.F.)
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- Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA (N.O.A.)
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- Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA (N.O.A.)
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Jules Stein Eye Institute, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA (G.L.F.)
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- Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA (N.O.A.)
- Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Jules Stein Eye Institute, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA (G.L.F.)
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Jules Stein Eye Institute, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA (G.L.F.)
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Travis AM, Manocha S, Willer JR, Wessler TS, Skiba NP, Pearring JN. Disrupting the ciliary gradient of active Arl3 affects rod photoreceptor nuclear migration. eLife 2023; 12:80533. [PMID: 36598133 PMCID: PMC9831603 DOI: 10.7554/elife.80533] [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: 05/24/2022] [Accepted: 01/03/2023] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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The small GTPase Arl3 is important for the enrichment of lipidated proteins to primary cilia, including the outer segment of photoreceptors. Human mutations in the small GTPase Arl3 cause both autosomal recessive and dominant inherited retinal dystrophies. We discovered that dominant mutations result in increased active G-protein-Arl3-D67V has constitutive activity and Arl3-Y90C is fast cycling-and their expression in mouse rods resulted in a displaced nuclear phenotype due to an aberrant Arl3-GTP gradient. Using multiple strategies, we go on to show that removing or restoring the Arl3-GTP gradient within the cilium is sufficient to rescue the nuclear migration defect. Together, our results reveal that an Arl3 ciliary gradient is involved in proper positioning of photoreceptor nuclei during retinal development.
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- Amanda M Travis
- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, University of Michigan-Ann ArborAnn ArborUnited States
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, University of Michigan-Ann ArborAnn ArborUnited States
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, University of Michigan-Ann ArborAnn ArborUnited States
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- Department of Mathematics, University of North Carolina at Chapel HillChapel HillUnited States
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Duke UniversityDurhamUnited States
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, University of Michigan-Ann ArborAnn ArborUnited States,Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, University of Michigan–Ann ArborAnn ArborUnited States
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Park K, Leroux MR. Composition, organization and mechanisms of the transition zone, a gate for the cilium. EMBO Rep 2022; 23:e55420. [PMID: 36408840 PMCID: PMC9724682 DOI: 10.15252/embr.202255420] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2022] [Revised: 08/08/2022] [Accepted: 10/31/2022] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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The cilium evolved to provide the ancestral eukaryote with the ability to move and sense its environment. Acquiring these functions required the compartmentalization of a dynein-based motility apparatus and signaling proteins within a discrete subcellular organelle contiguous with the cytosol. Here, we explore the potential molecular mechanisms for how the proximal-most region of the cilium, termed transition zone (TZ), acts as a diffusion barrier for both membrane and soluble proteins and helps to ensure ciliary autonomy and homeostasis. These include a unique complement and spatial organization of proteins that span from the microtubule-based axoneme to the ciliary membrane; a protein picket fence; a specialized lipid microdomain; differential membrane curvature and thickness; and lastly, a size-selective molecular sieve. In addition, the TZ must be permissive for, and functionally integrates with, ciliary trafficking systems (including intraflagellar transport) that cross the barrier and make the ciliary compartment dynamic. The quest to understand the TZ continues and promises to not only illuminate essential aspects of human cell signaling, physiology, and development, but also to unravel how TZ dysfunction contributes to ciliopathies that affect multiple organ systems, including eyes, kidney, and brain.
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- Kwangjin Park
- Department of Molecular Biology and BiochemistrySimon Fraser UniversityBurnabyBCCanada
- Centre for Cell Biology, Development, and DiseaseSimon Fraser UniversityBurnabyBCCanada
- Present address:
Terry Fox LaboratoryBC CancerVancouverBCCanada
- Present address:
Department of Medical GeneticsUniversity of British ColumbiaVancouverBCCanada
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- Department of Molecular Biology and BiochemistrySimon Fraser UniversityBurnabyBCCanada
- Centre for Cell Biology, Development, and DiseaseSimon Fraser UniversityBurnabyBCCanada
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Martinez-Fernandez de la Camara C, Cehajic-Kapetanovic J, MacLaren RE. Emerging gene therapy products for RPGR-associated X-linked retinitis pigmentosa. Expert Opin Emerg Drugs 2022; 27:431-443. [PMID: 36562395 DOI: 10.1080/14728214.2022.2152003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2021] [Accepted: 11/22/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Mutations in the RPGR gene are responsible for one of the most prevalent and severe types of retinitis pigmentosa. Gene therapy has shown great promise to treat inherited retinal diseases, and currently, four RPGR gene therapy vectors are being evaluated in clinical trials. AREAS COVERED This manuscript reviews the gene therapy products that are in development for X-linked retinitis pigmentosa caused by mutations in RPGR, and the challenges that scientists and clinicians have faced. EXPERT OPINION The development of a gene therapy product for RPGR-associated retinal degeneration has been a great challenge due to the incomplete understanding of the underlying genetics and mechanism of action of RPGR, and on the other hand, due to the instability of the RPGR gene. Three of the four gene therapy vectors currently in clinical trials include a codon-optimized version of the human RPGR sequence, and the other vector contains a shortened version of the human RPGR. To date, the only Phase I/II results published in a peer-reviewed journal demonstrate a good safety profile and an improvement in the visual field using a codon optimized version of RPGRORF15.
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- Cristina Martinez-Fernandez de la Camara
- Nuffield Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Department of Clinical Neurosciences, John Radcliffe Hospital, Level 5 & 6, West Wing, Headley Way, OX3 9DU, Oxford, UK
- Oxford Eye Hospital, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust, John Radcliffe Hospital, West Wing, Headley Way, OX3 9DU, Oxford, UK
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- Nuffield Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Department of Clinical Neurosciences, John Radcliffe Hospital, Level 5 & 6, West Wing, Headley Way, OX3 9DU, Oxford, UK
- Oxford Eye Hospital, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust, John Radcliffe Hospital, West Wing, Headley Way, OX3 9DU, Oxford, UK
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- Nuffield Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Department of Clinical Neurosciences, John Radcliffe Hospital, Level 5 & 6, West Wing, Headley Way, OX3 9DU, Oxford, UK
- Oxford Eye Hospital, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust, John Radcliffe Hospital, West Wing, Headley Way, OX3 9DU, Oxford, UK
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Robichaux MA, Nguyen V, Chan F, Kailasam L, He F, Wilson JH, Wensel TG. Subcellular localization of mutant P23H rhodopsin in an RFP fusion knock-in mouse model of retinitis pigmentosa. Dis Model Mech 2022; 15:274688. [PMID: 35275162 PMCID: PMC9092655 DOI: 10.1242/dmm.049336] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2021] [Accepted: 02/28/2022] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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The P23H mutation in rhodopsin (Rho), the rod visual pigment, is the most common allele associated with autosomal-dominant retinitis pigmentosa (adRP). The fate of misfolded mutant Rho in rod photoreceptors has yet to be elucidated. We generated a new mouse model, in which the P23H-Rho mutant allele is fused to the fluorescent protein Tag-RFP-T (P23HhRhoRFP). In heterozygotes, outer segments formed, and wild-type (WT) rhodopsin was properly localized, but mutant P23H-Rho protein was mislocalized in the inner segments. Heterozygotes exhibited slowly progressing retinal degeneration. Mislocalized P23HhRhoRFP was contained in greatly expanded endoplasmic reticulum (ER) membranes. Quantification of mRNA for markers of ER stress and the unfolded protein response revealed little or no increases. mRNA levels for both the mutant human rhodopsin allele and the WT mouse rhodopsin were reduced, but protein levels revealed selective degradation of the mutant protein. These results suggest that the mutant rods undergo an adaptative process that prolongs survival despite unfolded protein accumulation in the ER. The P23H-Rho-RFP mouse may represent a useful tool for the future study of the pathology and treatment of P23H-Rho and adRP. This article has an associated First Person interview with the first author of the paper. Summary: A mouse line with a knock-in of the human rhodopsin gene altered to contain the P23H mutation and a red fluorescent protein fusion provides a new model for autosomal-dominant retinitis pigmentosa.
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- Michael A Robichaux
- Verna and Marrs McLean Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Baylor College of Medicine, 1 Baylor Plaza, Houston, TX 77030, USA.,Departments of Ophthalmology and Biochemistry, West Virginia University, 108 Biomedical Road, Morgantown, WV 26506, USA
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- Verna and Marrs McLean Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Baylor College of Medicine, 1 Baylor Plaza, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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- Verna and Marrs McLean Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Baylor College of Medicine, 1 Baylor Plaza, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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- Verna and Marrs McLean Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Baylor College of Medicine, 1 Baylor Plaza, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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- Verna and Marrs McLean Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Baylor College of Medicine, 1 Baylor Plaza, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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- Verna and Marrs McLean Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Baylor College of Medicine, 1 Baylor Plaza, Houston, TX 77030, USA.,Department of Molecular and Human Genetics, Baylor College of Medicine, 1 Baylor Plaza, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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- Verna and Marrs McLean Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Baylor College of Medicine, 1 Baylor Plaza, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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Yadav RP, Boyd K, Artemyev NO. Molecular insights into the maturation of phosphodiesterase 6 by the specialized chaperone complex of HSP90 with AIPL1. J Biol Chem 2022; 298:101620. [PMID: 35065964 PMCID: PMC8857470 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbc.2022.101620] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2021] [Revised: 01/10/2022] [Accepted: 01/11/2022] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Phosphodiesterase 6 (PDE6) is a key effector enzyme in vertebrate phototransduction, and its maturation and function are known to critically depend on a specialized chaperone, aryl hydrocarbon receptor-interacting protein-like 1 (AIPL1). Defects in PDE6 and AIPL1 underlie several severe retinal diseases, including retinitis pigmentosa and Leber congenital amaurosis. Here, we characterize the complex of AIPL1 with HSP90 and demonstrate its essential role in promoting the functional conformation of nascent PDE6. Our analysis suggests that AIPL1 preferentially binds to HSP90 in the closed state with a stoichiometry of 1:2, with the tetratricopeptide repeat domain and the tetratricopeptide repeat helix 7 extension of AIPL1 being the main contributors to the AIPL1/HSP90 interface. We demonstrate that mutations of these determinants markedly diminished both the affinity of AIPL1 for HSP90 and the ability of AIPL1 to cochaperone the maturation of PDE6 in a heterologous expression system. In addition, the FK506-binding protein (FKBP) domain of AIPL1 encloses a unique prenyl-binding site that anchors AIPL1 to posttranslational lipid modifications of PDE6. A mouse model with rod PDE6 lacking farnesylation of its PDE6A subunit revealed normal expression, trafficking, and signaling of the enzyme. Furthermore, AIPL1 was unexpectedly capable of inducing the maturation of unprenylated cone PDE6C, whereas mutant AIPL1 deficient in prenyl binding competently cochaperoned prenylated PDE6C. Thus, we conclude neither sequestration of the prenyl modifications is required for PDE6 maturation to proceed, nor is the FKBP-lipid interaction involved in the conformational switch of the enzyme into the functional state.
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- Ravi P Yadav
- Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, The University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, Iowa, USA
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- Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, The University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, Iowa, USA
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- Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, The University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, Iowa, USA; Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, The University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, Iowa, USA.
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Dahl TM, Reed M, Gerstner CD, Baehr W. Conditional Deletion of Cytoplasmic Dynein Heavy Chain in Postnatal Photoreceptors. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 2021; 62:23. [PMID: 34807236 PMCID: PMC8626856 DOI: 10.1167/iovs.62.14.23] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Purpose Cytoplasmic dynein-1 (henceforth dynein) moves cargo in conjunction with dynactin toward the minus end of microtubules. The dynein heavy chain, DYNC1H1, comprises the backbone of dynein, a retrograde motor. Deletion of Dync1h1 abrogates dynein function. The purpose of this communication is to demonstrate effects of photoreceptor dynein inactivation during late postnatal development and in adult retina. Methods We mated Dync1h1F/F mice with iCre75 and Prom1-CreERT2 mice to generate conditional rod and tamoxifen-induced knockout in rods and cones, respectively. We documented retina degeneration with confocal microscopy at postnatal day (P) 10 to P30 for the iCre75 line and 1 to 4 weeks post tamoxifen induction (wPTI) for the Prom1-CreERT2 line. We performed scotopic and photopic electroretinography (ERG) at P16 to P30 in the iCre75 line and at 1-week increments in the Prom1-CreERT2 line. Results were evaluated statistically using Student's t-test, two-factor ANOVA, and Welch's ANOVA. Results Cre-induced homologous recombination of Dync1h1F/F mice truncated DYNC1H1 after exon 23. rodDync1h1-/- photoreceptors degenerated after P14, reducing outer nuclear layer (ONL) thickness and combined inner segment/outer segment (IS/OS) length significantly by P18. Scotopic ERG a-wave amplitudes decreased by P16 and were extinguished at P30. Cones were stable under rod-knockout conditions until P21 but inactive at P30. In tamDync1h1-/- photoreceptors, the IS/OS began shortening by 3wPTI and were nearly eliminated by 4wPTI. The ONL shrank significantly over this interval, indicating rapid photoreceptor degeneration following the loss of dynein. Conclusions Our results demonstrate dynein is essential for the secretory pathway, formation of outer segments, and photoreceptor maintenance.
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- Tiffanie M Dahl
- Department of Ophthalmology, University of Utah Health Science Center, Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
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- Department of Ophthalmology, University of Utah Health Science Center, Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
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- Department of Ophthalmology, University of Utah Health Science Center, Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
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- Department of Ophthalmology, University of Utah Health Science Center, Salt Lake City, Utah, United States.,Department of Neurobiology & Anatomy, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, United States.,Department of Biology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
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Wensel TG, Potter VL, Moye A, Zhang Z, Robichaux MA. Structure and dynamics of photoreceptor sensory cilia. Pflugers Arch 2021; 473:1517-1537. [PMID: 34050409 PMCID: PMC11216635 DOI: 10.1007/s00424-021-02564-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2020] [Revised: 04/07/2021] [Accepted: 04/08/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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The rod and cone photoreceptor cells of the vertebrate retina have highly specialized structures that enable them to carry out their function of light detection over a broad range of illumination intensities with optimized spatial and temporal resolution. Most prominent are their unusually large sensory cilia, consisting of outer segments packed with photosensitive disc membranes, a connecting cilium with many features reminiscent of the primary cilium transition zone, and a pair of centrioles forming a basal body which serves as the platform upon which the ciliary axoneme is assembled. These structures form a highway through which an enormous flux of material moves on a daily basis to sustain the continual turnover of outer segment discs and the energetic demands of phototransduction. After decades of study, the details of the fine structure and distribution of molecular components of these structures are still incompletely understood, but recent advances in cellular imaging techniques and animal models of inherited ciliary defects are yielding important new insights. This knowledge informs our understanding both of the mechanisms of trafficking and assembly and of the pathophysiological mechanisms of human blinding ciliopathies.
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- Theodore G Wensel
- Vera and Marrs McLean Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and Developmental Biology Graduate Program, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, 77030, USA.
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- Vera and Marrs McLean Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and Developmental Biology Graduate Program, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, 77030, USA
- Medical Scientist Training Program (MSTP), Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, 77030, USA
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- Vera and Marrs McLean Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, 77030, USA
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- Vera and Marrs McLean Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, 77030, USA
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- Departments of Ophthalmology and Biochemistry, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, USA
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Ratnapriya R, Jacobson SG, Cideciyan AV, English MA, Roman AJ, Sumaroka A, Sheplock R, Swaroop A. A Novel ARL3 Gene Mutation Associated With Autosomal Dominant Retinal Degeneration. Front Cell Dev Biol 2021; 9:720782. [PMID: 34485303 PMCID: PMC8416110 DOI: 10.3389/fcell.2021.720782] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2021] [Accepted: 07/07/2021] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
Abstract
Despite major progress in the discovery of causative genes, many individuals and families with inherited retinal degenerations (IRDs) remain without a molecular diagnosis. We applied whole exome sequencing to identify the genetic cause in a family with an autosomal dominant IRD. Eye examinations were performed and affected patients were studied with electroretinography and kinetic and chromatic static perimetry. Sequence variants were analyzed in genes (n = 271) associated with IRDs listed on the RetNet database. We applied a stepwise filtering process involving the allele frequency in the control population, in silico prediction tools for pathogenicity, and evolutionary conservation to prioritize the potential causal variant(s). Sanger sequencing and segregation analysis were performed on the proband and other family members. The IRD in this family is expressed as a widespread progressive retinal degeneration with maculopathy. A novel heterozygous variant (c.200A > T) was identified in the ARL3 gene, leading to the substitution of aspartic acid to valine at position 67. The Asp67 residue is evolutionary conserved, and the change p.Asp67Val is predicted to be pathogenic. This variant was segregated in affected members of the family and was absent from an unaffected individual. Two previous reports of a de novo missense mutation in the ARL3 gene, each describing a family with two affected generations, are the only examples to date of autosomal dominant IRD associated with this photoreceptor gene. Our results, identifying a novel pathogenic variant in ARL3 in a four-generation family with a dominant IRD, augment the evidence that the ARL3 gene is another cause of non-syndromic retinal degeneration.
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- Rinki Ratnapriya
- Neurobiology-Neurodegeneration and Repair Laboratory, National Eye Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, United States
- Department of Ophthalmology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, United States
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Perelman School of Medicine, Scheie Eye Institute, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, United States
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Perelman School of Medicine, Scheie Eye Institute, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, United States
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- Neurobiology-Neurodegeneration and Repair Laboratory, National Eye Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, United States
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Perelman School of Medicine, Scheie Eye Institute, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, United States
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Perelman School of Medicine, Scheie Eye Institute, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, United States
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Perelman School of Medicine, Scheie Eye Institute, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, United States
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- Neurobiology-Neurodegeneration and Repair Laboratory, National Eye Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, United States
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Gulati S, Palczewski K. New focus on regulation of the rod photoreceptor phosphodiesterase. Curr Opin Struct Biol 2021; 69:99-107. [PMID: 33945959 DOI: 10.1016/j.sbi.2021.03.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2020] [Revised: 02/18/2021] [Accepted: 03/25/2021] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
Abstract
Rod photoreceptor phosphodiesterase (PDE6) is the key catalytic enzyme of visual phototransduction. PDE6 is the only member of the phosphodiesterase family that consists of a heterodimeric catalytic core composed of PDE6α and PDE6β subunits and two inhibitory PDE6γ subunits. Both PDE6α and PDE6β contain two regulatory GAF domains and one catalytic domain. GAF domains and the tightly bound PDE6γ subunits allosterically regulate the activity of the catalytic domain in association with the GTP-bound transducin alpha subunit (Gtα-GTP). Recent cryo-electron microscopy structures of the PDE6αγβγ and PDE6αγβγ-(Gtα-GTP)2 complexes have provided valuable knowledge shedding additional light on the allosteric activation of PDE6 by Gtα-GTP. Here we discuss recent developments in our understanding of the mechanism of PDE6 activation.
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- Gavin Herbert Eye Institute and the Department of Ophthalmology, Center for Translational Vision Research, University of California, 829 Health Sciences Road, Irvine, CA 92617, USA; The Department of Physiology & Biophysics, University of California, Irvine, CA 92697, USA; The Department of Chemistry, University of California, Irvine, CA 92697, USA.
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Srivastava D, Yadav RP, Inamdar SM, Huang Z, Sokolov M, Boyd K, Artemyev NO. Transducin Partners Outside the Phototransduction Pathway. Front Cell Neurosci 2020; 14:589494. [PMID: 33173469 PMCID: PMC7591391 DOI: 10.3389/fncel.2020.589494] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2020] [Accepted: 09/10/2020] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
Abstract
Transducin mediates signal transduction in a classical G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) phototransduction cascade. Interactions of transducin with the receptor and the effector molecules had been extensively investigated and are currently defined at the atomic level. However, partners and functions of rod transducin α (Gαt 1) and βγ (Gβ1γ1) outside the visual pathway are not well-understood. In particular, light-induced redistribution of rod transducin from the outer segment to the inner segment and synaptic terminal (IS/ST) allows Gαt1 and/or Gβ1γ1 to modulate synaptic transmission from rods to rod bipolar cells (RBCs). Protein-protein interactions underlying this modulation are largely unknown. We discuss known interactors of transducin in the rod IS/ST compartment and potential pathways leading to the synaptic effects of light-dispersed Gαt1 and Gβ1γ1. Furthermore, we show that a prominent non-GPCR guanine nucleotide exchange factor (GEF) and a chaperone of Gα subunits, resistance to inhibitors of cholinesterase 8A (Ric-8A) protein, is expressed throughout the retina including photoreceptor cells. Recent structures of Ric-8A alone and in complexes with Gα subunits have illuminated the structural underpinnings of the Ric-8A activities. We generated a mouse model with conditional knockout of Ric-8A in rods in order to begin defining the functional roles of the protein in rod photoreceptors and the retina. Our analysis suggests that Ric-8A is not an obligate chaperone of Gαt1. Further research is needed to investigate probable roles of Ric-8A as a GEF, trafficking chaperone, or a mediator of the synaptic effects of Gαt1.
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Affiliation(s)
- Dhiraj Srivastava
- Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, The University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, IA, United States
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- Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, The University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, IA, United States
| | - Shivangi M Inamdar
- Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, The University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, IA, United States
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- Department of Neurology and Neuroscience, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, United States
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Biochemistry and Neuroscience, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, United States
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- Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, The University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, IA, United States
| | - Nikolai O Artemyev
- Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, The University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, IA, United States.,Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, The University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, IA, United States
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