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Heriot WJ, Metha AB, He Z, Lim JK, Hoang A, Nishimura T, Okada M, Bui BV. Optimizing Retinal Thermofusion in Retinal Detachment Repair: Achieving Instant Adhesion without Air Tamponade. OPHTHALMOLOGY SCIENCE 2022; 2:100179. [PMID: 36531586 PMCID: PMC9754973 DOI: 10.1016/j.xops.2022.100179] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2022] [Revised: 05/25/2022] [Accepted: 06/06/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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PURPOSE Rhegmatogenous retinal detachment repair by intraoperative sealing of the tear without a tamponade agent should enable faster restoration of vision and resumption of normal activities. It avoids the need for further surgery in the case of silicone oil endotamponade. This study evaluated the retinal thermofusion (RTF) retinopexy method of subretinal space dehydration before photocoagulation to create an instantaneous intraoperative retina reattachment in a preclinical model. DESIGN Preclinical study. PARTICIPANTS Twenty Dutch Belt, pigmented rabbits that underwent RTF repair after experimental retinal detachment. METHODS This ex vivo model quantified adhesion force between the retina and underlying retinal pigment epithelium and choroid after treatment of 1 retinal edge using postmortem porcine or human retina (6 × 12 mm). We compared (1) control, (2) laser photocoagulation alone, (3) dehydration alone, and (4) dehydration followed by photocoagulation (RTF). Optimized parameters for RTF were then applied in the in vivo rabbit model of retinal detachment. Animals were followed up for 14 days. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES For this ex vivo model, we measured adhesion force and related this to tissue temperature. For the in vivo study, we assessed retinal attachment using funduscopy and histologic analysis. RESULTS The ex vivo model showed that RTF repair produced significantly higher adhesion force than photocoagulation alone independent of dehydration method: warm (60° C) high airflow (50-70 ml/minute) or using laser wavelengths targeting water absorption peaks (1470 or 1940 nm) with coaxial low airflow (10-20 ml/minute). The latter approach produced a smaller footprint of dehydration. Application of RTF (1940-nm laser with coaxial airflow) in an in vivo retinal detachment model in rabbit eyes resulted in immediate retinal adhesion, achieving forces similar to those in the ex vivo experiments. Retinal thermofusion repair resulted in stable reattachment of the retina over the 2-week follow-up period. CONCLUSIONS We showed that a short preliminary dehydrating laser treatment of a retinal tear margin before traditional laser photocoagulation creates an immediate intraoperative waterproof retinopexy adhesion independent of tamponade and a wound-healing response. This approach potentially will allow rapid postoperative recovery regardless of the tear location and improved vision.
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- Wilson J. Heriot
- Retinology Institute, Glen Iris, Australia
- Centre for Eye Research Australia, East Melbourne, Australia
- Department of Optometry and Vision Sciences, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia
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- Department of Optometry and Vision Sciences, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia
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- Department of Optometry and Vision Sciences, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia
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- Department of Optometry and Vision Sciences, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia
- Caring Futures Institute, Flinders University, Bedford Park, Australia
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- Centre for Eye Research Australia, East Melbourne, Australia
- Department of Optometry and Vision Sciences, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia
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- Department of Optometry and Vision Sciences, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia
- Department of Ophthalmology, Dokkyo Medical University Saitama Medical Center, Saitama, Japan
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- Centre for Eye Research Australia, East Melbourne, Australia
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- Department of Optometry and Vision Sciences, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia
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Mitchell B, Coulter C, Geldenhuys WJ, Rhodes S, Salido EM. Interphotoreceptor matrix proteoglycans IMPG1 and IMPG2 proteolyze in the SEA domain and reveal localization mutual dependency. Sci Rep 2022; 12:15535. [PMID: 36109576 PMCID: PMC9478142 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-19910-1] [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: 07/07/2022] [Accepted: 09/06/2022] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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The interphotoreceptor matrix (IPM) is a specialized extracellular mesh of molecules surrounding the inner and outer segments of photoreceptor neurons. Interphotoreceptor matrix proteoglycan 1 and 2 (IMPG1 and IMPG2) are major components of the IPM. Both proteoglycans possess SEA (sperm protein, enterokinase and agrin) domains, which may support proteolysis. Interestingly, mutations in the SEA domains of IMPG1 and IMPG2 are associated with vision disease in humans. However, if SEA domains in IMPG molecules undergo proteolysis, and how this contributes to vision pathology is unknown. Therefore, we investigated SEA-mediated proteolysis of IMPG1 and IMPG2 and its significance to IPM physiology. Immunoblot analysis confirmed proteolysis of IMPG1 and IMPG2 in the retinas of wildtype mice. Point mutations mimicking human mutations in the SEA domain of IMPG1 that are associated with vision disease inhibited proteolysis. These findings demonstrate that proteolysis is part of the maturation of IMPG1 and IMPG2, in which deficits are associated with vision diseases. Further, immunohistochemical assays showed that proteolysis of IMPG2 generated two subunits, a membrane-attached peptide and an extracellular peptide. Notably, the extracellular portion of IMPG2 trafficked from the IPM around the inner segment toward the outer segment IPM by an IMPG1-dependent mechanism. This result provides the first evidence of a trafficking system that shuttles IMPG1 and IMPG2 from the inner to outer IPM in a co-dependent manner. In addition, these results suggest an interaction between IMPG1-IMPG2 and propose that mutations affecting one IMPG could affect the localization of the normal IMPG partner, contributing to the disease mechanism of vision diseases associated with defective IMPG molecules.
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- Benjamin Mitchell
- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, USA
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- Undergraduate Program in Biochemistry, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, USA
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- Department of Neuroscience, School of Medicine, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, USA
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, USA
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, USA
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, USA
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, USA.
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, USA.
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SPACR Encoded by IMPG1 Is Essential for Photoreceptor Survival by Interplaying between the Interphotoreceptor Matrix and the Retinal Pigment Epithelium. Genes (Basel) 2022; 13:genes13091508. [PMID: 36140676 PMCID: PMC9498744 DOI: 10.3390/genes13091508] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2022] [Revised: 08/18/2022] [Accepted: 08/21/2022] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Several pathogenic variants have been reported in the IMPG1 gene associated with the inherited retinal disorders vitelliform macular dystrophy (VMD) and retinitis pigmentosa (RP). IMPG1 and its paralog IMPG2 encode for two proteoglycans, SPACR and SPACRCAN, respectively, which are the main components of the interphotoreceptor matrix (IPM), the extracellular matrix surrounding the photoreceptor cells. To determine the role of SPACR in the pathological mechanisms leading to RP and VMD, we generated a knockout mouse model lacking Impg1, the mouse ortholog. Impg1-deficient mice show abnormal accumulation of autofluorescent deposits visible by fundus imaging and spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT) and attenuated electroretinogram responses from 9 months of age. Furthermore, SD-OCT of Impg1−/− mice shows a degeneration of the photoreceptor layer, and transmission electron microscopy shows a disruption of the IPM and the retinal pigment epithelial cells. The decrease in the concentration of the chromophore 11-cis-retinal supports this loss of photoreceptors. In conclusion, our results demonstrate the essential role of SPACR in maintaining photoreceptors. Impg1−/− mice provide a novel model for mechanistic investigations and the development of therapies for VMD and RP caused by IMPG1 pathogenic variants.
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Olivier G, Corton M, Intartaglia D, Verbakel SK, Sergouniotis PI, Le Meur G, Dhaenens CM, Naacke H, Avila-Fernández A, Hoyng CB, Klevering J, Bocquet B, Roubertie A, Sénéchal A, Banfi S, Muller A, Hamel CL, Black GC, Conte I, Roosing S, Zanlonghi X, Ayuso C, Meunier I, Manes G. Pathogenic variants in IMPG1 cause autosomal dominant and autosomal recessive retinitis pigmentosa. J Med Genet 2021; 58:570-578. [PMID: 32817297 DOI: 10.1136/jmedgenet-2020-107150] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2020] [Revised: 06/09/2020] [Accepted: 06/24/2020] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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BACKGROUND Inherited retinal disorders are a clinically and genetically heterogeneous group of conditions and a major cause of visual impairment. Common disease subtypes include vitelliform macular dystrophy (VMD) and retinitis pigmentosa (RP). Despite the identification of over 90 genes associated with RP, conventional genetic testing fails to detect a molecular diagnosis in about one third of patients with RP. METHODS Exome sequencing was carried out for identifying the disease-causing gene in a family with autosomal dominant RP. Gene panel testing and exome sequencing were performed in 596 RP and VMD families to identified additional IMPG1 variants. In vivo analysis in the medaka fish system by knockdown assays was performed to screen IMPG1 possible pathogenic role. RESULTS Exome sequencing of a family with RP revealed a splice variant in IMPG1. Subsequently, the same variant was identified in individuals from two families with either RP or VMD. A retrospective study of patients with RP or VMD revealed eight additional families with different missense or nonsense variants in IMPG1. In addition, the clinical diagnosis of the IMPG1 retinopathy-associated variant, originally described as benign concentric annular macular dystrophy, was also revised to RP with early macular involvement. Using morpholino-mediated ablation of Impg1 and its paralog Impg2 in medaka fish, we confirmed a phenotype consistent with that observed in the families, including a decreased length of rod and cone photoreceptor outer segments. CONCLUSION This study discusses a previously unreported association between monoallelic or biallelic IMPG1 variants and RP. Notably, similar observations have been reported for IMPG2.
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- Guillaume Olivier
- Institute for Neurosciences of Montpellier, University of Montpellier, Montpellier, France
- Institute for Neurosciences of Montpellier, INSERM U1051, Montpellier, France
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- Department of Genetics & Genomics, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria-Fundación Jiménez Díaz University Hospital, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (IIS-FJD, UAM)-Center for Biomedical Network Research on Rare Diseases-(CIBERER), Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Precision Medicine, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Telethon Institute of Genetics and Medicine, Pozzuoli (NA), and Medical Genetics, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behavior, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Manchester Royal Eye Hospital, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, Central Manchester NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester Royal Eye Hospital, Manchester, M13 9WL, UK
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- Service Ophtalmologie, CHU Nantes, Nantes Université, Nantes, France
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- University Lille-Nord de France, INSERM U837, Lille, France
- Lille Neuroscience & Cognition, LilNCog, Lille, France
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- Service d'ophtalmologie, Clinique Saint Joseph, Angouleme, Nouvelle Aquitaine, France
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- Department of Genetics & Genomics, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria-Fundación Jiménez Díaz University Hospital, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (IIS-FJD, UAM)-Center for Biomedical Network Research on Rare Diseases-(CIBERER), Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behavior, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behavior, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Institute for Neurosciences of Montpellier, University of Montpellier, Montpellier, France
- Institute for Neurosciences of Montpellier, INSERM U1051, Montpellier, France
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- Département de Neuropédiatrie, CHU Montpellier, Hôpital Gui de Chauliac, Montpellier, Hérault, France
- Institute for Neurosciences of Montpellier, INSERM U1051, Montpellier, Hérault, France
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- Institute for Neurosciences of Montpellier, University of Montpellier, Montpellier, France
- Institute for Neurosciences of Montpellier, INSERM U1051, Montpellier, France
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- Department of Precision Medicine, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Telethon Institute of Genetics and Medicine, Naples, Italy
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- Institute for Neurosciences of Montpellier, University of Montpellier, Montpellier, France
- Institute for Neurosciences of Montpellier, INSERM U1051, Montpellier, France
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- Service d'ophtalmologie, Hôpital Gui de Chauliac, CHU Montpellier, Montpellier, France
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- Department of Genetic Medicine, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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- Department of Precision Medicine, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Telethon Institute of Genetics and Medicine, Pozzuoli (NA), and Medical Genetics, Naples, Italy
- Department of Biology, University of Naples Federico II, Napoli, Campania, Italy
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behavior, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Institut Ophtalmologique de l'Ouest, Eye Clinic Jules Verne, Nantes, France
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- Department of Genetics & Genomics, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria-Fundación Jiménez Díaz University Hospital, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (IIS-FJD, UAM)-Center for Biomedical Network Research on Rare Diseases-(CIBERER), Madrid, Spain
- Department of Genetics & Genomics, Centro de Investigacion Biomedica en Red (CIBER) de Enfermedades Raras, ISCIII, Madrid, Spain
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- Institute for Neurosciences of Montpellier, University of Montpellier, Montpellier, France
- National Centre in Rare Diseases, Genetics of Sensory Diseases, CHU Montpellier, Montpellier, Languedoc-Roussillon, France
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- Institute for Neurosciences of Montpellier, University of Montpellier, Montpellier, France
- Institute for Neurosciences of Montpellier, INSERM U1051, Montpellier, France
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Kim EJ, Grant GR, Bowman AS, Haider N, Gudiseva HV, Chavali VRM. Complete Transcriptome Profiling of Normal and Age-Related Macular Degeneration Eye Tissues Reveals Dysregulation of Anti-Sense Transcription. Sci Rep 2018; 8:3040. [PMID: 29445097 PMCID: PMC5813239 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-21104-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2017] [Accepted: 01/30/2018] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) predominantly affects the retina and retinal pigment epithelium in the posterior eye. While there are numerous studies investigating the non-coding transcriptome of retina and RPE, few significant differences between AMD and normal tissues have been reported. Strand specific RNA sequencing of both peripheral retina (PR) and RPE-Choroid-Sclera (PRCS), in both AMD and matched normal controls were generated. The transcriptome analysis reveals a highly significant and consistent impact on anti-sense transcription as well as moderate changes in the regulation of non-coding (sense) RNA. Hundreds of genes that do not express anti-sense transcripts in normal PR and PRCS demonstrate significant anti-sense expression in AMD in all patient samples. Several pathways are highly enriched in the upregulated anti-sense transcripts—in particular the EIF2 signaling pathway. These results call for a deeper exploration into anti-sense and noncoding RNA regulation in AMD and their potential as therapeutic targets.
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- Eun Ji Kim
- Institute for Translational Medicine and Therapeutics, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Institute for Translational Medicine and Therapeutics, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.,Department of Genetics, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Department of Ophthalmology, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.,Functional Genomics Lab, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Department of Ophthalmology, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.,Functional Genomics Lab, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Department of Ophthalmology, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Department of Ophthalmology, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. .,Functional Genomics Lab, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
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Gonzalez-Fernandez F, Fornalik M, Garlipp MA, Gonzalez-Fernandez P, Sung D, Meyer A, Baier R. Pericellular interphotoreceptor matrix dictates outer retina critical surface tension. Exp Eye Res 2017; 167:163-173. [PMID: 29051013 DOI: 10.1016/j.exer.2017.10.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2017] [Revised: 07/30/2017] [Accepted: 10/12/2017] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Retinal detachments create two pathological surfaces, the surface of the outer neural retinal, and an apical retinal-pigmented epithelium (RPE) surface. The physicochemical properties of these two new surfaces are poorly understood. At a molecular level little is known how detachments form, how to optimize reattachment, or prevent extension of the detachment. A major limitation is lack of information about the biophysical consequences of the retina-RPE separation. The primary challenge is determining the molecular properties of the pathological interface surfaces. Here, using detached bovine retina, we show that this hurdle can be overcome through a combination of biophysical and ultrastructural approaches. The outer surface of freshly detached bovine neural retina, and isolated molecular components of the outer retina were subjected to: 1) Contact angle goniometry to determine the critical surface tension of the outer retinal surface, isolated insoluble interphotoreceptor matrix (IPM) and purified interphotoreceptor retinoid binding protein (IRBP); 2) Multiple attenuated internal reflectance infrared (MAIR-IR) spectroscopy was used to characterize the molecular composition of the retinal surface. MAIR-IR depth penetration was established through ellipsometric measurement of barium-stearate films. Light microscopy, immunohistochemistry and electron microscopy defined the structures probed spectroscopically. Furthermore, the data were correlated to IR spectra of docosahexaenoic acid, hyaluronan, chondroitin-6-sulfate and IRBP, and imaging by IR-microscopy. We found that the retinal critical surface tension is 24 mN/m, similar to isolated insoluble IPM and lower than IRBP. Barium-stearate calibration studies established that the MAIR-IR spectroscopy penetration depth was 0.2 μm. Ultrastructural observations and MAIR-IR studies of isolated outer retina components determined that the pericellular IPM coating the outer retinal surface is primarily responsible for these surface properties. The critical surface tension of detached bovine retina is dictated not by the outer segments, but by a pericellular IPM covering the outer segment tips.
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- Federico Gonzalez-Fernandez
- Medical Research Service, G.V. (Sonny) Montgomery Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Jackson, MS, United States; Ophthalmology and Pathology, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS, United States; Ophthalmology, Ross Eye Institute, SUNY, Buffalo, NY, United States; Pathology & Anatomic Sciences, SUNY, Buffalo, NY, United States.
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- Center for Biosurfaces, SUNY, Buffalo, NY, United States
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- Medical Research Service, G.V. (Sonny) Montgomery Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Jackson, MS, United States; Ophthalmology, Ross Eye Institute, SUNY, Buffalo, NY, United States
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- Ophthalmology, Ross Eye Institute, SUNY, Buffalo, NY, United States
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- Ophthalmology, Ross Eye Institute, SUNY, Buffalo, NY, United States; Center for Biosurfaces, SUNY, Buffalo, NY, United States
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- Ophthalmology, Ross Eye Institute, SUNY, Buffalo, NY, United States; Center for Biosurfaces, SUNY, Buffalo, NY, United States
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Szabó K, Énzsöly A, Dékány B, Szabó A, Hajdú RI, Radovits T, Mátyás C, Oláh A, Laurik LK, Somfai GM, Merkely B, Szél Á, Lukáts Á. Histological Evaluation of Diabetic Neurodegeneration in the Retina of Zucker Diabetic Fatty (ZDF) Rats. Sci Rep 2017; 7:8891. [PMID: 28827737 PMCID: PMC5566374 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-09068-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2017] [Accepted: 07/21/2017] [Indexed: 01/24/2023] Open
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In diabetes, retinal dysfunctions exist prior to clinically detectable vasculopathy, however the pathology behind these functional deficits is still not fully established. Previously, our group published a detailed study on the retinal histopathology of type 1 diabetic (T1D) rat model, where specific alterations were detected. Although the majority of human diabetic patients have type 2 diabetes (T2D), similar studies on T2D models are practically absent. To fill this gap, we examined Zucker Diabetic Fatty (ZDF) rats - a model for T2D - by immunohistochemistry at the age of 32 weeks. Glial reactivity was observed in all diabetic specimens, accompanied by an increase in the number of microglia cells. Prominent outer segment degeneration was detectable with changes in cone opsin expression pattern, without a decrease in the number of labelled elements. The immunoreactivity of AII amacrine cells was markedly decreased and changes were detectable in the number and staining of some other amacrine cell subtypes, while most other cells examined did not show any major alterations. Overall, the retinal histology of ZDF rats shows a surprising similarity to T1D rats indicating that despite the different evolution of the disease, the neuroretinal cells affected are the same in both subtypes of diabetes.
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- Klaudia Szabó
- Department of Anatomy, Histology and Embryology, Semmelweis University, Budapest, H-1085, Hungary
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- Department of Anatomy, Histology and Embryology, Semmelweis University, Budapest, H-1085, Hungary
- Department of Ophthalmology, Semmelweis University, Budapest, H-1085, Hungary
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- Department of Anatomy, Histology and Embryology, Semmelweis University, Budapest, H-1085, Hungary
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- Department of Anatomy, Histology and Embryology, Semmelweis University, Budapest, H-1085, Hungary
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- Department of Anatomy, Histology and Embryology, Semmelweis University, Budapest, H-1085, Hungary
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- Heart and Vascular Center, Semmelweis University, Budapest, H-1085, Hungary
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- Heart and Vascular Center, Semmelweis University, Budapest, H-1085, Hungary
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- Heart and Vascular Center, Semmelweis University, Budapest, H-1085, Hungary
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Semmelweis University, Budapest, H-1085, Hungary
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Semmelweis University, Budapest, H-1085, Hungary
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- Heart and Vascular Center, Semmelweis University, Budapest, H-1085, Hungary
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- Department of Anatomy, Histology and Embryology, Semmelweis University, Budapest, H-1085, Hungary
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- Department of Anatomy, Histology and Embryology, Semmelweis University, Budapest, H-1085, Hungary.
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Mutated olfactomedin 1 in the interphotoreceptor matrix of the mouse retina causes functional deficits and vulnerability to light damage. Histochem Cell Biol 2016; 147:453-469. [PMID: 27787612 DOI: 10.1007/s00418-016-1510-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 10/14/2016] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Olfactomedin 1 (OLFM1) is a secreted glycoprotein and member of the olfactomedin protein family, which is preferentially expressed in various areas throughout the central nervous system. To learn about the functional properties of OLFM1 in the eye, we investigated its localization in the mouse and pig eye. In addition, we analyzed the ocular phenotype of Olfm1 mutant mice in which 52 amino acids were deleted in the central part (M2 region) of OLFM1. OLFM1 was detected in cornea, sclera, retina, and optic nerve of both wild-type and Olfm1 mutant littermates. By immunohistochemistry and double labeling with the lectin peanut agglutinin, OLFM1 was found in the interphotoreceptor matrix (IPM) of mouse and pig retina where it was directly localized to the inner segments of photoreceptors. Western blotting confirmed the presence of the OLFM1 isoforms pancortin 1 (BMY) and pancortin 2 (BMZ) in the IPM. The retinal phenotype of Olfm1 mutant mice did not obviously differ from that of wild-type littermates. In addition, outer nuclear layer (ONL) and total retinal thickness were not different, and the same was true for the area of the optic nerve in cross sections. Functional changes were observed though by electroretinography, which showed significantly lower a- and b-wave amplitudes in Olfm1 mutant mice when compared to age-matched wild-type mice. When light damage experiments were performed as an experimental paradigm of photoreceptor apoptosis, significantly more TUNEL-positive cells were observed in Olfm1 mutant mice 30 h after light exposure. One week after light exposure, the ONL was significantly thinner in Olfm1 mutant mice than in wild-type littermates indicating increased photoreceptor loss. No differences were observed when rhodopsin turnover or ERK1/2 signaling was investigated. We conclude that OLFM1 is a newly identified IPM molecule that serves an important role for photoreceptor homeostasis, which is significantly compromised in the eyes of Olfm1 mutant mice.
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Ishikawa M, Sawada Y, Yoshitomi T. Structure and function of the interphotoreceptor matrix surrounding retinal photoreceptor cells. Exp Eye Res 2015; 133:3-18. [DOI: 10.1016/j.exer.2015.02.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2014] [Revised: 02/20/2015] [Accepted: 02/20/2015] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Roosing S, Thiadens AAHJ, Hoyng CB, Klaver CCW, den Hollander AI, Cremers FPM. Causes and consequences of inherited cone disorders. Prog Retin Eye Res 2014; 42:1-26. [PMID: 24857951 DOI: 10.1016/j.preteyeres.2014.05.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 99] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2013] [Revised: 04/29/2014] [Accepted: 05/06/2014] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Hereditary cone disorders (CDs) are characterized by defects of the cone photoreceptors or retinal pigment epithelium underlying the macula, and include achromatopsia (ACHM), cone dystrophy (COD), cone-rod dystrophy (CRD), color vision impairment, Stargardt disease (STGD) and other maculopathies. Forty-two genes have been implicated in non-syndromic inherited CDs. Mutations in the 5 genes implicated in ACHM explain ∼93% of the cases. On the contrary, only 21% of CRDs (17 genes) and 25% of CODs (8 genes) have been elucidated. The fact that the large majority of COD and CRD-associated genes are yet to be discovered hints towards the existence of unknown cone-specific or cone-sensitive processes. The ACHM-associated genes encode proteins that fulfill crucial roles in the cone phototransduction cascade, which is the most frequently compromised (10 genes) process in CDs. Another 7 CD-associated proteins are required for transport processes towards or through the connecting cilium. The remaining CD-associated proteins are involved in cell membrane morphogenesis and maintenance, synaptic transduction, and the retinoid cycle. Further novel genes are likely to be identified in the near future by combining large-scale DNA sequencing and transcriptomics technologies. For 31 of 42 CD-associated genes, mammalian models are available, 14 of which have successfully been used for gene augmentation studies. However, gene augmentation for CDs should ideally be developed in large mammalian models with cone-rich areas, which are currently available for only 11 CD genes. Future research will aim to elucidate the remaining causative genes, identify the molecular mechanisms of CD, and develop novel therapies aimed at preventing vision loss in individuals with CD in the future.
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- Susanne Roosing
- Department of Human Genetics, Radboud University Medical Center, PO Box 9101, 6500 HB, Nijmegen, The Netherlands; Radboud Institute for Molecular Life Sciences, Radboud University Nijmegen, PO Box 9101, 6500 HB, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Radboud University Medical Center, PO Box 9101, 6500 HB, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Ophthalmology Erasmus Medical Centre, 3000 CA, Rotterdam, The Netherlands; Department of Epidemiology, Erasmus Medical Centre, 3000 CA, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Human Genetics, Radboud University Medical Center, PO Box 9101, 6500 HB, Nijmegen, The Netherlands; Radboud Institute for Molecular Life Sciences, Radboud University Nijmegen, PO Box 9101, 6500 HB, Nijmegen, The Netherlands; Department of Ophthalmology, Radboud University Medical Center, PO Box 9101, 6500 HB, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Human Genetics, Radboud University Medical Center, PO Box 9101, 6500 HB, Nijmegen, The Netherlands; Radboud Institute for Molecular Life Sciences, Radboud University Nijmegen, PO Box 9101, 6500 HB, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
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Mutations in IMPG1 cause vitelliform macular dystrophies. Am J Hum Genet 2013; 93:571-8. [PMID: 23993198 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajhg.2013.07.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2013] [Revised: 05/27/2013] [Accepted: 07/19/2013] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Vitelliform macular dystrophies (VMD) are inherited retinal dystrophies characterized by yellow, round deposits visible upon fundus examination and encountered in individuals with juvenile Best macular dystrophy (BMD) or adult-onset vitelliform macular dystrophy (AVMD). Although many BMD and some AVMD cases harbor mutations in BEST1 or PRPH2, the underlying genetic cause remains unknown for many affected individuals. In a large family with autosomal-dominant VMD, gene mapping and whole-exome sequencing led to the identification of a c.713T>G (p.Leu238Arg) IMPG1 mutation, which was subsequently found in two other families with autosomal-dominant VMD and the same phenotype. IMPG1 encodes the SPACR protein, a component of the rod and cone photoreceptor extracellular matrix domains. Structural modeling indicates that the p.Leu238Arg substitution destabilizes the conserved SEA1 domain of SPACR. Screening of 144 probands who had various forms of macular dystrophy revealed three other IMPG1 mutations. Two individuals from one family affected by autosomal-recessive VMD were homozygous for the splice-site mutation c.807+1G>T, and two from another family were compound heterozygous for the mutations c.461T>C (p.Leu154Pro) and c.1519C>T (p.Arg507(∗)). Most cases had a normal or moderately decreased electrooculogram Arden ratio. We conclude that IMPG1 mutations cause both autosomal-dominant and -recessive forms of VMD, thus indicating that impairment of the interphotoreceptor matrix might be a general cause of VMD.
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Garlipp MA, Gonzalez-Fernandez F. Cone outer segment and Müller microvilli pericellular matrices provide binding domains for interphotoreceptor retinoid-binding protein (IRBP). Exp Eye Res 2013; 113:192-202. [DOI: 10.1016/j.exer.2013.02.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2012] [Revised: 01/24/2013] [Accepted: 02/04/2013] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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d'Hérouël AF, Birgersdotter A, Werner M. FR-like EBNA1 binding repeats in the human genome. Virology 2010; 405:524-9. [DOI: 10.1016/j.virol.2010.06.040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2010] [Revised: 02/15/2010] [Accepted: 06/22/2010] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Zhao J, Yoneda M, Takeyama M, Inoue Y, Kataoka T, Ohno-Jinno A, Isogai Z, Iwaki M, Zako M. Competitive binding of heparin with hyaluronan to a specific motif in SPACR. J Neurochem 2008; 107:823-31. [PMID: 18786170 DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-4159.2008.05669.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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The critical hyaluronan binding motif (HABM) in sialoprotein associated with cones and rods (SPACR) has already been determined. As sialoproteoglycan associated with cones and rods, another interphotoreceptor matrix molecule, binds to chondroitin sulfate and heparin with or without the employment of HABMs, respectively, we evaluated and compared the binding of these glycosaminoglycans to SPACR. A western blotting study in combination with inhibition assays showed that heparin bound specifically to SPACR. A series of GST fusion proteins covering the whole SPACR molecule narrowed down the region responsible for the binding. Finally, a site-directed mutagenesis assay demonstrated that the critical HABM also acts as a specific binding site for heparin. These results were supported with mutual inhibitions by hyaluronan and heparin in analyses using GST fusion proteins and native SPACR derived from retina. Thus, these glycosaminoglycans bind to SPACR in a different manner than to sialoproteoglycan associated with cones and rods. The competitive binding between hyaluronan and heparin to SPACR, mediated through the identical HABM, may dominate the functions of SPACR, in turn involving physiological and pathological processes involved in retinal development, aging and other related disorders.
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- Jinsong Zhao
- Department of Ophthalmology, Aichi Medical University, Nagakute, Aichi, Japan
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Zhao J, Yoneda M, Takeyama M, Miyaishi O, Inoue Y, Kataoka T, Ohno-Jinno A, Isogai Z, Kimata K, Iwaki M, Zako M. Characterization of a motif for specific binding to hyaluronan in chicken SPACR. J Neurochem 2008; 106:1117-24. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-4159.2008.05468.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Inoue Y, Yoneda M, Zhao J, Miyaishi O, Ohno-Jinno A, Kataoka T, Isogai Z, Kimata K, Iwaki M, Zako M. Molecular Cloning and Characterization of Chick SPACRCAN. J Biol Chem 2006; 281:10381-8. [PMID: 16469746 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m508161200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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MY-174, a monoclonal antibody that reacts with specific sialylated O-linked glycoconjugates of chick SPACR (sialoprotein associated with cones and rods), also recognizes another molecule of 300 kDa. Here, we verified that this 300-kDa molecule is chick SPACRCAN (sialoproteoglycan associated with cones and rods), another member of a novel interphotoreceptor matrix molecule family. Screening for chick SPACRCAN was carried out by plaque hybridization using a probe for chick SPACR. Specific polyclonal antibodies raised against chick SPACRCAN were used for the following experiments. To determine whether the 300-kDa molecule detected by MY-174 was identical to 300-kDa chick SPACRCAN, the migrations of these bands were examined after various glycosidase digestions. Furthermore, the expression levels were measured during retinal development and compared with those of chick SPACR. The results demonstrated that the 300-kDa molecule recognized by MY-174 was chick SPACRCAN, and we further identified it as a proteoglycan with chondroitin sulfate chains. SPACRCAN had heavily sialylated N- and O-linked glycoconjugates, and its MY-174 antigenicity was abolished by O-glycanase treatment after neuraminidase treatment, as observed for chick SPACR. During retinal development, the mRNA and core protein expression levels, MY-174 antigenicity, and hyaluronan binding ability of SPACRCAN peaked around embryonic day 17 and then gradually decreased, whereas the corresponding expression levels of SPACR simply increased, but not its hyaluronan binding ability. The MY-174 reactivity of SPACRCAN in the adult retina was decreased compared with that in the newborn retina, whereas that of SPACR was increased. The decreased hyaluronan binding of SPACR was induced by an inhibitory effect of the excess of sialic acids in the adult stage. Thus, with similar core protein structures and specific sialylated glycoconjugates but distinct chondroitin sulfate chains, SPACRCAN and SPACR may have separate roles in the retina due to their differing expression profiles during development.
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- Yoko Inoue
- Department of Ophthalmology, Aichi Medical University, Nagakute-cho, Aichi-gun, Aichi-ken 480-1195, Japan
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Zhao J, Yoneda M, Inoue Y, Kakizaki H, Ohno-Jinno A, Kataoka T, Iwaki M, Zako M. Expression profile of heat shock protein 108 during retinal development in the chick. Neurosci Lett 2005; 397:10-4. [PMID: 16364543 DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2005.11.045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2005] [Revised: 11/18/2005] [Accepted: 11/28/2005] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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In the developing chick retina, heat shock protein 108 (HSP108), which exhibits transferrin binding activity, has been demonstrated at the mRNA level, while transferrin shows two expression peaks. Here, we investigated the expression profile of HSP108 in the developing chick retina at the protein level. The localization of HSP108 in embryonic days 15 (E15), E18, and postnatal day 2 (P2) chick retina was examined immunohistochemically using monoclonal antibody 9G10 specific for chick HSP108, while the expression levels of HSP108 in developing chick retina from E12 to P2 and adult were measured by Western blot analysis. HSP108 was expressed in the ganglion cell layer, inner nuclear layer, outer plexiform layer, outer nuclear layer, inner segments of photoreceptors and retinal pigment epithelium. Two peaks of HSP108 expression were found at around E13 and E18, respectively. Since the two HSP108 peaks appeared to be correlated with the transferrin expression peaks during retinal development, HSP108 may be associated with iron metabolism during the development of the retina.
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- Jinsong Zhao
- Department of Ophthalmology, Aichi Medical University, Nagakute, Aichi 480-1195, Japan, and Department of Ophthalmology, The Second Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun 130041, China
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Kent D, Sheridan C, Tomkinson HA, White S, Hiscott P, Grierson I. Edible mushroom (Agaricus bisporus) lectin modulates human retinal pigment epithelial cell behaviour in vitro. Exp Eye Res 2003; 76:213-9. [PMID: 12565809 DOI: 10.1016/s0014-4835(02)00281-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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The retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) plays a major role in the development of proliferative vitreoretinopathy (PVR). In particular, RPE cells are implicated in generating the contraction forces seen. The present study was undertaken to investigate whether human RPE binds a lectin from the common edible mushroom, Agaricus bisporus, and to evaluate the effect of any binding on RPE-mediated matrix contraction in an in vitro model of PVR. Fluorescein isothiocyanate (FITC)-labelled Agaricus bisporus lectin (ABL) was used to study binding of lectin to normal retina, PVR scar tissue specimens and cultured human RPE. The effect of a 3-day exposure of ABL on human RPE-mediated contraction was evaluated using 2- and 3D RPE-populated collagen matrices. Effect of ABL on cell adhesion was measured using a collagen type I adhesion assay and determining the relative cellular attachment using absorbance readings. The normal RPE monolayer did not stain with FITC-ABL while PVR scar tissue stained intensely. Staining of in vitro RPE was characteristic but time-dependent. ABL caused a dose-dependent inhibition of RPE-mediated contraction of both 2D (one-way ANOVA, F = 7.94, p < 0.008) and 3D collagen matrices (one-way ANOVA, F = 164.955, p < 0.001). Pre-incubation of ABL with RPE in the 2D model caused a dramatic arrest of contraction (one-way ANOVA, F = 20.1, p < 0.001) that was due to a dose-dependent inhibition of adhesion (one-way ANOVA, F = 15.603, p < 0.001). Recovery of contraction was partially reversible on removal of ABL and was dependent on initial concentration of the lectin. ABL inhibits contraction and adhesion of human RPE cells in vitro without apparent cytotoxicity. It therefore deserves consideration as a potential therapeutic agent in the prevention and treatment of PVR and other non-ocular anomalous wound-healing processes.
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- D Kent
- Unit of Ophthalmology, Department of Medicine, University of Liverpool, Daulby Buildings, Liverpool L69 3GA, London, UK.
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Chen Q, Lee JW, Nishiyama K, Shadrach KG, Rayborn ME, Hollyfield JG. SPACRCAN in the interphotoreceptor matrix of the mouse retina: molecular, developmental and promoter analysis. Exp Eye Res 2003; 76:1-14. [PMID: 12589770 DOI: 10.1016/s0014-4835(02)00273-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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SPACRCAN is a novel proteoglycan present in the interphotoreceptor matrix (IPM) of the rat and human retina that resists aqueous extraction through its binding to hyaluronan. The purpose of this study was: to clone mouse Spacrcan; to characterize the promoter elements; to define the deduced amino acid sequence; to establish the time of Spacrcan expression during retinal development; and to determine the time of appearance and distribution of SPACRCAN protein. Spacrcan cDNA clone was obtained through PCR amplification of a mouse retina cDNA library, and RT-PCR amplification and 5'RACE of mouse retina RNA. The deduced polypeptide sequence of mouse SPACRCAN contains a signal peptide at the N-terminal, seven N-link glycosylation sites, numerous potential O-linked glycosylation sites in a central mucin-like domain, two glycosaminoglycan attachment sites, five potential hyaluronan-binding motifs, two epidermal growth factor-like domains, and a hydrophobic stretch of 23 amino acids near the C-terminal. Comparison of the genomic structure of mouse and human SPACRCAN showed significant structure conservation. Analysis of the promoter region revealed several important putative regulatory elements including a Ret-1/PCE-1 element, an 11 base motif for Crx binding, six copies of PIRE, a Ret-4 element, three copies of AP-1, a CRE element, and five copies of GATA3. Northern blot analysis and immunohistochemistry were used to determine the tissue specificity of Spacrcan mRNA and to localize SPACRCAN in developing retina. Spacrcan mRNA is expressed in both retina and pineal gland and was detectable as early as embryonic day 15. The protein is first detectable in the IPM at postnatal day 8 where it increases in concert with the extension of photoreceptor inner and outer segments from the outer retinal surface. The presence of several unique regulatory elements in the promoter region and characteristic molecular features shared with the orthologue in human and rat suggest an important functional role of SPACRCAN in the IPM. The time of appearance of the SPACRCAN protein during retinal development suggests that this matrix protein may establish the extracellular microenvironment into which photoreceptor outer segments are elaborated.
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- Qiuyun Chen
- Cole Eye Institute (i31), The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA.
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Duisit G, Conrath H, Saleun S, Folliot S, Provost N, Cosset FL, Sandrin V, Moullier P, Rolling F. Five recombinant simian immunodeficiency virus pseudotypes lead to exclusive transduction of retinal pigmented epithelium in rat. Mol Ther 2002; 6:446-54. [PMID: 12377185 DOI: 10.1006/mthe.2002.0690] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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The purpose of our study was to evaluate lentiviral vector-mediated rat retinal transduction using simian immunodeficiency virus (SIV) pseudotyped with envelope proteins from vesicular stomatitis virus G glycoprotein (VSV-G), Mokola virus G protein (MK-G), amphotropic murine leukemia virus envelope (4070A-Env), influenza A virus hemagglutinin (HA), lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus G protein (LCMV-G), and RD114 retrovirus envelope (RD114-Env). The six pseudotyped lentivirus vectors carried CMV-driven green fluorescent protein (GFP) or beta-galactosidase (beta-gal) reporter genes. Intravitreal and subretinal injections of each pseudotyped recombinant SIV were performed in cohorts of Wistar rats. Our results showed that no transgene expression was detected after intravitreal injection of each pseudotyped SIV vector. Also, no transduction could be detected following subretinal injection of RD114 pseudotyped SIV vectors. However, selective transduction of retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) cells was repeatedly obtained after subretinal delivery of VSV-G, MK-G, 4070A-Env, HA, and LCMV-G pseudotyped SIV. GFP expression was maximum as soon as 4 days postadministration for VSV-G, MK-G, 4070A-Env, and HA pseudotypes, with no evidence of pseudotransduction for VSV-G. Maximum transgene expression was observed 3 weeks postinjection for LCMV-6. Importantly, HA and VSV-G pseudotyped SIV lead to such a high level of transgene expression that GFP-related toxicity occurred. Therefore, when a high level of GFP synthesis is achieved, replacement of enhanced GFP (egfp, Aequorea victoria) by a low-toxicity GFP (Renilla reniformis) cDNA is necessary to allow long-term expression.
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- Ghislaine Duisit
- Laboratoire de Thérapie Génique, CHU-Hotel DIEU, Bat. J. Monnet, 30 Avenue J. Monnet, 44035, Nantes Cedex 01, France
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In this article, we summarize the roles of proteoglycans in retinal tissue. Chondroitin sulfate and heparan sulfate proteoglycans are the major constituents in proteoglycans expressed in retinal tissue. Soluble heparan sulfate proteoglycans are found in the extracellular matrices of the basement membrane, such as the inner limiting membrane and Bruch's membrane, whereas heparan sulfate proteoglycans with their membrane-binding domain are localized primarily in the neurites of retinal neuronal cells, indicating their role as receptors for cytokines. The distribution of chondroitin sulfate proteoglycans is classified into two regions: nerve fiber-rich layers such as the optic nerve, inner plexiform layer and outer plexiform layer, and the interphotoreceptor matrix (IPM). The expression in the nerve fiber-rich layers of several chondroitin sulfate proteoglycans, such as neurocan and phosphacan, is restricted in the nervous tissues, and is upregulated as retinal development proceeds, then decreases after maturation of the retina. In vitro data suggest that these proteoglycans regulate axon guidance and synapse formation during the development of nervous tissue. In contrast, in adult vertebrate retina, the IPM is a rich source of chondroitin sulfate proteoglycans. Histologic data from animals with experimental retinitis pigmentosa, and the existence of the hyaluronan-binding domain in their core proteins, indicate that these proteoglycans contribute to the structural link between the neural retina and retinal pigment epithelium via the interaction with hyaluronan, which is also abundant in the IPM. Furthermore, several chondroitin sulfate proteoglycans in the nerve fiber-rich layers contain the hyaluronan-binding domain, so it is likely that the interaction of proteoglycans with hyaluronan plays an important role in neural network formation in the central nervous system.
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- Masaru Inatani
- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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Zako M, Iwaki M, Yoneda M, Miyaishi O, Zhao J, Suzuki Y, Takeuchi M, Miyake G, Ikagawa H, Kimata K. Molecular cloning and characterization of chick sialoprotein associated with cones and rods, a developmentally regulated glycoprotein of interphotoreceptor matrix. J Biol Chem 2002; 277:25592-600. [PMID: 11991949 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m201279200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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MY-174 is an IgM class monoclonal antibody originally established against chick PG-M/versican. The antibody specifically stains the photoreceptor layer, where we recently reported an absence of PG-M/versican. In this study, we re-characterized the antibody and identified the molecule that reacts to MY-174 at the photoreceptor layer. Immunohistochemistry localized the antigen to the matrix surrounding photoreceptors. A variety of glycosidase digestions showed that the antigen is the 150-kDa glycoprotein that has sialylated N- and O-linked glycoconjugates having a molecular mass of more than 30-kDa. The peptide sequences obtained from purified MY-174 antigen showed we had sequenced a full-length cDNA with an open reading frame of 2787 base pairs, encoding a polypeptide of 928 amino acids, with 56 and 54% identities to human and mouse sialoprotein associated with cones and rods (SPACRs), respectively, and with the structural features observed in SPACRs. The specific sialylated O-glycoconjugates here are involved in the epitope structure for MY-174. SPACR first appeared by embryonic days 15-16, and expression increased with developmental age, paralleling the adhesion between neural retina and retinal pigment epithelium. Thus, we concluded that the MY-174 antigen at the photoreceptor layer, a developmentally regulated glycoprotein, is identical to chick SPACR and may be involved in a novel system mediating adhesion between neural retina and retinal pigment epithelium.
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- Masahiro Zako
- Department of Ophthalmology, Aichi Medical University, Nagakute, Japan.
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Parry S, Silverman HS, McDermott K, Willis A, Hollingsworth MA, Harris A. Identification of MUC1 proteolytic cleavage sites in vivo. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2001; 283:715-20. [PMID: 11341784 DOI: 10.1006/bbrc.2001.4775] [Citation(s) in RCA: 106] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Mucins are high molecular weight glycoproteins that provide a protective layer on epithelial surfaces and are involved in cell-cell interactions, signaling, and metastasis. The identification of several membrane-tethered mucins, including MUC1, MUC3, MUC4, and MUC12, has incited interest in the processing of these mucins and the mechanisms that govern their release from the cell surface. MUC1 consists of an extracellular subunit and a membrane-associated subunit. The two moieties are produced from a single precursor polypeptide by an early proteolytic cleavage event but remain associated throughout intracellular processing and transport to the cell surface. We identified the MUC1 proteolytic cleavage site and showed it to be identical in pancreas and colon cell lines and not to be influenced by the presence of heavily glycosylated tandem repeats. The MUC1 cleavage site shows homology with sequences in other cell-surface-associated proteins and may represent a common mechanism for processing of these molecules.
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- S Parry
- Paediatric Molecular Genetics, University of Oxford, Oxford, OX3 9DS, United Kingdom
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Libby RT, Brunken WJ, Hunter DD. Roles of the extracellular matrix in retinal development and maintenance. Results Probl Cell Differ 2001; 31:115-40. [PMID: 10929404 DOI: 10.1007/978-3-540-46826-4_7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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- R T Libby
- MRC Institute of Hearing Research, Nottingham, UK
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Hollyfield JG, Rayborn ME, Nishiyama K, Shadrach KG, Miyagi M, Crabb JW, Rodriguez IR. Interphotoreceptor matrix in the fovea and peripheral retina of the primate Macaca mulatta: distribution and glycoforms of SPACR and SPACRCAN. Exp Eye Res 2001; 72:49-61. [PMID: 11133182 DOI: 10.1006/exer.2000.0922] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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SPACR and SPACRCAN localization in the interphotoreceptor matrix (IPM) of the fovea and peripheral retina of Macaca mulatta was established with antibodies to these core proteins and the chondroitin sulfate epitopes and lectin binding properties of these molecules were defined. The IPM of both rods and cones labeled with anti-SPACR, anti-SPACRCAN, anti-Delta Di6S antibodies and wheat germ agglutinin (WGA). Whereas anti-SPACR and anti-SPACRCAN antibodies labeled rod and cone matrix compartments with similar intensity, the Delta Di6S chondroitin antibody labeling was more intense around cones than rods. Peanut lectin (PNA) labeling was present only around cones. No IPM labeling was observed with Delta Di0S-chondroitin or Delta Di4S-chondroitin antibodies. Western blots of undigested IPM extracts showed anti-SPACR immunoreactivity at 150 kDa, colocalizing with the position of WGA and PNA binding. In Western blots of the chondroitinase ABC digested sample and samples double digested with chondroitinase ABC and AC II, anti-SPACR immunoreactivity, WGA and PNA labeling intensity were virtually identical to that in the undigested sample, with prominent staining of the 150 kDa SPACR band. In contrast, anti-SPACRCAN immunoreactivity was not present in the undigested sample, but was evident in both the chondroitinase ABC and double digested samples as a broad band at approximately 230 kDa. Delta Di6S, Delta Di4S, WGA and PNA labeling colocalized with the anti-SPACRCAN immunoreactivity in the chondroitinase ABC digested sample. These findings indicate that SPACR and SPACRCAN are present around cones in the fovea and both rods and cones in the peripheral retina, but that the specific glycoforms of these molecules are different depending on whether present in the cone or rod associated IPM.
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- J G Hollyfield
- Cole Eye Institute, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA.
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Lee JW, Chen Q, Rayborn ME, Shadrach KG, Crabb JW, Rodriguez IR, Hollyfield JG. SPACR in the interphotoreceptor matrix of the mouse retina: molecular, biochemical and immunohistochemical characterization. Exp Eye Res 2000; 71:341-52. [PMID: 10995555 DOI: 10.1006/exer.2000.0888] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Mouse SPACR cDNA was cloned by screening a mouse retina cDNA library using a PCR probe derived from human SPACR cDNA. Mouse SPACR cDNA comprises 3675 bp containing an open reading frame coding for 742 amino acids. Multitissue Northern blot analysis and in situ hybridization studies indicate that SPACR expression is restricted to retinal photoreceptors. The SPACR core protein was identified with Western blotting following SDS-PAGE with a SPACR C-terminal peptide polyclonal antibody and a chondroitin-6-sulfate Deltadisaccharide monoclonal antibody. The 150 kD immunopositive band was isolated, digested with trypsin and the peptides analysed by MALDI mass spectroscopy. Peptide mass mapping confirmed the identity of the 150 kD immunopositive band to be mouse SPACR core protein. Alignment comparisons of the deduced amino acid sequence of mouse and human SPACR show 64% homology. Like SPACR in the human interphotoreceptor matrix, the mouse orthologue contains a large central mucin-like domain flanked by consensus sites for N-linked oligosaccharide attachment, one EGF-like domain and four hyaluronan-binding motifs. Unlike human SPACR, which contains no conventional consensus sites for glycosaminoglycan attachment, mouse SPACR contains three. Recent biochemical studies of human and mouse SPACR protein indicate that this novel interphotoreceptor matrix molecule is a glycoprotein in human and a proteoglycan in the mouse. The presence of consensus sites for glycosaminoglycan attachment in the deduced sequence of mouse SPACR and the absence of these sites in human SPACR provide molecular verification of our biochemical results, suggesting that differences in post-translational modifications of SPACR may be important in SPACR function in foveate and non-foveate retinas.
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- J W Lee
- Cole Eye Institute, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA
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Acharya S, Foletta VC, Lee JW, Rayborn ME, Rodriguez IR, Young WS, Hollyfield JG. SPACRCAN, a novel human interphotoreceptor matrix hyaluronan-binding proteoglycan synthesized by photoreceptors and pinealocytes. J Biol Chem 2000; 275:6945-55. [PMID: 10702256 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.275.10.6945] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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The interphotoreceptor matrix is a unique extracellular complex occupying the interface between photoreceptors and the retinal pigment epithelium in the fundus of the eye. Because of the putative supportive role in photoreceptor maintenance, it is likely that constituent molecules play key roles in photoreceptor function and may be targets for inherited retinal disease. In this study we identify and characterize SPACRCAN, a novel chondroitin proteoglycan in this matrix. SPACRCAN was cloned from a human retinal cDNA library and the gene localized to chromosome 3q11.2. Analysis of SPACRCAN mRNA and protein revealed that SPACRCAN is expressed exclusively by photoreceptors and pinealocytes. SPACRCAN synthesized by photoreceptors is localized to the interphotoreceptor matrix where it surrounds both rods and cones. The functional protein contains 1160 amino acids with a large central mucin domain, three consensus sites for glycosaminoglycan attachment, two epidermal growth factor-like repeats, a putative hyaluronan-binding motif, and a potential transmembrane domain near the C-terminal. Lectin and Western blotting indicate an M(r) around 400,000 before and 230,000 after chondroitinase ABC digestion. Removal of N- and O-linked oligosaccharides reduces the M(r) to approximately 160,000, suggesting that approximately 60% of the mass of SPACRCAN is carbohydrate. Finally, we demonstrate that SPACRCAN binds hyaluronan and propose that associations between SPACRCAN and hyaluronan may be involved in organization of the insoluble interphotoreceptor matrix, particularly as SPACRCAN is the major proteoglycan present in this matrix.
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- S Acharya
- Cole Eye Institute, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio 44195, USA
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Hollyfield JG, Rayborn ME, Midura RJ, Shadrach KG, Acharya S. Chondroitin sulfate proteoglycan core proteins in the interphotoreceptor matrix: a comparative study using biochemical and immunohistochemical analysis. Exp Eye Res 1999; 69:311-22. [PMID: 10471339 DOI: 10.1006/exer.1999.0707] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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This study characterizes the core proteins of chondroitin sulfate-type glycosaminoglycans located in the interphotoreceptor matrix and establishes the tissue distribution of chondroitin immunoreactivity in human, bovine, mouse and rat retinas. Monoclonal antibodies specific to unsulfated (DeltaDiOS), 4-sulfated (DeltaDi4S) and 6-sulfated (DeltaDi6S) chondroitin were employed. Retinal sections and IPM samples were either (a) digested with chondroitinase ABC to expose antibody specific epitopes, (b) double digested with chondroitinase ABC and chondroitinase AC II to remove specific epitopes, or (c) left undigested to evaluate mimotope labeling. In tissue sections from each species studied, positive immunoreactivity to the DeltaDi6S antibody was present in the IPM surrounding both rods and cones. In human and bovine, DeltaDi6S labeling of the cone matrix compartments was more intense than labeling of the matrix surrounding rods. Intense DeltaDi6S immunoreactivity was present surrounding the foveal cones. In mouse and rat, no differences in labeling intensity of IPM surrounding rod and cone photoreceptors were evident, although labeling of the IPM near the apical surface of the retinal pigment epithelium and around the photoreceptor inner segments was more pronounced than that surrounding the outer segments. All DeltaDi6S antibody labeling was eliminated with chondroitinase AC II digestion. No IPM immunoreactivity in tissue sections was observed when the DeltaDi0S or DeltaDi4S antibodies were used. In Western blots of IPM extracts treated with chondroitinase ABC, prominent DeltaDi6S immunoreactive bands were present at approximately 230 kD and 150 kD in each species studied, with the exception of the human, where the 150 kD component is not a chondroitin proteoglycan. Each of the prominent DeltaDi6S immunoreactive bands showed minor immunoreactivity to the DeltaDi4S antibody. No DeltaDi0S immunoreactivity was noted in Western blots of IPM samples from any species. All immunoreactivity was lost following chondroitinase AC II digestion. These observations document similarities in the electrophoretic mobility of IPM proteoglycan core proteins released following chondroitinase ABC digestion in the four species studied, but reveal pronounced differences in the tissue distribution. Bovine and human IPM show greater concentrations of DeltaDi6S immunoreactivity surrounding cones than rods, whereas rodent tissues show higher concentrations near the retinal pigment epithelium and around the photoreceptor inner segments than around the outer segments. The pattern of distribution of these proteoglycan molecules is highly conserved in these species, suggesting a common role in IPM structure and function.
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- J G Hollyfield
- The Cole Eye Institute, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH, 44195, USA
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Acharya S, Rodriguez IR, Moreira EF, Midura RJ, Misono K, Todres E, Hollyfield JG. SPACR, a novel interphotoreceptor matrix glycoprotein in human retina that interacts with hyaluronan. J Biol Chem 1998; 273:31599-606. [PMID: 9813076 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.273.47.31599] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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SPACR (sialoprotein associated with cones and rods), is the major 147-150-kDa glycoprotein present in the insoluble interphotoreceptor matrix of the human retina. Immunocytochemistry localizes SPACR to the matrix surrounding rods and cones (Acharya, S., Rayborn, M. E., and Hollyfield, J. G. (1998) Glycobiology 8, 997-1006). From affinity-purified SPACR, we obtained seven peptide sequences showing 100% identity to the deduced sequence of IMPG1, a purported chondroitin 6-sulfate proteoglycan core protein, which binds peanut agglutinin and is localized to the interphotoreceptor matrix. We show here that SPACR is the most prominent 147-150-kDa band present in the interphotoreceptor matrix and is the gene product of IMPG1. SPACR is not a chondroitin sulfate proteoglycan, since it is not a product of chondroitinase ABC digestion and does not react to a specific antibody for chondroitin 6-sulfate proteoglycan. Moreover, the deduced amino acid sequence reveals no established glycosaminoglycan attachment site. One hyaluronan binding motif is present in the predicted sequence of SPACR. We present evidence that SPACR has a functional hyaluronan binding domain, suggesting that interactions between SPACR and hyaluronan may serve to form the basic macromolecular scaffold, which comprises the insoluble interphotoreceptor matrix.
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- S Acharya
- The Eye Institute, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio 44195, USA
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