Essential and synergistic roles of RP1 and RP1L1 in rod photoreceptor axoneme and retinitis pigmentosa. Export

@article{citeulike:5814592, abstract = {Retinitis pigmentosa 1 (RP1) is a common inherited retinopathy with variable onset and severity. The RP1 gene encodes a photoreceptor-specific, microtubule-associated ciliary protein containing the doublecortin (DCX) domain. Here we show that another photoreceptor-specific Rp1-like protein (Rp1L1) in mice is also localized to the axoneme of outer segments (OSs) and connecting cilia in rod photoreceptors, overlapping with Rp1. Rp1L1-/- mice display scattered OS disorganization, reduced electroretinogram amplitudes, and progressive photoreceptor degeneration, less severe and slower than in Rp1-/- mice. In single rods of Rp1L1-/-, photosensitivity is reduced, similar to that of Rp1-/-. While individual heterozygotes are normal, double heterozygotes of Rp1 and Rp1L1 exhibit abnormal OS morphology and reduced single rod photosensitivity and dark currents. The electroretinogram amplitudes of double heterozygotes are more reduced than those of individual heterozygotes combined. In support, Rp1L1 interacts with Rp1 in transfected cells and in retina pull-down experiments. Interestingly, phototransduction kinetics are normal in single rods and whole retinas of individual or double Rp1 and Rp1L1 mutant mice. Together, Rp1 and Rp1L1 play essential and synergistic roles in affecting photosensitivity and OS morphogenesis of rod photoreceptors. Our findings suggest that mutations in RP1L1 could underlie retinopathy or modify RP1 disease expression in humans.}, author = {Yamashita, Tetsuji and Liu, Jiewu and Gao, Jiangang and LeNoue, Sean and Wang, Changguan and Kaminoh, Jack and Bowne, Sara J. and Sullivan, Lori S. and Daiger, Stephen P. and Zhang, Kang and Fitzgerald, Malinda E. and Kefalov, Vladimir J. and Zuo, Jian}, citeulike-article-id = {5814592}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1523/JNEUROSCI.5854-08.2009}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19657028}, citeulike-linkout-2 = {http://www.hubmed.org/display.cgi?uids=19657028}, day = {5}, doi = {10.1523/JNEUROSCI.5854-08.2009}, issn = {1529-2401}, journal = {The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience}, month = {August}, number = {31}, pages = {9748--9760}, posted-at = {2009-09-21 15:57:28}, priority = {2}, title = {Essential and synergistic roles of RP1 and RP1L1 in rod photoreceptor axoneme and retinitis pigmentosa.}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1523/JNEUROSCI.5854-08.2009}, volume = {29}, year = {2009} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:5814592 L3 - citeulike-article-id:5814592 N2 - Retinitis pigmentosa 1 (RP1) is a common inherited retinopathy with variable onset and severity. The RP1 gene encodes a photoreceptor-specific, microtubule-associated ciliary protein containing the doublecortin (DCX) domain. Here we show that another photoreceptor-specific Rp1-like protein (Rp1L1) in mice is also localized to the axoneme of outer segments (OSs) and connecting cilia in rod photoreceptors, overlapping with Rp1. Rp1L1-/- mice display scattered OS disorganization, reduced electroretinogram amplitudes, and progressive photoreceptor degeneration, less severe and slower than in Rp1-/- mice. In single rods of Rp1L1-/-, photosensitivity is reduced, similar to that of Rp1-/-. While individual heterozygotes are normal, double heterozygotes of Rp1 and Rp1L1 exhibit abnormal OS morphology and reduced single rod photosensitivity and dark currents. The electroretinogram amplitudes of double heterozygotes are more reduced than those of individual heterozygotes combined. In support, Rp1L1 interacts with Rp1 in transfected cells and in retina pull-down experiments. Interestingly, phototransduction kinetics are normal in single rods and whole retinas of individual or double Rp1 and Rp1L1 mutant mice. Together, Rp1 and Rp1L1 play essential and synergistic roles in affecting photosensitivity and OS morphogenesis of rod photoreceptors. Our findings suggest that mutations in RP1L1 could underlie retinopathy or modify RP1 disease expression in humans. IS - 31 JF - The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience SN - 1529-2401 EP - 9760 TI - Essential and synergistic roles of RP1 and RP1L1 in rod photoreceptor axoneme and retinitis pigmentosa. VL - 29 SP - 9748 AU - Yamashita, Tetsuji AU - Liu, Jiewu AU - Gao, Jiangang AU - LeNoue, Sean AU - Wang, Changguan AU - Kaminoh, Jack AU - Bowne, Sara AU - Sullivan, Lori AU - Daiger, Stephen AU - Zhang, Kang AU - Fitzgerald, Malinda AU - Kefalov, Vladimir AU - Zuo, Jian PY - 2009/08/05/ UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1523/JNEUROSCI.5854-08.2009 ER -