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HUMAN MOLECULAR GENETICS
卷 26, 期 14, 页码 2667-2677出版社
OXFORD UNIV PRESS
DOI: 10.1093/hmg/ddx149
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- Foundation Fighting Blindness [BR-GE-0613-0618-BCM]
- National Eye Institute [R01EY022356, R01EY020540, 5T32EY007102]
- Baylor College of Medicine Ophthalmology Core [5P30EY002520-32]
- Wellcome Trust [092621, 093445]
- Fight for Sight
- UCL
- Wellcome Trust
- MRC [MR/P010091/1] Funding Source: UKRI
- Fight for Sight [1511/12, 1850/1851] Funding Source: researchfish
- Medical Research Council [MR/P010091/1] Funding Source: researchfish
Retinitis pigmentosa (RP) is the most common form of inherited retinal dystrophy. We recently identified mutations in REEP6, which encodes the receptor expression enhancing protein 6, in several families with autosomal recessive RP. REEP6 is related to the REEP and Yop1p family of ER shaping proteins and potential receptor accessory proteins, but the role of REEP6 in the retina is unknown. Here we characterize the disease mechanisms associated with loss of REEP6 function using a Reep6 knockout mouse generated by CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing. In control mice REEP6 was localized to the inner segment and outer plexiform layer of rod photoreceptors. The Reep6(-/-)mice exhibited progressive photoreceptor degeneration from P20 onwards. Ultrastructural analyses at P20 by transmission electron microscopy and 3Viewserial block face scanning EM revealed an expansion of the distal ER in the Reep(6-/-)rods and an increase in their number of mitochondria. Electroretinograms revealed photoreceptor dysfunction preceded degeneration, suggesting potential defects in phototransduction. There was no effect on the traffic of rhodopsin, Rom1 or peripherin/rds; however, the retinal guanylate cyclases GC1 and GC2were severely affected in the Reep6 knockout animals, with almost undetectable expression. These changes correlated with an increase in C/EBP homologous protein (CHOP) expression and the activation of caspase 12, suggesting that ER stress contributes to cell death. Collectively, these data suggest that REEP6 plays an essential role inmaintaining cGMP homeostasis though facilitating the stability and/or trafficking of guanylate cyclases and maintaining ER and mitochondrial homeostasis.
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