Chapter title |
Knock-Down DHDDS Expression Induces Photoreceptor Degeneration in Zebrafish
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Chapter number | 69 |
Book title |
Retinal Degenerative Diseases
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Published in |
Advances in experimental medicine and biology, February 2016
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DOI | 10.1007/978-1-4614-3209-8_69 |
Pubmed ID | |
Book ISBNs |
978-1-4614-3208-1, 978-1-4614-3209-8
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Authors |
Rong Wen, Julia E. Dallman, Yiwen Li, Stephan L. Züchner, Jeffery M. Vance, Margaret A. Peričak-Vance, Byron L. Lam, Wen, Rong, Dallman, Julia E., Li, Yiwen, Züchner, Stephan L., Vance, Jeffery M., Peričak-Vance, Margaret A., Lam, Byron L. |
Abstract |
A mutation in the dehydrodolichol diphosphate synthase (DHDDS) was recently identified as the cause of a subtype of recessive retinitis pigmentosa (RP). Molecular modeling indicates that this mutation could result in low enzymatic efficiency of DHDDS. To investigate the possible link between insufficient DHDDS activity and photoreceptor degeneration, the expression of DHDDS was knocked down by morpholino oligonucleotides (MO) injected into zebrafish one cell embryos. The general appearance and behavior of 4-day-old MO-injected fish were normal, but they failed to respond to light-off, suggesting loss of visual function. Morphological analysis showed that photoreceptor outer segments in retinas of MO-injected fish are very short and in many cases completely missing. Peanut agglutinin (PNA) staining confirmed the absence of cone outer segments. These results demonstrate that suppression of DHDDS expression in zebrafish leads to the loss of photoreceptor outer segments and visual function. These results support the hypothesis that insufficient DHDDS function leads to retinal degeneration. |
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