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ArticleCell death and differentiation2009

Haploinsufficiency of RanBP2 is neuroprotective against light-elicited and age-dependent degeneration of photoreceptor neurons.

K-in Cho, H Yi, A Yeh, N Tserentsoodol, L Cuadrado, K Searle, Y Hao, P A Ferreira

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Article in Cell death and differentiation, 2009. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 22 papers.

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8 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

K-in ChoDepartment of Ophthalmology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA.
H Yi
A Yeh
N Tserentsoodol
L Cuadrado
K Searle
Y Hao
P A Ferreira
Duke Medical Center · USDuke University Hospital · US

Funding

VISION RESEARCHP30EY005722 · NEI · DUKE UNIVERSITY · PI W Daniel Stamer · 1985 to 2026
$19.3M
STRUCTURE/FUNCTION ANALYSIS OF RANBP2 IN THE NEURORETINAR01EY011993 · NEI · MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN · PI FERREIRA, PAULO A · 1999 to 2006
$1.8M
Howard Hughes Medical InstituteNEI NIH HHS 2P30-EY005722-21NEI NIH HHS EY11993NEI NIH HHS P30 EY005722NEI NIH HHS R01 EY011993
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Prolonged light exposure is a determinant factor in inducing neurodegeneration of photoreceptors by apoptosis. Yet, the molecular bases of the pathways and components triggering this cell death event are elusive. Here, we reveal a prominent age-dependent increase in the susceptibility of photoreceptor neurons to undergo apoptosis under light in a mouse model. This is accompanied by light-induced subcellular changes of photoreceptors, such as dilation of the disks at the tip of the outer segments, prominent vesiculation of nascent disks, and autophagy of mitochondria into large multilamellar bodies. Notably, haploinsufficiency of Ran-binding protein-2 (RanBP2) suppresses apoptosis and most facets of membrane dysgenesis observed with age upon light-elicited stress. RanBP2 haploinsufficiency promotes decreased levels of free fatty acids in the retina independent of light exposure and turns the mice refractory to weight gain on a high-fat diet, whereas light promotes an increase in hydrogen peroxide regardless of the genotype. These studies demonstrate the presence of age-dependent and RanBP2-mediated pathways modulating membrane biogenesis of the outer segments and light-elicited neurodegeneration of photoreceptors. Furthermore, the findings support a mechanism whereby the RanBP2-dependent production of free fatty acids, metabolites thereof or the modulation of a cofactor dependent on any of these, promote apoptosis of photoreceptors in concert with the light-stimulated production of reactive oxygen species.

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AgingAnimalsApoptosisAutophagyDNA Topoisomerases, Type IIFatty AcidsHydrogen PeroxideLightMiceMice, TransgenicMolecular ChaperonesNuclear Pore Complex ProteinsPhotoreceptor Cells, VertebrateReactive Oxygen SpeciesRetinal DegenerationDNA Topoisomerases, Type IIFatty AcidsHydrogen PeroxideMolecular ChaperonesNuclear Pore Complex Proteinsran-binding protein 2Reactive Oxygen Species

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PMID18949001
PMCPMC2626153
OpenAlexW2005530746

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