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ArticleMolecular vision2018

Coexpression of nonvisual opsin, retinal G protein-coupled receptor, and visual pigments in human and bovine cone photoreceptors.

Zhaoxia Zhang, Henry K W Fong

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Article in Molecular vision, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Zhaoxia ZhangDepartment of Ophthalmology, Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA.
Henry K W FongDepartment of Ophthalmology, Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA.
University of Southern California · US

Funding

OPSINS, G PROTEIN PATHWAYS AND REGULATION IN RPE CELLSR01EY008364 · NEI · DOHENY EYE INSTITUTE · PI FONG, HENRY K · 1990 to 2006
$2.5M
NEI NIH HHS R01 EY008364
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Purpose: Retinal G protein-coupled receptor (RGR) mRNA is transcribed in the outer nuclear layer of human retinas; however, it is not known whether the Methods: We produced and validated a rabbit polyclonal antipeptide antibody (DE15) that is directed against a peptide sequence (SSLLRRWPHGSEGC) partly conserved in RGR across several species. Bovine and human retina sections were analyzed with immunohistochemical and double-label immunofluorescent staining. Results: The DE15 antibody bound specifically to overexpressed recombinant RGR, purified RGR from bovine RPE, and RGR in crude RPE membrane extracts without cross-reaction to other proteins. Immunostaining of diurnal bovine and human retinas with DE15 showed labeling of long-wavelength-sensitive and short-wavelength-sensitive cone photoreceptors and some retinal ganglion cells in both species. Strong labeling with DE15 was detected throughout the cone photoreceptor, including the outer segment, inner segment, cell body, axon, and cone pedicle, while rod outer segments were negative. Immunostaining for human exon-6-skipping RGR (RGR-d) was found primarily at the tips of the outer segment of the cones. Conclusions: The results indicate that the cone photoreceptors in these mammals express a nonvisual opsin of the Go/RGR or tetraopsin group. RGR and the visual pigments are predominantly colocalized in the cone outer segment, which suggests functional interaction among these opsins. Human cone photoreceptors may also contain normal RGR and the aberrant RGR-d splice isoform.

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Alternative SplicingAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsAntibodiesCattleCone OpsinsEye ProteinsHumansImmunohistochemistryPrimary Cell CultureProtein BindingProtein IsoformsRabbitsReceptors, G-Protein-CoupledRetinal Cone Photoreceptor CellsRetinal Ganglion CellsAntibodiesCone OpsinsEye ProteinsG protein-coupled receptor RGRProtein IsoformsReceptors, G-Protein-CoupledRNA, Messenger

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PMID30034210
PMCPMC6031102
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