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ArticleMolecular vision2020

CP49 and filensin intermediate filaments are essential for formation of cold cataract.

Yuxing Li, Xi Liu, Chun-Hong Xia, Paul G FitzGerald, Rachel Li, Jessica Wang, Xiaohua Gong

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Article in Molecular vision, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers.

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7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Yuxing LiVision Science and Optometry, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA.
Xi LiuTsinghua-Berkeley Shenzhen Institute (TBSI), UC Berkeley, Berkeley, CA.
Chun-Hong XiaVision Science and Optometry, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA.
Paul G FitzGeraldDepartment of Cell Biology and Human Anatomy, School of Medicine, University of California, Davis, CA.
Rachel LiVision Science and Optometry, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA.
Jessica WangVision Science and Optometry, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA.
Xiaohua GongVision Science and Optometry, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA.
University of California, Davis · US

Funding

Cataracts, Connexin Mutants and Genetic ModifiersR01EY013849 · NEI · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA BERKELEY · PI Xiaohua Gong · 2002 to 2026
$8.2M
Regulation of Lens Fiber Cell Structure and Function by Post Translational Modification of Intermediate FilamentsR01EY027430 · NEI · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT DAVIS · PI FITZGERALD, PAUL GILLESPIE · 2017 to 2020
$1.6M
NEI NIH HHS R01 EY013849NEI NIH HHS R01 EY027430
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Purpose: To investigate the molecular and cellular mechanisms of cataract induced by cold temperatures in young lenses of wild-type C57BL/6J (B6), wild-type 129SvJae (129), and filensin knockout (KO) mice. To determine how lens intermediate filament proteins, filensin (BFSP1) and CP49 (BFSP2), are involved in the formation of cold cataract. Methods: The formation of cold cataract was examined in enucleated lenses at different temperatures and was imaged under a dissecting microscope. Lens vibratome sections were prepared, immunostained with different antibodies and fluorescent probes, and then imaged with a laser confocal microscope to evaluate the protein distribution and the membrane and cytoskeleton structures in the lens fibers. Results: Postnatal day 14 (P14) wild-type B6 lenses showed cataracts dependent on cold temperatures in interior fibers about 420-875 µm (zone III) and 245-875 µm (zone II and zone III) from the lens surface, under 25 °C and 4 °C, respectively. In contrast, wild-type 129 (with Conclusions: CP49 and filensin are important components for the formation of cold cataract in young B6 mouse lenses. Accumulated or aggregated CP49 and filensin beaded intermediate filaments in fiber cell boundaries might directly or indirectly contribute to the light scattering of cold cataract. Cold cataract in zone II is independent of beaded intermediate filaments. CP49 and filensin intermediate filaments and other lens proteins probably form distinct high molecular organizations to regulate lens transparency in interior fibers.

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AnimalsCataractCold TemperatureCytoskeletonEye ProteinsFemaleImmunohistochemistryIntermediate Filament ProteinsLens, CrystallineMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutEye ProteinsfilensinIntermediate Filament Proteinslens intermediate filament proteinsphakinin

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PMID32913386
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