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Impaired axonal transport contributes to neurodegeneration in a Cre-inducible mouse model of myocilin-associated glaucoma.

Balasankara Reddy Kaipa, Ramesh Kasetti, Yogapriya Sundaresan, Linya Li, Sam Yacoub, J Cameron Millar, William Cho, Dorota Skowronska-Krawczyk, Prabhavathi Maddineni, Krzysztof Palczewski and 1 more

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  8. Protein misfolding and mitochondrial dysfunction in glaucoma.Frontiers in cell and developmental biology · 2025
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11 authors.

Balasankara Reddy KaipaGavin Herbert Eye Institute-Center for Translational Vision Research, Department of Ophthalmology, and.
Ramesh KasettiDepartment of Pharmacology and Neuroscience, North Texas Eye Research Institute, University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth, Texas, USA.
Yogapriya SundaresanGavin Herbert Eye Institute-Center for Translational Vision Research, Department of Ophthalmology, and.
Linya LiGavin Herbert Eye Institute-Center for Translational Vision Research, Department of Ophthalmology, and.
Sam YacoubDepartment of Pharmacology and Neuroscience, North Texas Eye Research Institute, University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth, Texas, USA.
J Cameron MillarDepartment of Pharmacology and Neuroscience, North Texas Eye Research Institute, University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth, Texas, USA.
William ChoGavin Herbert Eye Institute-Center for Translational Vision Research, Department of Ophthalmology, and.
Dorota Skowronska-KrawczykGavin Herbert Eye Institute-Center for Translational Vision Research, Department of Ophthalmology, and.
Prabhavathi MaddineniDepartment of Ophthalmology, School of Medicine, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri, USA.
Krzysztof PalczewskiGavin Herbert Eye Institute-Center for Translational Vision Research, Department of Ophthalmology, and.
Gulab S ZodeGavin Herbert Eye Institute-Center for Translational Vision Research, Department of Ophthalmology, and.

Funding

STRUCTURAL STUDIES OF ARRESTINSR01EY009339 · NEI · UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON · PI KISER, PHILIP DAVID, PALCZEWSKI, KRZYSZTOF · 1992 to 2025
$16.0M
Crosstalk Between Unfolded Protein Response and Autophagy for the Treatment of GlaucomaR01EY026177 · NEI · UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS HLTH SCI CTR · PI ZODE, GULAB · 2016 to 2025
$3.8M
Impaired TRVP4-eNOS signaling in TM contributes to glaucomaR01EY034238 · NEI · UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS HLTH SCI CTR · PI Swapnil K. Sonkusare, Gulab Zode · 2022 to 2026
$2.2M
Targeting ER Stress Pathway Using Sodium 4-Phenylbutyrate for the Treatment of POAGR01EY028616 · NEI · UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS HLTH SCI CTR · PI ZODE, GULAB · 2018 to 2021
$1.4M
Development and characterization of an inducible model for myocilin POAGR21EY034333 · NEI · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-IRVINE · PI ZODE, GULAB · 2023 to 2024
$432k
NEI NIH HHS R01 EY009339NEI NIH HHS R01 EY026177NEI NIH HHS R01 EY028616NEI NIH HHS R01 EY034238NEI NIH HHS R21 EY034333
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Elevation of intraocular pressure (IOP) due to trabecular meshwork (TM) dysfunction, leading to neurodegeneration, is the pathological hallmark of primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG). Impaired axonal transport is an early and critical feature of glaucomatous neurodegeneration. However, a robust mouse model that accurately replicates these human POAG features has been lacking. We report the development and characterization of a new Cre-inducible mouse model expressing a DsRed-tagged Y437H mutant of human myocilin (Tg.CreMYOCY437H). A single intravitreal injection of HAd5-Cre induced selective MYOC expression in the TM, causing TM dysfunction, reducing the outflow facility, and progressively elevating IOP in Tg.CreMYOCY437H mice. Sustained IOP elevation resulted in significant loss of retinal ganglion cells (RGCs) and progressive axonal degeneration in Cre-induced Tg.CreMYOCY437H mice. Notably, impaired anterograde axonal transport was observed at the optic nerve head before RGC degeneration, independent of age, indicating that impaired axonal transport contributes to RGC degeneration in Tg.CreMYOCY437H mice. In contrast, axonal transport remained intact in ocular hypertensive mice injected with microbeads, despite significant RGC loss. Our findings indicate that Cre-inducible Tg.CreMYOCY437H mice replicate all glaucoma phenotypes, providing an ideal model for studying early events of TM dysfunction and neuronal loss in POAG.

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Axonal TransportCytoskeletal ProteinsEye ProteinsGlaucoma, Open-AngleGlycoproteinsAnimalsDisease Models, AnimalGlaucomaHumansIntegrasesIntraocular PressureMaleMiceMice, TransgenicMyocilinRetinal Ganglion CellsCre recombinaseCytoskeletal ProteinsEye ProteinsGlycoproteinsIntegrasesMyocilinGeneticsNeurodegenerationNeuroscienceOphthalmologyProtein misfoldingTransport

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PMCPMC11949003

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