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ArticleNature communications2025

Restoration of retinal regenerative potential of Müller glia by disrupting intercellular Prox1 transfer.

Eun Jung Lee, Museong Kim, Sooyeon Park, Ji Hyeon Shim, Hyun-Ju Cho, Jung Ah Park, Kihyun Park, Dongeun Lee, Jeong Hwan Kim, Haeun Jeong and 6 more

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Article in Nature communications, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

16 authors.

Eun Jung Lee *Department of Biological Sciences, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon, South Korea.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5145-4449
Museong Kim *Department of Biological Sciences, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon, South Korea.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0005-0307-3963
Sooyeon ParkDepartment of Biological Sciences, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon, South Korea.
Ji Hyeon ShimCelliaz Ltd., Daejeon, South Korea.
Hyun-Ju ChoMicrobiome Convergence Research Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Daejeon, South Korea.
Jung Ah ParkCelliaz Ltd., Daejeon, South Korea.
Kihyun ParkDepartment of Biological Sciences, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon, South Korea.
Dongeun LeeDepartment of Biological Sciences, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon, South Korea.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8122-322X
Jeong Hwan KimKorea Bioinformation Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Daejeon, South Korea.
Haeun JeongDepartment of Biological Sciences, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon, South Korea.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0000-2913-9282
Fumio MatsuzakiLaboratory for Cell Asymmetry, RIKEN Centre for Biosystems Dynamics Research, Kobe, Hyogo, Japan.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7902-4520
Seon-Young KimKorea Bioinformation Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Daejeon, South Korea.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1030-7730
Jaehoon KimDepartment of Biological Sciences, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon, South Korea.
Hanseul YangDepartment of Biological Sciences, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon, South Korea.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5000-1675
Jeong-Soo LeeMicrobiome Convergence Research Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Daejeon, South Korea.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8491-4429
Jin Woo KimDepartment of Biological Sciences, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon, South Korea. jinwookim@kaist.ac.kr.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0767-1918

Funding

Korea Drug Development Fund (KDDF) RS-2023-00258166Korea Health Industry Development Institute (KHIDI) RS-2024-00512384National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) RS-2018R1A5A1024261National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) RS-2022R1A2C3003589
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Individuals with retinal degenerative diseases struggle to restore vision due to the inability to regenerate retinal cells. Unlike cold-blooded vertebrates, mammals lack Müller glia (MG)-mediated retinal regeneration, indicating the limited regenerative capacity of mammalian MG. Here, we identify prospero-related homeobox 1 (Prox1) as a key factor restricting this process. Prox1 accumulates in MG of degenerating human and mouse retinas but not in regenerating zebrafish. In mice, Prox1 in MG originates from neighboring retinal neurons via intercellular transfer. Blocking this transfer enables MG reprogramming into retinal progenitor cells in injured mouse retinas. Moreover, adeno-associated viral delivery of an anti-Prox1 antibody, which sequesters extracellular Prox1, promotes retinal neuron regeneration and delays vision loss in a retinitis pigmentosa model. These findings establish Prox1 as a barrier to MG-mediated regeneration and highlight anti-Prox1 therapy as a promising strategy for restoring retinal regeneration in mammals.

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Ependymoglial CellsHomeodomain ProteinsNerve RegenerationRegenerationRetinaTumor Suppressor ProteinsAnimalsDependovirusDisease Models, AnimalHumansMiceMice, Inbred C57BLProspero-Related Homeobox 1 ProteinRetinal DegenerationRetinal NeuronsRetinitis PigmentosaHomeodomain ProteinsProspero-Related Homeobox 1 ProteinTumor Suppressor Proteins

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PMID40133314
PMCPMC11937340

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