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ArticleDisease models & mechanisms2025

P23H rhodopsin accumulation causes transient disruptions to synaptic protein levels in rod photoreceptors in a model of retinitis pigmentosa.

Samantha L Thompson, Sophie M Crowder, Maryam Hekmatara, Emily R Sechrest, Wen-Tao Deng, Michael A Robichaux

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Article in Disease models & mechanisms, 2025. 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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5 citing papers in PubMed.

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  3. Early Rod Dysfunction Influences Cone Development in a Rhodopsin P23H Mouse Model of Retinitis Pigmentosa.Pathophysiology : the official journal of the International Society for Pathophysiology · 2026
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6 authors.

Samantha L ThompsonDepartment of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV 26506, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-0756-5421
Sophie M CrowderDepartment of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV 26506, USA.
Maryam HekmataraDepartment of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV 26506, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-7763-658X
Emily R SechrestDepartment of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV 26506, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-4541-9492
Wen-Tao DengDepartment of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV 26506, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-9357-0656
Michael A RobichauxDepartment of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV 26506, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-2559-4912

Funding

West Virginia IDEA-CTRU54GM104942 · NIGMS · WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY · PI Sally Lynn Hodder · 2012 to 2026
$81.0M
WV INBRE: The Inhibitor of Growth Family Member 4 (ING4) inhibits L-Type Amino Acid Transporter 1 (LAT1) expression to suppress Breast CancerP20GM103434 · NIGMS · MARSHALL UNIVERSITY · PI GARY O RANKIN · 2012 to 2026
$61.1M
WVU Flow Cytometry and Single Cell Core Facility (FCSCCF)P20GM121322 · NIGMS · WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY · PI William Harry Walker · 2018 to 2026
$22.4M
VS-CoBRE Administrative CoreP20GM144230 · NIGMS · WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY · PI Visvanathan Ramamurthy · 2022 to 2026
$13.9M
Disease mechanisms of cone opsin mutants and treatment strategiesR01EY030056 · NEI · WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY · PI DENG, WEN-TAO · 2019 to 2023
$1.9M
Knights Templar Eye FoundationNEI NIH HHS R01 EY030056NIGMS NIH HHS P20 GM103434NIGMS NIH HHS P20 GM121322NIGMS NIH HHS P20 GM144230NIGMS NIH HHS U54 GM104942Research to Prevent BlindnessResearch to Prevent Blindness Unrestricted Challenge GrantWest Virginia University
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Rod photoreceptor neurons in the retina detect scotopic light through the visual pigment rhodopsin (Rho) in their outer segment (OS). Efficient Rho trafficking to the OS through the inner rod compartments is critical for long-term rod health. However, given the importance of protein trafficking to the OS, little is known about the trafficking of rod synaptic proteins. Furthermore, the subcellular impact of Rho mislocalization on rod synapses (i.e. 'spherules') has not been investigated. In this study, we used super-resolution and electron microscopies, along with proteomics, to perform a subcellular analysis of Rho synaptic mislocalization in P23H-Rho-RFP mutant mice. We discovered that mutant P23H-Rho-RFP protein mislocalized in distinct accumulations within the spherule cytoplasm, which we confirmed with adeno-associated virus overexpression. Additionally, we found specific synaptic protein abundance differences in P23H-Rho-RFP mice. Interestingly, in P23H knock-in mice with no RFP tag, we detected no synaptic protein abundance changes. In rd10 mutant rods, Rho mislocalized along the spherule plasma membrane, and there were synaptic protein abundance differences at postnatal day 20. Our findings demonstrate that some rod photoreceptor synaptic proteins are sensitive to Rho mislocalization.

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Retinal Rod Photoreceptor CellsRetinitis PigmentosaRhodopsinSynapsesAnimalsDisease Models, AnimalMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMutationProtein TransportRhodopsinMislocalizationPhotoreceptorsRetinaRhodopsinSuper-resolutionSynapse

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PMID40462724
PMCPMC12233068

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