TY - JOUR
T1 - A New CRB1 Rat Mutation Links Müller Glial Cells to Retinal Telangiectasia
AU - Zhao, Min
AU - Andrieu-Soler, Charlotte
AU - Kowalczuk, Laura
AU - Paz Cortés, María
AU - Berdugo, Marianne
AU - Dernigoghossian, Marilyn
AU - Halili, Francisco
AU - Jeanny, Jean-Claude
AU - Goldenberg, Brigitte
AU - Savoldelli, Michèle
AU - El Sanharawi, Mohamed
AU - Naud, Marie-Christine
AU - van Ijcken, Wilfred
AU - Pescini-Gobert, Rosanna
AU - Martinet, Danielle
AU - Maass, Alejandro
AU - Wijnholds, J.
AU - Crisanti, Patricia
AU - Rivolta, Carlo
AU - Behar-Cohen, Francine
N1 - Copyright © 2015 the authors 0270-6474/15/356093-14$15.00/0.
PY - 2015/4/15
Y1 - 2015/4/15
N2 - We have identified and characterized a spontaneous Brown Norway from Janvier rat strain (BN-J) presenting a progressive retinal degeneration associated with early retinal telangiectasia, neuronal alterations, and loss of retinal Müller glial cells resembling human macular telangiectasia type 2 (MacTel 2), which is a retinal disease of unknown cause. Genetic analyses showed that the BN-J phenotype results from an autosomal recessive indel novel mutation in the Crb1 gene, causing dislocalization of the protein from the retinal Müller glia (RMG)/photoreceptor cell junction. The transcriptomic analyses of primary RMG cultures allowed identification of the dysregulated pathways in BN-J rats compared with wild-type BN rats. Among those pathways, TGF-β and Kit Receptor Signaling, MAPK Cascade, Growth Factors and Inflammatory Pathways, G-Protein Signaling Pathways, Regulation of Actin Cytoskeleton, and Cardiovascular Signaling were found. Potential molecular targets linking RMG/photoreceptor interaction with the development of retinal telangiectasia are identified. This model can help us to better understand the physiopathologic mechanisms of MacTel 2 and other retinal diseases associated with telangiectasia.
AB - We have identified and characterized a spontaneous Brown Norway from Janvier rat strain (BN-J) presenting a progressive retinal degeneration associated with early retinal telangiectasia, neuronal alterations, and loss of retinal Müller glial cells resembling human macular telangiectasia type 2 (MacTel 2), which is a retinal disease of unknown cause. Genetic analyses showed that the BN-J phenotype results from an autosomal recessive indel novel mutation in the Crb1 gene, causing dislocalization of the protein from the retinal Müller glia (RMG)/photoreceptor cell junction. The transcriptomic analyses of primary RMG cultures allowed identification of the dysregulated pathways in BN-J rats compared with wild-type BN rats. Among those pathways, TGF-β and Kit Receptor Signaling, MAPK Cascade, Growth Factors and Inflammatory Pathways, G-Protein Signaling Pathways, Regulation of Actin Cytoskeleton, and Cardiovascular Signaling were found. Potential molecular targets linking RMG/photoreceptor interaction with the development of retinal telangiectasia are identified. This model can help us to better understand the physiopathologic mechanisms of MacTel 2 and other retinal diseases associated with telangiectasia.
U2 - 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.3412-14.2015
DO - 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.3412-14.2015
M3 - Article
C2 - 25878282
SN - 0270-6474
VL - 35
SP - 6093
EP - 6106
JO - Journal of Neuroscience
JF - Journal of Neuroscience
IS - 15
ER -