Phototransduction in mouse rods and cones

Fu, Yingbin; Yau, King Wai

doi:10.1007/s00424-006-0194-y

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“…To simplify the calculation, all light sources were treated as monochromatic light, with all the power at the spectral peak. To estimate the bleaching effect of imaging lights, we assumed a total 7.4 log 10 pigments in a M cone (Fu 2011), estimated from cone outer segment volume of 14 m 3 (Carter-Dawson and LaVail 1979) and a pigment concentration of ϳ3 mM (Harosi 1975). Psychophysics Toolbox extensions (Brainard 1997;Pelli 1997) were used for calculating isomerization rates.…”

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Imaging light responses of retinal ganglion cells in the living mouse eye

Yin

Geng

Osakada

et al. 2013

Journal of Neurophysiology

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This study reports development of a novel method for high-resolution in vivo imaging of the function of individual mouse retinal ganglion cells (RGCs) that overcomes many limitations of available methods for recording RGC physiology. The technique combines insertion of a genetically encoded calcium indicator into RGCs with imaging of calcium responses over many days with FACILE (functional adaptive optics cellular imaging in the living eye). FACILE extends the most common method for RGC physiology, in vitro physiology, by allowing repeated imaging of the function of each cell over many sessions and by avoiding damage to the retina during removal from the eye. This makes it possible to track changes in the response of individual cells during morphological development or degeneration. FACILE also overcomes limitations of existing in vivo imaging methods, providing fine spatial and temporal detail, structure-function comparison, and simultaneous analysis of multiple cells.retinal ganglion cells; in vivo adaptive optics imaging; calcium imaging AVAILABLE METHODS FOR EXAMINING the physiology of retinal ganglion cells (RGCs) have marked limitations, which are resolved by the novel in vivo imaging method described here.

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Imaging light responses of retinal ganglion cells in the living mouse eye

Yin

Geng

Osakada

et al. 2013

Journal of Neurophysiology

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“…While the cascades in vertebrate rods and cones, and fly photoreceptor cells are both initiated by activation of related rhodopsins and engagement of heterotrimeric G-proteins, there are notable differences. In contrast to fly photoreceptor cells, light stimulation of the rhodopsins in rods and cones leads to an increase in the activity of a cyclic guanosine monophosphate (cGMP) phosphodiesterase, a subsequent drop in cGMP levels, and closure of the cGMP-gated channels [10]. Thus, the effects of light stimulation on the channels are opposite in fly photoreceptor cells compared to rods and cones.…”

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Phototransduction and retinal degeneration in Drosophila

Wang

Montell

2007

Pflugers Arch - Eur J Physiol

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Drosophila visual transduction is the fastest known G-protein-coupled signaling cascade and has therefore served as a genetically tractable animal model for characterizing rapid responses to sensory stimulation. Mutations in over 30 genes have been identified, which affect activation, adaptation, or termination of the photoresponse. Based on analyses of these genes, a model for phototransduction has emerged, which involves phosphoinoside signaling and culminates with opening of the TRP and TRPL cation channels. Many of the proteins that function in phototransduction are coupled to the PDZ containing scaffold protein INAD and form a supramolecular signaling complex, the signalplex. Arrestin, TRPL, and Gα q undergo dynamic light-dependent trafficking, and these movements function in long-term adaptation. Other proteins play important roles either in the formation or maturation of rhodopsin, or in regeneration of phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate (PIP 2 ), which is required for the photoresponse. Mutation of nearly any gene that functions in the photoresponse results in retinal degeneration. The underlying bases of photoreceptor cell death are diverse and involve mechanisms such as excessive endocytosis of rhodopsin due to stable rhodopsin/arrestin complexes and abnormally low or high levels of Ca 2+ . Drosophila visual transduction appears to have particular relevance to the cascade in the intrinsically photosensitive retinal ganglion cells in mammals, as the photoresponse in these latter cells appears to operate through a remarkably similar mechanism.

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“…Eleven families of PDEs have been identified in mammals on the grounds of sequence homology, substrate selectivity, and regulation (1). Photoreceptor-specific PDEs in rods and cones comprise the sixth PDE family (PDE6) and serve as the effector enzymes in the vertebrate phototransduction cascade (1)(2)(3)(4)(5). Rod PDE6 is composed of homologous catalytic ␣-subunit (PDE6A) and ␤-subunit (PDE6B) and two copies of a small inhibitory ␥-subunit (P␥) (3).…”

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“…Following photoexcitation of rod or cone photoreceptor cells, PDE6 is activated by the GTPbound transducin ␣-subunit (G␣ t GTP) that relieves the P␥ inhibition of the enzyme. cGMP hydrolysis by active PDE6 leads to a cellular response due to a closure of cGMP-gated channels in the photoreceptor plasma membrane (2)(3)(4)(5).…”

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Characterization of Human Cone Phosphodiesterase-6 Ectopically Expressed in Xenopus laevis Rods

Muradov

Boyd

Haeri

et al. 2009

Journal of Biological Chemistry

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PDE6 (phosphodiesterase-6) is the effector molecule in the vertebrate phototransduction cascade. Progress in understanding the structure and function of PDE6 has been hindered by lack of an expression system of the enzyme. Here we report ectopic expression and analysis of compartmentalization and membrane dynamics of the enhanced green fluorescent protein (EGFP) fusion protein of human cone PDE6C in rods of transgenic Xenopus laevis. EGFP-PDE6C is correctly targeted to the rod outer segments in transgenic Xenopus, where it displayed a characteristic striated pattern of EGFP fluorescence. Immunofluorescence labeling indicated significant and light-independent co-localization of EGFP-PDE6C with the disc rim marker peripherin-2 and endogenous frog PDE6. The diffusion of EGFP-PDE6C on disc membranes investigated with fluorescence recovery after photobleaching was markedly slower than theoretically predicted. The enzymatic characteristics of immunoprecipitated recombinant PDE6C were similar to known properties of the native bovine PDE6C. PDE6C was potently inhibited by the cone-and rod-specific PDE6 ␥-subunits. Thus, transgenic Xenopus laevis is a unique expression system for PDE6 well suited for analysis of the mechanisms of visual diseases linked to PDE6 mutations.Phosphodiesterases of cyclic nucleotides (PDEs) 2 are essential enzymes controlling cellular levels of cAMP and cGMP. Eleven families of PDEs have been identified in mammals on the grounds of sequence homology, substrate selectivity, and regulation (1). Photoreceptor-specific PDEs in rods and cones comprise the sixth PDE family (PDE6) and serve as the effector enzymes in the vertebrate phototransduction cascade (1-5). Rod PDE6 is composed of homologous catalytic ␣-subunit (PDE6A) and ␤-subunit (PDE6B) and two copies of a small inhibitory ␥-subunit (P␥) (3). Cone PDE6 is a catalytic dimer of two identical ␣Ј-subunits (PDE6C) (3). A cone-specific inhibitory P␥-subunit is highly homologous to the rod P␥ (6). In rod photoreceptors, PDE6 is located in the specialized compartments called rod outer segments (ROS), where it associates with disc membranes. The membrane attachment of PDE6 is mediated by farnesylation of the PDE6A C terminus and geranylgeranylation of the PDE6B C terminus (7). In cones, geranylgeranylated PDE6C resides on infoldings of the cone outer segment plasma membrane (8). Following photoexcitation of rod or cone photoreceptor cells, PDE6 is activated by the GTPbound transducin ␣-subunit (G␣ t GTP) that relieves the P␥ inhibition of the enzyme. cGMP hydrolysis by active PDE6 leads to a cellular response due to a closure of cGMP-gated channels in the photoreceptor plasma membrane (2-5).Although PDE6 plays a prominent role in vertebrate vision, the structure-function relationships of PDE6 are poorly understood in comparison with other key phototransduction proteins. The lack of an expression system for PDE6 has become a major impediment for PDE6 research. Importantly, an expression system for PDE6 is required to elucidate the mechanisms of visua...

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Phototransduction in mouse rods and cones

Cited by 266 publications

References 172 publications

Imaging light responses of retinal ganglion cells in the living mouse eye

Imaging light responses of retinal ganglion cells in the living mouse eye

Phototransduction and retinal degeneration in Drosophila

Characterization of Human Cone Phosphodiesterase-6 Ectopically Expressed in Xenopus laevis Rods

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