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Eyes shut homolog is important for the maintenance of photoreceptor morphology and visual function in zebrafish

Authors
Messchaert, M., Dona, M., Broekman, S., Peters, T.A., Corral-Serrano, J.C., Slijkerman, R.W.N., van Wijk, E., Collin, R.W.J.
ID
ZDB-PUB-180728-4
Date
2018
Source
PLoS One   13: e0200789 (Journal)
Registered Authors
Collin, Rob, Dona, Margo, Messchaert, Muriel, Peter, Theo, Slijkerman, Ralph, van Wijk, Erwin
Keywords
none
MeSH Terms
  • RNA/analysis
  • Genes, Recessive
  • Vision, Ocular*
  • Retinitis Pigmentosa/genetics
  • Rhodopsin/metabolism
  • Transducin/metabolism
  • CRISPR-Cas Systems
  • Genotype
  • Retina/physiology
  • Protein Domains
  • Mutation
  • DNA Mutational Analysis
  • Zebrafish
  • Larva
  • Retinal Cone Photoreceptor Cells/metabolism
  • Eye Proteins/genetics*
  • Eye Proteins/physiology*
  • Humans
  • Zebrafish Proteins/genetics*
  • Zebrafish Proteins/physiology*
  • Animals
  • Electroretinography
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PubMed
30052645 Full text @ PLoS One
Abstract
Mutations in eyes shut homolog (EYS), a gene predominantly expressed in the photoreceptor cells of the retina, are among the most frequent causes of autosomal recessive (ar) retinitis pigmentosa (RP), a progressive retinal disorder. Due to the absence of EYS in several rodent species and its retina-specific expression, still little is known about the exact function of EYS and the pathogenic mechanism underlying EYS-associated RP. We characterized eys in zebrafish, by RT-PCR analysis on zebrafish eye-derived RNA, which led to the identification of a 8,715 nucleotide coding sequence that is divided over 46 exons. The transcript is predicted to encode a 2,905-aa protein that contains 39 EGF-like domains and five laminin A G-like domains, which overall shows 33% identity with human EYS. To study the function of EYS, we generated a stable eysrmc101/rmc101 mutant zebrafish model using CRISPR/Cas9 technology. The introduced lesion is predicted to result in premature termination of protein synthesis and lead to loss of Eys function. Immunohistochemistry on retinal sections revealed that Eys localizes at the region of the connecting cilium and that both rhodopsin and cone transducin are mislocalized in the absence of Eys. Electroretinogram recordings showed diminished b-wave amplitudes in eysrmc101/rmc101 zebrafish (5 dpf) compared to age- and strain-matched wild-type larvae. In addition, decreased locomotor activity in response to light stimuli was observed in eys mutant larvae. Altogether, our study shows that absence of Eys leads to a disorganized retinal architecture and causes visual dysfunction in zebrafish.
Genes / Markers
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Phenotype
Mutations / Transgenics
Allele Construct Type Affected Genomic Region
rmc101
    Small Deletion
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    Human Disease / Model
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    Sequence Targeting Reagents
    Target Reagent Reagent Type
    eysCRISPR4-eysCRISPR
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    Fish
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    Antibodies
    Name Type Antigen Genes Isotypes Host Organism
    Ab1-cetnmonoclonal
      IgG2aMouse
      Ab1-eyspolyclonalIgGRabbit
      Ab2-gnat2polyclonal
        IgGRabbit
        Ab5-rhomonoclonalMouse
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        Orthology
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