X-linked recessive ocular albinism type I (OA1) is due to mutations in the OA1 gene (approved gene symbol GPR143), which is expressed in the retinal pigment epithelium (RPE). The Oa1 (Gpr143) knockout mouse (Oa1-/-) model recapitulates many of the OA1 retinal morphological anomalies, including a lower number of melanosomes of increased size in the RPE. The Oa1-/- mouse also displays some of the retinal developmental abnormalities observed in albino patients such as misrouting of the optic tracts. Here, we show that these anomalies are associated with retinal electrophysiological abnormalities, including significant decrease in a- and b-wave amplitude and delayed recovery of b-wave amplitude from photoreceptor desensitization following bright light exposure. This suggests that lack of Oa1 in the RPE impacts on photoreceptor activity. More interestingly, adeno-associated viral vector-mediated Oa1 gene transfer to the retina of the Oa1-/- mouse model results in significant recovery of its retinal functional abnormalities. In addition, Oa1 retinal gene transfer increases the number of melanosomes in the Oa1-/- mouse RPE. Our data show that gene transfer to the adult retina unexpectedly rescues both functional and morphological abnormalities in a retinal developmental disorder, opening novel potential therapeutic perspectives for this and other forms of albinism.

Amelioration of both Functional and Morphological Abnormalities in the Retina of a Mouse Model of Ocular Albinism Following AAV-Mediated Gene Transfer / Surace, E. M.; Domenici, L.; Cortese, K.; Cotugno, G.; DI VICINO, U.; Venturi, C.; Cellerino, A.; Marigo, Valeria; Tacchetti, C.; Ballabio, A.; Auricchio, A.. - In: MOLECULAR THERAPY. - ISSN 1525-0016. - STAMPA. - 12:(2005), pp. 652-658. [10.1016/j.ymthe.2005.06.001]

Amelioration of both Functional and Morphological Abnormalities in the Retina of a Mouse Model of Ocular Albinism Following AAV-Mediated Gene Transfer.

MARIGO, Valeria;
2005

Abstract

X-linked recessive ocular albinism type I (OA1) is due to mutations in the OA1 gene (approved gene symbol GPR143), which is expressed in the retinal pigment epithelium (RPE). The Oa1 (Gpr143) knockout mouse (Oa1-/-) model recapitulates many of the OA1 retinal morphological anomalies, including a lower number of melanosomes of increased size in the RPE. The Oa1-/- mouse also displays some of the retinal developmental abnormalities observed in albino patients such as misrouting of the optic tracts. Here, we show that these anomalies are associated with retinal electrophysiological abnormalities, including significant decrease in a- and b-wave amplitude and delayed recovery of b-wave amplitude from photoreceptor desensitization following bright light exposure. This suggests that lack of Oa1 in the RPE impacts on photoreceptor activity. More interestingly, adeno-associated viral vector-mediated Oa1 gene transfer to the retina of the Oa1-/- mouse model results in significant recovery of its retinal functional abnormalities. In addition, Oa1 retinal gene transfer increases the number of melanosomes in the Oa1-/- mouse RPE. Our data show that gene transfer to the adult retina unexpectedly rescues both functional and morphological abnormalities in a retinal developmental disorder, opening novel potential therapeutic perspectives for this and other forms of albinism.
2005
12
652
658
Amelioration of both Functional and Morphological Abnormalities in the Retina of a Mouse Model of Ocular Albinism Following AAV-Mediated Gene Transfer / Surace, E. M.; Domenici, L.; Cortese, K.; Cotugno, G.; DI VICINO, U.; Venturi, C.; Cellerino, A.; Marigo, Valeria; Tacchetti, C.; Ballabio, A.; Auricchio, A.. - In: MOLECULAR THERAPY. - ISSN 1525-0016. - STAMPA. - 12:(2005), pp. 652-658. [10.1016/j.ymthe.2005.06.001]
Surace, E. M.; Domenici, L.; Cortese, K.; Cotugno, G.; DI VICINO, U.; Venturi, C.; Cellerino, A.; Marigo, Valeria; Tacchetti, C.; Ballabio, A.; Auricchio, A.
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