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Gene therapy restores vision in rd1 mice after removal of a confounding mutation in Gpr179

Nishiguchi, KM; Carvalho, LS; Rizzi, M; Powell, K; Holthaus, SM; Azam, SA; Duran, Y; ... Ali, RR; + view all (2015) Gene therapy restores vision in rd1 mice after removal of a confounding mutation in Gpr179. Nature Communications , 6 , Article 6606. 10.1038/ncomms7006. Green open access

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Abstract

The rd1 mouse with a mutation in the Pde6b gene was the first strain of mice identified with a retinal degeneration. However, AAV-mediated gene supplementation of rd1 mice only results in structural preservation of photoreceptors, and restoration of the photoreceptor-mediated a-wave, but not in restoration of the bipolar cell-mediated b-wave. Here we show that a mutation in Gpr179 prevents the full restoration of vision in rd1 mice. Backcrossing rd1 with C57BL6 mice reveals the complete lack of b-wave in a subset of mice, consistent with an autosomal recessive Mendelian inheritance pattern. We identify a mutation in the Gpr179 gene, which encodes for a G-protein coupled receptor localized to the dendrites of ON-bipolar cells. Gene replacement in rd1 mice that are devoid of the mutation in Gpr179 successfully restores the function of both photoreceptors and bipolar cells, which is maintained for up to 13 months. Our discovery may explain the failure of previous gene therapy attempts in rd1 mice, and we propose that Grp179 mutation status should be taken into account in future studies involving rd1 mice.

Type: Article
Title: Gene therapy restores vision in rd1 mice after removal of a confounding mutation in Gpr179
Location: England
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.1038/ncomms7006
Publisher version: http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/ncomms7006
Language: English
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UCL classification: UCL
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences > Institute of Ophthalmology
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Life Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Life Sciences > Div of Biosciences
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/1461289
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