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Compensatory Role of Inositol 5-Phosphatase INPP5B to OCRL in Primary Cilia Formation in Oculocerebrorenal Syndrome of Lowe

Authors
Luo, N., Kumar, A., Conwell, M., Weinreb, R.N., Anderson, R., and Sun, Y.
ID
ZDB-PUB-130710-85
Date
2013
Source
PLoS One   8(6): e66727 (Journal)
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MeSH Terms
  • Animals
  • Cells, Cultured
  • Cilia/metabolism*
  • Cilia/pathology
  • Eye/metabolism
  • Eye/pathology
  • Humans
  • Immunohistochemistry
  • Mice
  • Microscopy, Fluorescence
  • Morpholinos/metabolism
  • Oculocerebrorenal Syndrome/metabolism
  • Oculocerebrorenal Syndrome/pathology*
  • Phosphoric Monoester Hydrolases/antagonists & inhibitors
  • Phosphoric Monoester Hydrolases/genetics
  • Phosphoric Monoester Hydrolases/metabolism*
  • RNA Interference
  • RNA, Messenger/metabolism
  • RNA, Small Interfering/metabolism
  • Retinal Pigment Epithelium/cytology
  • Retinal Pigment Epithelium/metabolism
  • Zebrafish
PubMed
23805271 Full text @ PLoS One
Abstract

Inositol phosphatases are important regulators of cell signaling, polarity, and vesicular trafficking. Mutations in OCRL, an inositol polyphosphate 5-phosphatase, result in Oculocerebrorenal syndrome of Lowe, an X-linked recessive disorder that presents with congenital cataracts, glaucoma, renal dysfunction and mental retardation. INPP5B is a paralog of OCRL and shares similar structural domains. The roles of OCRL and INPP5B in the development of cataracts and glaucoma are not understood. Using ocular tissues, this study finds low levels of INPP5B present in human trabecular meshwork but high levels in murine trabecular meshwork. In contrast, OCRL is localized in the trabecular meshwork and Schlemm’s canal endothelial cells in both human and murine eyes. In cultured human retinal pigmented epithelial cells, INPP5B was observed in the primary cilia. A functional role for INPP5B is revealed by defects in cilia formation in cells with silenced expression of INPP5B. This is further supported by the defective cilia formation in zebrafish Kupffer’s vesicles and in cilia-dependent melanosome transport assays in inpp5b morphants. Taken together, this study indicates that OCRL and INPP5B are differentially expressed in the human and murine eyes, and play compensatory roles in cilia development.

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