PUBLICATION
Granulin 1 Promotes Retinal Regeneration in Zebrafish
- Authors
- Tsuruma, K., Saito, Y., Okuyoshi, H., Yamaguchi, A., Shimazawa, M., Goldman, D., Hara, H.
- ID
- ZDB-PUB-181224-9
- Date
- 2018
- Source
- Investigative ophthalmology & visual science 59: 6057-6066 (Journal)
- Registered Authors
- Goldman, Dan
- Keywords
- none
- MeSH Terms
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- Animals
- Bromodeoxyuridine/metabolism
- Cell Count
- Electroporation
- Gene Silencing/physiology
- Granulins/pharmacology
- Granulins/physiology*
- Immunohistochemistry
- Morpholinos/toxicity
- RNA, Messenger/genetics
- Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction
- Recombinant Proteins/pharmacology
- Regeneration/physiology*
- Retina/drug effects
- Retina/physiology*
- Retinal Degeneration/etiology
- Retinal Degeneration/metabolism*
- Retinal Degeneration/physiopathology
- Transcription Factors/metabolism
- Zebrafish
- Zebrafish Proteins/metabolism
- Zebrafish Proteins/pharmacology
- Zebrafish Proteins/physiology*
- PubMed
- 30577041 Full text @ Invest. Ophthalmol. Vis. Sci.
Citation
Tsuruma, K., Saito, Y., Okuyoshi, H., Yamaguchi, A., Shimazawa, M., Goldman, D., Hara, H. (2018) Granulin 1 Promotes Retinal Regeneration in Zebrafish. Investigative ophthalmology & visual science. 59:6057-6066.
Abstract
Purpose Retinal degenerative diseases can progress to severe reductions of vision. In general, the changes are permanent in higher vertebrates, including humans; however, retinal regeneration can occur in lower vertebrates, such as amphibians and teleost fish. Progranulin is a secreted growth factor that is involved in normal development and wound-healing processes. We have shown that progranulin promotes the proliferation of retinal precursor cells in mouse retinas. The purpose of this study was to investigate the role played by granulin 1 (grn1) in the retinal regeneration in zebrafish.
Methods We injured the retina of zebrafish with needle puncturing, and the retinas were examined at different times after the injury. We also checked the proliferation and the expression of retinal regeneration-related genes after knockdown of grn1 by electroporation with morpholino oligonucleotides (MO) and intravitreal injection of recombinant grn1.
Results Our results showed that the level of grn1 was highly increased after retinal injury, and it was expressed in various types of retinal cells. A knockdown of grn1 reduced the proliferation of Müller glial cells in zebrafish eyes undergoing retinal regeneration. The knockdown of grn1 also reduced the expression of achaete-scute homolog 1a (ascl1a), an important factor in retinal regeneration. An intravitreal injection of recombinant grn1 led to a proliferation of Müller glial cells and an increase in the expression of retinal regeneration-related genes, such as ascl1a and lin28.
Conclusions These findings suggested that grn1 should be considered as a target for stimulating the dedifferentiation of Müller glial cells and retinal regeneration.
Genes / Markers
Expression
Phenotype
Mutations / Transgenics
Human Disease / Model
Sequence Targeting Reagents
Fish
Orthology
Engineered Foreign Genes
Mapping