Janise D Deming1, Joseph S Pak1, Jung-A Shin2, Bruce M Brown1, Moon K Kim3, Moe H Aung4, Eun-Jin Lee5, Machelle T Pardue6, Cheryl Mae Craft7. 1. Mary D. Allen Laboratory for Vision Research, Department of Ophthalmology, Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California, USC Eye Institute, Los Angeles, California, United States. 2. Mary D. Allen Laboratory for Vision Research, Department of Ophthalmology, Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California, USC Eye Institute, Los Angeles, California, United States 2Department of Anatomy, School of Medicine, Ewha Womans. 3. Rehabilitation Research & Development Center of Excellence, Atlanta VA Medical Center, Decatur, Georgia, United States. 4. Neuroscience/Ophthalmology, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, United States. 5. Mary D. Allen Laboratory for Vision Research, Department of Ophthalmology, Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California, USC Eye Institute, Los Angeles, California, United States 5Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Sou. 6. Rehabilitation Research & Development Center of Excellence, Atlanta VA Medical Center, Decatur, Georgia, United States 4Neuroscience/Ophthalmology, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, United States. 7. Mary D. Allen Laboratory for Vision Research, Department of Ophthalmology, Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California, USC Eye Institute, Los Angeles, California, United States 6Department of Cell & Neurobiology, Keck School of Medic.
Abstract
PURPOSE: Previous studies discovered cone phototransduction shutoff occurs normally for Arr1-/- and Arr4-/-; however, it is defective when both visual arrestins are simultaneously not expressed (Arr1-/-Arr4-/-). We investigated the roles of visual arrestins in an all-cone retina (Nrl-/-) since each arrestin has differential effects on visual function, including ARR1 for normal light adaptation, and ARR4 for normal contrast sensitivity and visual acuity. METHODS: We examined Nrl-/-, Nrl-/-Arr1-/-, Nrl-/-Arr4-/-, and Nrl-/-Arr1-/-Arr4-/- mice with photopic electroretinography (ERG) to assess light adaptation and retinal responses, immunoblot and immunohistochemical localization analysis to measure retinal expression levels of M- and S-opsin, and optokinetic tracking (OKT) to measure the visual acuity and contrast sensitivity. RESULTS: Study results indicated that Nrl-/- and Nrl-/-Arr4-/- mice light adapted normally, while Nrl-/-Arr1-/- and Nrl-/-Arr1-/-Arr4-/- mice did not. Photopic ERG a-wave, b-wave, and flicker amplitudes followed a general pattern in which Nrl-/-Arr4-/- amplitudes were higher than the amplitudes of Nrl-/-, while the amplitudes of Nrl-/-Arr1-/- and Nrl-/-Arr1-/-Arr4-/- were lower. All three visual arrestin knockouts had faster implicit times than Nrl-/- mice. M-opsin expression is lower when ARR1 is not expressed, while S-opsin expression is lower when ARR4 is not expressed. Although M-opsin expression is mislocalized throughout the photoreceptor cells, S-opsin is confined to the outer segments in all genotypes. Contrast sensitivity is decreased when ARR4 is not expressed, while visual acuity was normal except in Nrl-/-Arr1-/-Arr4-/-. CONCLUSIONS: Based on the opposite visual phenotypes in an all-cone retina in the Nrl-/-Arr1-/- and Nrl-/-Arr4-/- mice, we conclude that ARR1 and ARR4 perform unique modulatory roles in cone photoreceptors.
PURPOSE: Previous studies discovered cone phototransduction shutoff occurs normally for Arr1-/- and Arr4-/-; however, it is defective when both visual arrestins are simultaneously not expressed (Arr1-/-Arr4-/-). We investigated the roles of visual arrestins in an all-cone retina (Nrl-/-) since each arrestin has differential effects on visual function, including ARR1 for normal light adaptation, and ARR4 for normal contrast sensitivity and visual acuity. METHODS: We examined Nrl-/-, Nrl-/-Arr1-/-, Nrl-/-Arr4-/-, and Nrl-/-Arr1-/-Arr4-/- mice with photopic electroretinography (ERG) to assess light adaptation and retinal responses, immunoblot and immunohistochemical localization analysis to measure retinal expression levels of M- and S-opsin, and optokinetic tracking (OKT) to measure the visual acuity and contrast sensitivity. RESULTS: Study results indicated that Nrl-/- and Nrl-/-Arr4-/- mice light adapted normally, while Nrl-/-Arr1-/- and Nrl-/-Arr1-/-Arr4-/- mice did not. Photopic ERG a-wave, b-wave, and flicker amplitudes followed a general pattern in which Nrl-/-Arr4-/- amplitudes were higher than the amplitudes of Nrl-/-, while the amplitudes of Nrl-/-Arr1-/- and Nrl-/-Arr1-/-Arr4-/- were lower. All three visual arrestin knockouts had faster implicit times than Nrl-/- mice. M-opsin expression is lower when ARR1 is not expressed, while S-opsin expression is lower when ARR4 is not expressed. Although M-opsin expression is mislocalized throughout the photoreceptor cells, S-opsin is confined to the outer segments in all genotypes. Contrast sensitivity is decreased when ARR4 is not expressed, while visual acuity was normal except in Nrl-/-Arr1-/-Arr4-/-. CONCLUSIONS: Based on the opposite visual phenotypes in an all-cone retina in the Nrl-/-Arr1-/- and Nrl-/-Arr4-/- mice, we conclude that ARR1 and ARR4 perform unique modulatory roles in cone photoreceptors.
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