Daniela M Verra1, Perrine Spinnhirny1, Cristina Sandu1, Stéphane Grégoire2,3,4, Niyazi Acar2,3,4, Olivier Berdeaux2,3,4, Lionel Brétillon2,3,4, Janet R Sparrow5, David Hicks6. 1. Département de Neurobiologie des Rythmes, Institut des Neurosciences Cellulaires et Intégratives, CNRS UPR 3212, 8 Allée Général Rouvillois, 67000, Strasbourg Cedex, France. 2. UMR 1324 Centre des Sciences du Goût et de l'Alimentation, Eye and Nutrition Research Group, INRA, Dijon, France. 3. UMR 6265 Centre des Sciences du Goût et de l'Alimentation, CNRS, Dijon, France. 4. Centre des Sciences du Goût et de l'Alimentation, Université de Bourgogne, Dijon, France. 5. Departments of Ophthalmology, and Pathology and Cell Biology, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, USA. 6. Département de Neurobiologie des Rythmes, Institut des Neurosciences Cellulaires et Intégratives, CNRS UPR 3212, 8 Allée Général Rouvillois, 67000, Strasbourg Cedex, France. photoreceptor67@hotmail.com.
Abstract
PURPOSE: In many retinal pathological conditions, rod and cone degeneration differs. For example, the early-onset maculopathy Stargardts disease type 1 (STGD1) is typified by loss of cones while rods are often less affected. We wanted to examine whether there exist intrinsic membrane differences between rods and cones that might explain such features. METHODS: Abca4 mRNA and protein levels were quantified in rod- and cone-enriched samples from wild-type and Nrl-/- mice retinas; rod- and cone-enriched outer segments (ROS and COS respectively) were prepared from pig retinas, and total lipids were analyzed by flame ionization, chromatography, and tandem mass spectrometry. Immunohistochemical staining of cone-rich rodent Arvicanthis ansorgei retinas was conducted, and ultra-high performance liquid chromatography of lipid species in porcine ROS and COS was performed. RESULTS: Abca4 mRNA and Abca4 protein content was significantly higher (50-300%) in cone compared to rod-enriched samples. ROS and COS displayed dramatic differences in several lipids, including very long chain poly-unsaturated fatty acids (VLC-PUFAs), especially docosahexaenoic acid (DHA, 22:6n-3): ROS 20.6% DHA, COS 3.3% (p < 0.001). VLC-PUFAs (> 50 total carbons) were virtually absent from COS. COS were impoverished (> 6× less) in phosphatidylethanolamine compared to ROS. ELOVL4 ("ELOngation of Very Long chain fatty acids 4") antibody labelled Arvicanthis cones only very weakly compared to rods. Finally, there were large amounts (905 a.u.) of the bisretinoid A2PE in ROS, whereas it was much lower (121 a.u., ~ 7.5-fold less) in COS fractions. In contrast, COS contained fivefold higher amounts of all-trans-retinal dimer (115 a.u. compared to 22 a.u. in rods). CONCLUSIONS: Compared to rods, cones expressed higher levels of Abca4 mRNA and Abca4 protein, were highly impoverished in PUFA (especially DHA) and phosphatidylethanolamine, and contained significant amounts of all-trans-retinal dimer. Based on these and other data, we propose that in contrast to rods, cones are preferentially vulnerable to stress and may die through direct cellular toxicity in pathologies such as STGD1.
PURPOSE: In many retinal pathological conditions, rod and cone degeneration differs. For example, the early-onset maculopathy Stargardts disease type 1 (STGD1) is typified by loss of cones while rods are often less affected. We wanted to examine whether there exist intrinsic membrane differences between rods and cones that might explain such features. METHODS: Abca4 mRNA and protein levels were quantified in rod- and cone-enriched samples from wild-type and Nrl-/- mice retinas; rod- and cone-enriched outer segments (ROS and COS respectively) were prepared from pig retinas, and total lipids were analyzed by flame ionization, chromatography, and tandem mass spectrometry. Immunohistochemical staining of cone-rich rodent Arvicanthis ansorgei retinas was conducted, and ultra-high performance liquid chromatography of lipid species in porcine ROS and COS was performed. RESULTS: Abca4 mRNA and Abca4 protein content was significantly higher (50-300%) in cone compared to rod-enriched samples. ROS and COS displayed dramatic differences in several lipids, including very long chain poly-unsaturated fatty acids (VLC-PUFAs), especially docosahexaenoic acid (DHA, 22:6n-3): ROS 20.6% DHA, COS 3.3% (p < 0.001). VLC-PUFAs (> 50 total carbons) were virtually absent from COS. COS were impoverished (> 6× less) in phosphatidylethanolamine compared to ROS. ELOVL4 ("ELOngation of Very Long chain fatty acids 4") antibody labelled Arvicanthis cones only very weakly compared to rods. Finally, there were large amounts (905 a.u.) of the bisretinoid A2PE in ROS, whereas it was much lower (121 a.u., ~ 7.5-fold less) in COS fractions. In contrast, COS contained fivefold higher amounts of all-trans-retinal dimer (115 a.u. compared to 22 a.u. in rods). CONCLUSIONS: Compared to rods, cones expressed higher levels of Abca4 mRNA and Abca4 protein, were highly impoverished in PUFA (especially DHA) and phosphatidylethanolamine, and contained significant amounts of all-trans-retinal dimer. Based on these and other data, we propose that in contrast to rods, cones are preferentially vulnerable to stress and may die through direct cellular toxicity in pathologies such as STGD1.
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