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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
2002-3-4
pubmed:abstractText
Comparative analysis of the transcriptional profiles of approximately 6000 genes in the retinas of wild-type mice with those carrying a targeted disruption of the rhodopsin gene was undertaken by microarray analysis. This revealed a series of transcripts, of which some were derived from genes known to map at retinopathy loci, levels of which were reduced or elevated in the retinas of Rho(-/-) mice lacking functional photoreceptors. The human homologue of one of these genes, encoding inosine monophosphate dehydrogenase type 1 (IMPDH1), maps to the region of 7q to which an adRP gene (RP10) had previously been localized. Mutational screening of DNA from the Spanish adRP family, originally used to localize the RP10 gene, revealed an Arg224Pro substitution co-segregating with the disease phenotype. The amino acid at position 224 of the IMPDH1 protein is conserved among species and the substitution is not present in healthy, unrelated individuals of European origin. These data provide strong evidence that mutations within the IMPDH1 gene cause adRP, and validate approaches to mutation detection involving comparative analysis of global transcription profiles in normal and degenerating retinal tissues. Other genes showing significant alterations in expression include some with anti-apoptotic functions and many encoding components of the extracellular matrix or cytoskeleton, a possible reflection of a response by Muller cells to preserve the remaining outer nuclear layer of the retina. We suggest that those genes identified are prime candidates for etiological involvement in degenerative retinal disease.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
0964-6906
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
1
pubmed:volume
11
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
547-57
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:11875049-Amino Acid Motifs, pubmed-meshheading:11875049-Amino Acid Sequence, pubmed-meshheading:11875049-Amino Acid Substitution, pubmed-meshheading:11875049-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:11875049-Arginine, pubmed-meshheading:11875049-Chromosomes, Human, Pair 7, pubmed-meshheading:11875049-Conserved Sequence, pubmed-meshheading:11875049-Gene Expression Profiling, pubmed-meshheading:11875049-Genes, Dominant, pubmed-meshheading:11875049-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:11875049-IMP Dehydrogenase, pubmed-meshheading:11875049-Mice, pubmed-meshheading:11875049-Mice, Inbred C57BL, pubmed-meshheading:11875049-Mice, Knockout, pubmed-meshheading:11875049-Mutation, pubmed-meshheading:11875049-Oligonucleotide Array Sequence Analysis, pubmed-meshheading:11875049-Phenotype, pubmed-meshheading:11875049-Retina, pubmed-meshheading:11875049-Retinitis Pigmentosa, pubmed-meshheading:11875049-Rhodopsin, pubmed-meshheading:11875049-Transcription, Genetic
pubmed:year
2002
pubmed:articleTitle
Identification of an IMPDH1 mutation in autosomal dominant retinitis pigmentosa (RP10) revealed following comparative microarray analysis of transcripts derived from retinas of wild-type and Rho(-/-) mice.
pubmed:affiliation
The Ocular Genetics Unit, Department of Genetics, Trinity College, Dublin 2, Ireland.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't