Retinal proteome profiling of inherited retinal degeneration across three different mouse models suggests common drug targets in retinitis pigmentosa

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Montaser, Ahmed B., Gao, Fangyuan, Peters, Danielle, Vainionpää, Katir, Zhibin, Ning, Skowronska-Krawczyk, Dorota, Figeys, Daniel, Palczewski, Krzysztof and Leinonen, Henri (2024) Retinal proteome profiling of inherited retinal degeneration across three different mouse models suggests common drug targets in retinitis pigmentosa. Molecular & Cellular Proteomics, 23 (11). ISSN 1535-9484

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Abstract

Inherited retinal degenerations (IRDs) are a leading cause of blindness among the population of young people in the developed world. Approximately half of IRDs initially manifest as gradual loss of night vision and visual fields, characteristic of retinitis pigmentosa (RP). Due to challenges in genetic testing, and the large heterogeneity of mutations underlying RP, targeted gene therapies are an impractical largescale solution in the foreseeable future. For this reason, identifying key pathophysiological pathways in IRDs that could be targets for mutation-agnostic and disease-modifying therapies (DMTs) is warranted. In this study, we investigated the retinal proteome of three distinct IRD mouse models, in comparison to sex- and age-matched wild-type mice. Specifically, we used the Pde6beta(Rd10) (rd10) and Rho(P23H/WT) (P23H) mouse models of autosomal recessive and autosomal dominant RP, respectively, as well as the Rpe65(-/-) mouse model of Leber's congenital amaurosis type 2 (LCA2). The mice were housed at two distinct institutions and analyzed using LC-MS in three separate facilities/instruments following data-dependent and data-independent acquisition modes. This cross-institutional and multi-methodological approach signifies the reliability and reproducibility of the results. The large-scale profiling of the retinal proteome, coupled with in vivo electroretinography recordings, provided us with a reliable basis for comparing the disease phenotypes and severity. Despite evident inflammation, cellular stress, and downscaled phototransduction observed consistently across all three models, the underlying pathologies of RP and LCA2 displayed many differences, sharing only four general KEGG pathways. The opposite is true for the two RP models in which we identify remarkable convergence in proteomic phenotype even though the mechanism of primary rod death in rd10 and P23H mice is different. Our data highlights the cAMP and cGMP second-messenger signaling pathways as potential targets for therapeutic intervention. The proteomic data is curated and made publicly available, facilitating the discovery of universal therapeutic targets for RP.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: -) inherited retinal degenerations rd10 retinal degeneration retinal proteome retinitis pigmentosa
Faculty \ School: Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Norwich Medical School
UEA Research Groups: Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Centres > Metabolic Health
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Depositing User: LivePure Connector
Date Deposited: 02 Sep 2025 16:30
Last Modified: 02 Sep 2025 16:30
URI: https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/100275
DOI: 10.1016/j.mcpro.2024.100855

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