| First Author | Jang GF | Year | 2001 |
| Journal | J Biol Chem | Volume | 276 |
| Issue | 35 | Pages | 32456-65 |
| PubMed ID | 11418621 | Mgi Jnum | J:71293 |
| Mgi Id | MGI:2149520 | Doi | 10.1074/jbc.M104949200 |
| Citation | Jang GF, et al. (2001) Characterization of a dehydrogenase activity responsible for oxidation of 11-cis-retinol in the retinal pigment epithelium of mice with a disrupted rdh5 gene. a model for the human hereditary disease fundus albipunctatus. J Biol Chem 276(35):32456-65 |
| abstractText | In the vertebrate retina, the final step of visual chromophore production is the oxidation of 11-cis-retinol to 11-cis-retinal. This reaction is catalyzed by 11-cis-retinol dehydrogenases (11-cis-RDHs), prior to the chromophore rejoining with the visual pigment apo-proteins. The RDH5 gene encodes a dehydrogenase that is responsible for the majority of RDH activity. In humans, mutations in this gene are associated with fundus albipunctatus, a disease expressed by delayed dark adaptation of both cones and rods. In this report, an animal model for this disease, 11-cis-rdh-/- mice, was used to investigate the flow of retinoids after a bleach, and microsomal membranes from the retinal pigment epithelium of these mice were employed to characterize remaining enzymatic activities oxidizing 11-cis-retinol. Lack of 11-cis-RDH leads to an accumulation of cis-retinoids, particularly 13-cis-isomers. The analysis of 11-cis-rdh-/- mice showed that the RDH(s) responsible for the production of 11-cis-retinal displays NADP-dependent specificity toward 9-cis- and 11-cis-retinal but not 13-cis-retinal. The lack of 13-cis-RDH activity could be a reason why 13-cis-isomers accumulate in the retinal pigment epithelium of 11-cis-rdh-/- mice. Furthermore, our results provide detailed characterization of a mouse model for the human disease fundus albipunctatus and emphasize the importance of 11-cis-RDH in keeping the balance between different components of the retinoid cycle. |
