2019
An ABCA4 loss-of-function mutation causes a canine form of Stargardt disease
Mäkeläinen S, Gòdia M, Hellsand M, Viluma A, Hahn D, Makdoumi K, Zeiss CJ, Mellersh C, Ricketts SL, Narfström K, Hallböök F, Ekesten B, Andersson G, Bergström TF. An ABCA4 loss-of-function mutation causes a canine form of Stargardt disease. PLOS Genetics 2019, 15: e1007873. PMID: 30889179, PMCID: PMC6424408, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1007873.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsATP Binding Cassette Transporter, Subfamily A, Member 4ATP-Binding Cassette TransportersBase SequenceCodon, NonsenseDisease Models, AnimalDog DiseasesDogsFemaleGenes, RecessiveHomozygoteHumansLipofuscinMacular DegenerationMaleMicroscopy, FluorescenceModels, MolecularMutagenesis, InsertionalMutationPedigreeProtein ConformationRetinaStargardt DiseaseWhole Genome SequencingConceptsRetinal pigment epitheliumStargardt diseaseAutosomal recessive retinal degenerative diseaseRetinal degenerationABCA4 geneVisual impairmentCentral visual impairmentFull-length ABCA4 proteinFunction mutationsLabrador Retriever dogsLarge animal modelRetinal degenerative diseasesAutosomal recessive retinal degenerationMember 4 geneRecessive retinal degenerationStandard treatmentClinical trialsClinical signsLipofuscin depositsPigment epitheliumAnimal modelsCanine modelUnaffected dogsAffected dogsCone photoreceptors
2009
CREB1/ATF1 Activation in Photoreceptor Degeneration and Protection
Beltran WA, Allore HG, Johnson E, Towle V, Tao W, Acland GM, Aguirre GD, Zeiss CJ. CREB1/ATF1 Activation in Photoreceptor Degeneration and Protection. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science 2009, 50: 5355-5363. PMID: 19643965, PMCID: PMC3172238, DOI: 10.1167/iovs.09-3741.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsActivating Transcription Factor 1AgedAged, 80 and overAnimalsArrestinCell CountCiliary Neurotrophic FactorCyclic AMP Response Element-Binding ProteinDog DiseasesDogsFemaleGenotypeHumansImmunoblottingImmunoenzyme TechniquesMacular DegenerationMalePhosphorylationPhotoreceptor Cells, VertebrateRetinitis PigmentosaRhodopsinConceptsAge-related macular degenerationCiliary neurotrophic factorNormal canine retinaRcd1 dogsCanine retinaHuman retinaInnate protective responseNeuroprotective stimulusInner retinaNeurotrophic factorTranscription factor 1Macular degenerationRetinal protectionPhotoreceptor protectionP-CREB1Photoreceptor diseaseNormal dogsCanine modelPhotoreceptor degenerationRetinal degenerationProtective responseStrong immunolabelingCone photoreceptorsPhotoreceptor nucleiRetina
2005
CNTF induces dose-dependent alterations in retinal morphology in normal and rcd-1 canine retina
Zeiss CJ, Allore HG, Towle V, Tao W. CNTF induces dose-dependent alterations in retinal morphology in normal and rcd-1 canine retina. Experimental Eye Research 2005, 82: 395-404. PMID: 16143329, DOI: 10.1016/j.exer.2005.07.014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCiliary neurotrophic factorInner retinal thicknessRetinitis pigmentosaRetinal thicknessGanglion cellsEffects of CNTFInner nuclear layer thicknessNormal retinal electrophysiologyGanglion cell morphologyOuter nuclear layerWild-type retinasDose-dependent mannerDose-dependent alterationsContralateral eyeControl dogsNeurotrophic factorExpression of rhodopsinRetinal electrophysiologyNuclear layerProtective effectRetinal morphologyEntire retinaAnimal modelsCone arrestinCanine model