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The spatial and temporal expression of outer segment proteins during development of Macaca monkey cones.

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PURPOSE:To characterize the spatial and temporal expression of key structural and phototransduction cascade proteins in the monkey cone outer segment (OS). METHODS:Retinas from Macaca monkeys from ages fetal day (Fd) 89 through adulthood were double labeled using immunofluorescence for short (S) or long/medium (L/M) wavelength-sensitive cone opsin and either a structural protein (peripherin) or a phototransduction cascade protein (alpha-transducin [alpha-T], phosphodiesterase [PDE], or rhodopsin kinase [RK]). The spatial and temporal patterns of expression for each protein at each age were determined and graphed as a percentage of retinal coverage. RESULTS:In both cone types, opsins and phototransduction proteins appear first in the fovea and last at the retinal edge. Peripherin appears concomitantly with opsin in both S and L/M cones, but S cones express peripherin and opsin 1 to 3 weeks before neighboring L/M cones. Alpha-T, PDE, and RK are expressed together in the L/M cone OS shortly after L/M opsin appears. Phototransduction proteins are not expressed in S cones until 1 to 3 weeks after the appearance of S opsin and at the same time that neighboring cones are expressing both L/M opsin and phototransduction proteins. CONCLUSIONS:The concomitant appearance of opsin and peripherin strongly suggests roles in promoting the structural integrity of the developing OS. Phototransduction cascade proteins appear in the developing OS at the same time as one another, but after opsin. The significant lag between their expression and that of S cone opsin indicates that phototransduction proteins are not essential for OS formation, nor does opsin expression trigger their expression. The different temporal but similar spatial expression patterns of phototransduction proteins within S and L/M cones suggests that some local signal(s) coordinates their appearance.

journal_name

Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci

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Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

authors

Sears S,Erickson A,Hendrickson A

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2000-04-01 00:00:00

pages

971-9

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0146-0404

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1552-5783

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The spatial and temporal expression of outer segment proteins during development of Macaca monkey cones.