Cystathionine β-synthase Deficiency Impairs Vision in the Fruit Fly, Drosophila melanogaster.

Abstract:

PURPOSE:Deficiency in Cystathionine β-synthase (CBS) leads to an abnormal accumulation of homocysteine and results in classical homocystinuria, a multi-systemic disorder that affects connective tissue, muscles, the central nervous system, and the eyes. However, the genetic players and mechanisms underlying vision alterations in patients with homocystinuria are little understood. MATERIALS AND METHODS:The fruit fly, Drosophila melanogaster, is a useful system to investigate the genetic basis of several human diseases, but no study to date has used Drosophila as model of homocystinuria. Here, we use Drosophila genetic tools to down-regulate CBS expression and evaluate its behavioral response to light. RESULTS:We show that CBS-deficient flies do not display the normal stereotypical behavior of attraction towards a luminous source, known as phototaxis. This behavior cannot be attributed to a motor or olfactory deficiency, but it is most likely related to a lower visual acuity. CBS-deficient flies are overall smaller, but smaller eyes do not explain their lack of phototactic response. CONCLUSIONS:The vision phenotype of CBS knock-down flies is consistent with severe myopia in homocystinuria patients. We propose to use Drosophila as a model to investigate ocular manifestations underlying homocystinuria.

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Curr Eye Res

journal_title

Current eye research

authors

Flores-Flores M,Moreno-García L,Castro-Martínez F,Nahmad M

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10.1080/02713683.2020.1818262

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Has Abstract

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2020-09-07 00:00:00

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1-6

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0271-3683

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1460-2202

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