RPE65 and the Accumulation of Retinyl Esters in Mouse Retinal Pigment Epithelium

Photochemistry and Photobiology
Colleen SheridanYiannis Koutalos

Abstract

The RPE65 protein of the retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) enables the conversion of retinyl esters to the visual pigment chromophore 11-cis retinal. Fresh 11-cis retinal is generated from retinyl esters following photoisomerization of the visual pigment chromophore to all-trans during light detection. Large amounts of esters accumulate in Rpe65-/- mice, indicating their continuous formation when 11-cis retinal generation is blocked. We hypothesized that absence of light, by limiting the conversion of esters to 11-cis retinal, would also result in the build-up of retinyl esters in the RPE of wild-type mice. We used HPLC to quantify ester levels in organic extracts of the RPE from wild-type and Rpe65-/- mice. Retinyl ester levels in Sv/129 wild-type mice that were dark adapted for various intervals over a 4-week period were similar to those in mice raised in cyclic light. In C57BL/6 mice however, which contain less Rpe65 protein, dark adaptation was accompanied by an increase in ester levels compared to cyclic light controls. Retinyl ester levels were much higher in Rpe65-/- mice compared to wild type and kept increasing with age. The results suggest that the RPE65 role in retinyl ester homeostasis extends beyond enabling the for...Continue Reading

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