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The Circadian Clock in the Retinal Pigment Epithelium Controls the Diurnal Rhythm of Phagocytic Activity
The diurnal peak of phagocytosis by the retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) of photoreceptor outer segments (POS) is under circadian control and believed that this process involves interactions from the retina and RPE. Previous studies have demonstrated that a functional circadian clock exists within m...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9141420/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35628111 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijms23105302 |
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author | DeVera, Christopher Dixon, Jendayi Chrenek, Micah A. Baba, Kenkichi Le, Yun Z. Iuvone, P. Michael Tosini, Gianluca |
author_facet | DeVera, Christopher Dixon, Jendayi Chrenek, Micah A. Baba, Kenkichi Le, Yun Z. Iuvone, P. Michael Tosini, Gianluca |
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description | The diurnal peak of phagocytosis by the retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) of photoreceptor outer segments (POS) is under circadian control and believed that this process involves interactions from the retina and RPE. Previous studies have demonstrated that a functional circadian clock exists within multiple retinal cell types and RPE. Thereby, the aim of this study was to determine whether the clock in the retina or RPE controls the diurnal phagocytic peak and whether disruption of the circadian clock in the RPE would affect cellular function and the viability during aging. To that, we generated and validated an RPE tissue-specific KO of the essential clock gene, Bmal1, and then determined the daily rhythm in phagocytic activity by the RPE in mice lacking a functional circadian clock in the retina or RPE. Then, using electroretinography, spectral domain-optical coherence tomography, and optomotor response of visual function we determined the effect of Bmal1 removal in young (6 months) and old (18 months) mice. RPE morphology and lipofuscin accumulation was determined in young and old mice. Our data shows that the clock in the RPE, rather than the retina clock, controls the diurnal phagocytic peak. Surprisingly, absence of a functional RPE clock and phagocytic peak does not result in any detectable age-related degenerative phenotype in the retina or RPE. Thus, our results demonstrate that the circadian clock in the RPE controls the daily peak of phagocytic activity. However, the absence of the clock in the RPE does not result in deterioration of photoreceptors or the RPE during aging. |
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spelling | pubmed-91414202022-05-28 The Circadian Clock in the Retinal Pigment Epithelium Controls the Diurnal Rhythm of Phagocytic Activity DeVera, Christopher Dixon, Jendayi Chrenek, Micah A. Baba, Kenkichi Le, Yun Z. Iuvone, P. Michael Tosini, Gianluca Int J Mol Sci Article The diurnal peak of phagocytosis by the retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) of photoreceptor outer segments (POS) is under circadian control and believed that this process involves interactions from the retina and RPE. Previous studies have demonstrated that a functional circadian clock exists within multiple retinal cell types and RPE. Thereby, the aim of this study was to determine whether the clock in the retina or RPE controls the diurnal phagocytic peak and whether disruption of the circadian clock in the RPE would affect cellular function and the viability during aging. To that, we generated and validated an RPE tissue-specific KO of the essential clock gene, Bmal1, and then determined the daily rhythm in phagocytic activity by the RPE in mice lacking a functional circadian clock in the retina or RPE. Then, using electroretinography, spectral domain-optical coherence tomography, and optomotor response of visual function we determined the effect of Bmal1 removal in young (6 months) and old (18 months) mice. RPE morphology and lipofuscin accumulation was determined in young and old mice. Our data shows that the clock in the RPE, rather than the retina clock, controls the diurnal phagocytic peak. Surprisingly, absence of a functional RPE clock and phagocytic peak does not result in any detectable age-related degenerative phenotype in the retina or RPE. Thus, our results demonstrate that the circadian clock in the RPE controls the daily peak of phagocytic activity. However, the absence of the clock in the RPE does not result in deterioration of photoreceptors or the RPE during aging. MDPI 2022-05-10 /pmc/articles/PMC9141420/ /pubmed/35628111 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijms23105302 Text en © 2022 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article DeVera, Christopher Dixon, Jendayi Chrenek, Micah A. Baba, Kenkichi Le, Yun Z. Iuvone, P. Michael Tosini, Gianluca The Circadian Clock in the Retinal Pigment Epithelium Controls the Diurnal Rhythm of Phagocytic Activity |
title | The Circadian Clock in the Retinal Pigment Epithelium Controls the Diurnal Rhythm of Phagocytic Activity |
title_full | The Circadian Clock in the Retinal Pigment Epithelium Controls the Diurnal Rhythm of Phagocytic Activity |
title_fullStr | The Circadian Clock in the Retinal Pigment Epithelium Controls the Diurnal Rhythm of Phagocytic Activity |
title_full_unstemmed | The Circadian Clock in the Retinal Pigment Epithelium Controls the Diurnal Rhythm of Phagocytic Activity |
title_short | The Circadian Clock in the Retinal Pigment Epithelium Controls the Diurnal Rhythm of Phagocytic Activity |
title_sort | circadian clock in the retinal pigment epithelium controls the diurnal rhythm of phagocytic activity |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9141420/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35628111 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijms23105302 |
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