PUBLICATION

Identification of additional outer segment targeting signals in zebrafish rod opsin

Authors
Fang, X., Peden, A.A., van Eeden, F.J.M., Malicki, J.J.
ID
ZDB-PUB-210217-3
Date
2021
Source
Journal of Cell Science   134(6): (Journal)
Registered Authors
Malicki, Jarema, van Eeden, Freek
Keywords
Cilia, GPCR, Opsin, Photoreceptor, Vision
MeSH Terms
  • Animals
  • Humans
  • Photoreceptor Cells/metabolism
  • Photoreceptor Cells, Vertebrate/metabolism
  • Protein Transport
  • Rhodopsin*/genetics
  • Rhodopsin*/metabolism
  • Rod Cell Outer Segment/metabolism
  • Zebrafish*/genetics
  • Zebrafish*/metabolism
PubMed
33589494 Full text @ J. Cell Sci.
Abstract
In vertebrate photoreceptors, opsins are highly concentrated in a morphologically distinct ciliary compartment known as the outer segment (OS). Opsin is synthesized in the cell body and transported to the OS at a remarkable rate of 100-1000 molecules per second. Opsin transport defects contribute to photoreceptor loss and blindness in human ciliopathies. Previous studies revealed that the opsin C-terminal tail, of 44 amino acids, is sufficient to mediate OS targeting in Xenopus photoreceptors. Here we show that although the Xenopus C-terminus retains this function in zebrafish, the homologous zebrafish sequence is not sufficient to target opsin to the OS. This functional difference is largely caused by a change of a single amino acid present in Xenopus, but not in other vertebrates examined. Furthermore, we find that sequences in the 3rd intracellular cytoplasmic loop (IC3) and adjacent regions of transmembrane helixes 6 and 7 are also necessary for opsin transport in zebrafish. Combined with the cytoplasmic tail, these sequences are sufficient to target opsin to the ciliary compartment.
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