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Donor and host photoreceptors engage in material transfer following transplantation of post-mitotic photoreceptor precursors

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Pearson, R. A., Gonzalez-Cordero, A., West, E. L., Ribeiro, J. R., Aghaizu, N., Goh, D., Sampson, R. D., Georgiadis, A., Waldron, P. V., Duran, Y., Naeem, A., Kloc, M., Cristante, E., Kruczek, K., Warre-Cornish, K., Sowden, J. C., Smith, A. J., Ali, R. R.·2016·Nature Communications

Abstract

Photoreceptor replacement by transplantation is proposed as a treatment for blindness. Transplantation of healthy photoreceptor precursor cells into diseased murine eyes leads to the presence of functional photoreceptors within host retinae that express an array of donor-specific proteins. The resulting improvement in visual function was understood to be due to donor cells integrating within host retinae. Here, however, we show that while integration occurs the majority of donor-reporter-labelled cells in the host arises as a result of material transfer between donor and host photoreceptors. Material transfer does not involve permanent donor–host nuclear or cell–cell fusion, or the uptake of free protein or nucleic acid from the extracellular environment. Instead, RNA and/or protein are exchanged between donor and host cells in vivo. These data require a re-evaluation of the mechanisms underlying rescue by photoreceptor transplantation and raise the possibility of material transfer as a strategy for the treatment of retinal disorders.

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Pearson, R. A., Gonzalez-Cordero, A., West, E. L., Ribeiro, J. R., Aghaizu, N., Goh, D., Sampson, R. D., Georgiadis, A., Waldron, P. V., Duran, Y., Naeem, A., Kloc, M., Cristante, E., Kruczek, K., Warre-Cornish, K., Sowden, J. C., Smith, A. J., & Ali, R. R.
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Nature Communications
Published
2016-10-04
Volume
7
Issue
1
Pages
13029-13029
ISSN
2041-1723 (ISSN-L)
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W2528283452
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309
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53
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16.70
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journal article
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en
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Pearson, R. A., Gonzalez-Cordero, A., West, E. L., Ribeiro, J. R., Aghaizu, N., Goh, D., Sampson, R. D., Georgiadis, A., Waldron, P. V., Duran, Y., Naeem, A., Kloc, M., Cristante, E., Kruczek, K., Warre-Cornish, K., Sowden, J. C., Smith, A. J., & Ali, R. R. (2016). Donor and host photoreceptors engage in material transfer following transplantation of post-mitotic photoreceptor precursors. Nature Communications. https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms13029

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