DICER1/Alu RNA dysmetabolism induces Caspase-8-mediated cell death in age-related macular degeneration
| Autor: | Kim Y, Tarallo V, Kerur N, Yasuma T, Gelfand BD, Bastos-Carvalho A, Hirano Y, Yasuma R, Mizutani T, Fowler BJ, Li S, Kaneko H, Bogdanovich S, Ambati BK, Hinton DR, Hauswirth WW, Hakem R, Wright C, Ambati J. |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2014 |
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| Zdroj: | Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (2014). info:cnr-pdr/source/autori:Kim Y, Tarallo V, Kerur N, Yasuma T, Gelfand BD, Bastos-Carvalho A, Hirano Y, Yasuma R, Mizutani T, Fowler BJ, Li S, Kaneko H, Bogdanovich S, Ambati BK, Hinton DR, Hauswirth WW, Hakem R, Wright C, Ambati J./titolo:DICER1%2FAlu RNA dysmetabolism induces Caspase-8-mediated cell death in age-related macular degeneration/doi:/rivista:Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America/anno:2014/pagina_da:/pagina_a:/intervallo_pagine:/volume |
| Popis: | Geographic atrophy, an advanced form of age-related macular degeneration (AMD) characterized by death of the retinal pigmented epithelium (RPE), causes untreatable blindness in millions worldwide. The RPE of human eyes with geographic atrophy accumulates toxic Alu RNA in response to a deficit in the enzyme DICER1, which in turn leads to activation of the NLRP3 inflammasome and elaboration of IL-18. Despite these recent insights, it is still unclear how RPE cells die during the course of the disease. In this study, we implicate the involvement of Caspase-8 as a critical mediator of RPE degeneration. Here we show that DICER1 deficiency, Alu RNA accumulation, and IL-18 up-regulation lead to RPE cell death via activation of Caspase-8 through a Fas ligand-dependent mechanism. Coupled with our observation of increased Caspase-8 expression in the RPE of human eyes with geographic atrophy, our findings provide a rationale for targeting this apoptotic pathway in this disease. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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