title: Retinol dehydrogenase 12 detoxifies 4-hydroxynonenal in photoreceptor cells.
abstract: Mutations of the photoreceptor retinol dehydrogenase 12 (RDH12) gene cause the early onset retinal dystrophy Leber congenital amaurosis (LCA) by mechanisms not completely resolved. Determining the physiological role of RDH12 in photoreceptors is the focus of this study. Previous studies showed that RDH12, and the closely related retinol dehydrogenase RDH11, can enzymatically reduce toxic lipid peroxidation products such as 4-hydroxynonenal (4-HNE), in vitro. To explore the significance of this activity, we investigated the ability of RDH11 and RDH12 to protect stably transfected HEK-293 cells against the toxicity of 4-HNE. Both enzymes protected against 4-HNE modification of proteins and 4-HNE-induced apoptosis in HEK-293 cells. In the retina, exposure to bright light induced lipid peroxidation, 4-HNE production, and 4-HNE modification of proteins in photoreceptor inner segments, where RDH11 and RDH12 are located. In mouse retina, RDH12-but not RDH11-protected against adduct formation, suggesting that 4-HNE is a physiological substrate of RDH12. RDH12-but not RDH11-also protected against light-induced apoptosis of photoreceptors. We conclude that in mouse retina RDH12 reduces 4-HNE to a nontoxic alcohol, protecting cellular macromolecules against oxidative modification and protecting photoreceptors from light-induced apoptosis. This activity is of particular significance to the understanding of the molecular mechanisms of RDH12-induced LCA.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK 73104, USA.
authors.forename: Lea D
authors.initials: LD
authors.lastname: Marchette
authors.forename: Debra A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Thompson
authors.forename: Marina
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kravtsova
authors.forename: Thierry N
authors.initials: TN
authors.lastname: Ngansop
authors.forename: Md Nawajes A
authors.initials: MN
authors.lastname: Mandal
authors.forename: Anne
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kasus-Jacobi
mesh_terms: D000429:Alcohol Oxidoreductases / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D000447:Aldehydes / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000494:pharmacology; D000818:Animals; D017209:Apoptosis / Q000187:drug effects; D002460:Cell Line; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D008027:Light; D015227:Lipid Peroxidation; D051379:Mice; D008807:Mice, Inbred BALB C; D008810:Mice, Inbred C57BL; D018345:Mice, Knockout; D009154:Mutation; D010641:Phenotype; D010786:Photoreceptor Cells / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: D000447:Aldehydes; D000429:Alcohol Oxidoreductases; C489649:RDH12 protein, human; C027576:4-hydroxy-2-nonenal
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