title: Two distinct phenotypes in pigmented cells of different embryonic origins in eyes of pale ear mice.
abstract: The eye has pigmented cells of two different embryonic origins and therefore it is a good model for studying melanosome biogenesis and melanin production/deposition. Pale ear mice bear a mutation in the Hermansky-Pudlak syndrome type 1 (HPS-1) gene and exhibit abnormal eye pigmentation. Here, we reported the delayed and reduced pigmentation in eyes of pale ear mice in early postnatal stages and adulthood. Tyrosinase assay and L-3,4-dihydroxyphenylalanine (L-DOPA) gel staining assay revealed that tyrosinase activity in eyes of pale ear mutants was greatly reduced in early postnatal stages and increased gradually after postnatal day 7 (P7). Further histological examination revealed that hypopigmentation in the retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) and pigment epithelium of the iris and ciliary body, which are derived from the optic cup, was more severe than that in neural crest-derived tissues. In addition, macromelanosomes were exclusively present in neural crest-derived melanocytes of pale ear adults, but absent at early postnatal stages. Taken together, the mutation in the HPS-1 gene could cause two distinct phenotypes in pigmented cells of different embryonic origins. Besides, an increased accumulation of lipofuscin in RPE was also observed.
authors.affiliation: Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Cells and Developmental Biology, Institute of Developmental Biology, School of Life Sciences, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong 250100, PR China.
authors.forename: Renwei
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Jing
authors.affiliation: Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Cells and Developmental Biology, Institute of Developmental Biology, School of Life Sciences, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong 250100, PR China.
authors.forename: Xuan
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Dong
authors.affiliation: Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Cells and Developmental Biology, Institute of Developmental Biology, School of Life Sciences, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong 250100, PR China.
authors.forename: Kailin
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Cells and Developmental Biology, Institute of Developmental Biology, School of Life Sciences, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong 250100, PR China.
authors.forename: Jingye
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Cells and Developmental Biology, Institute of Developmental Biology, School of Life Sciences, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong 250100, PR China.
authors.forename: Jie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Yan
authors.affiliation: Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Cells and Developmental Biology, Institute of Developmental Biology, School of Life Sciences, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong 250100, PR China. Electronic address: drfeng@sdu.edu.cn.
authors.forename: Lijun
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Feng
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D015153:Blotting, Western; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D022861:Hermanski-Pudlak Syndrome / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology*; D020460:Melanosomes / Q000201:enzymology / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D051379:Mice; D008810:Mice, Inbred C57BL; D046529:Microscopy, Electron, Transmission; D014442:Monophenol Monooxygenase / Q000378:metabolism; D010641:Phenotype; D055213:Retinal Pigment Epithelium / Q000196:embryology* / Q000201:enzymology / Q000648:ultrastructure
chemical_list: D014442:Monophenol Monooxygenase
keywords: A-CPE; A-IPE; ASM; B6; BLOC-3; C57BL-6J; HPS; Hermansky–Pudlak syndrome; LROs; P; P-CNE; P-IPE; RPE; SEM; TYR; alkali-soluble melanin; anterior ciliary pigment epithelium; anterior iris pigment epithelium; biogenesis of lysosome-related organelle complex 3; development; ep; hypopigmentation; l-3,4-Dihydroxyphenylalanine; l-DOPA; lipofuscin; lysosome related organelles; macromelanosome; pale ear; posterior ciliary non pigment epithelium; posterior iris pigment epithelium; postnatal day; retinal pigment epithelium; standard error of the mean; tyrosinase