RNA-Seq of Xenopus laevis Retina after Crispr-mediated Rhodopsin depletion
In Xenopus laevis knocking out rhodopsin genes by crispr/Cas9 is a model of Retinitis pigmentosa. In late tadpole (permissive stages), glial Muller cells proliferate to support a regeneration response in the retina. However in early tadpole (refractory stages) the proliferative response is absent and Muller cells remain quiescent. To identify features that support Muller cells proliferation upon retinal injury we devised an experiment comparing permissive and refractory stages retina in control and Rhodopsin-crispant embryos.