ARF controls vascular regression during eye development

ARF 控制眼睛发育过程中的血管退化

• 批准号: 7112255
• 负责人: STEPHEN X SKAPEK
• 金额: $ 29.3万
• 依托单位: ST. JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2003
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2003-08-01 至 2008-07-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/7112255
• 关键词: angiogenesis factor; angiogenesis inhibitors; blood vessels; congenital eye disorder; developmental genetics; embryo /fetus; eye; eye circulation; gene expression; genetic manipulation; genetic regulation; genetically modified animals; histogenesis; in situ hybridization; laboratory mouse; lens; molecular biology; newborn animals; tissue /cell culture; tumor suppressor genes; vitreous body

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The major goal of this proposal is to determine how Arf, a potent tumor suppressor, plays an essential role during eye development to prevent a severe developmental eye disease. During mammalian eye development, the hyaloid vascular system (HVS) supplies nutrients to the developing eye and then completely involutes. Failed HVS regression is an integral component of a human eye disease known as persistent hyperplastic primary vitreous (PHPV), characterized by retrolental fibrovascular tissue in the vitreous, lens degeneration with cataract formation, and retinal detachment and dysplasia. Molecular mechanisms regulating HVS regression and the etiology of PHPV are largely unknown. However, occasional clinical reports of familial PHPV suggest that it may have a genetic basis. Recently, we have made the unexpected discovery that the Arf tumor suppressor gene is essential for the normal development of the mouse eye. Specifically, the HVS fails to involute and eye abnormalities that closely mimic PHPV develop in the first weeks of life in Arf-deficient mice. The pattern and timing of Arf expression during mouse eye development suggest that it may play a primary role in promoting HVS regression. The function of the Arf gene product during eye development appears to be independent of its known "down-stream" genetic target, p53. These findings provide the first evidence that Arf regulates eye development and that Arf may be an essential mediator of HVS regression to prevent a PHPV-like eye disease. We will couple in vivo studies of Arf-/- mice and new genetically-engineered mouse strains with in vitro studies to elucidate the mechanisms by which Arf promotes normal HVS regression in the developing eye. Specifically, our experiments will (1) identify and characterize the Arf-expressing cells in the embryonic and postnatal eye; (2) determine whether it acts in a cell-autonomous manner to promote normal eye development; and (3) elucidate the cellular and molecular effects of Arf that are required for vitreous maturation and HVS involution. The successful completion of our experiments will provide new insight into cellular and molecular mechanisms driving HVS regression in the eye. This should augment our knowledge of Arf function and begin to clarify the molecular pathogenesis for PHPV and potentially other vascular eye diseases.

描述（由申请人提供）：本提案的主要目标是确定Arf（一种有效的肿瘤抑制因子）如何在眼睛发育过程中发挥重要作用，以预防严重的发育性眼病。