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Molecular & Cellular Proteomics 7:1053-1066, 2008.
© 2008 by The American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Inc.


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Proteomics of Photoreceptor Outer Segments Identifies a Subset of SNARE and Rab Proteins Implicated in Membrane Vesicle Trafficking and Fusion *,S

Michael C. M. Kwok{ddagger},§, Juha M. Holopainen{ddagger},§, Laurie L. Molday{ddagger},§, Leonard J. Foster{ddagger},||,** and Robert S. Molday{ddagger},§,{ddagger}{ddagger},§§

From the Departments of {ddagger} Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and {ddagger}{ddagger} Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, || Centre for High-throughput Biology, and § Centre for Macular Research, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 1Z3, Canada

The outer segment is a specialized compartment of vertebrate rod and cone photoreceptor cells where phototransduction takes place. In rod cells it consists of an organized stack of disks enclosed by a separate plasma membrane. Although most proteins involved in phototransduction have been identified and characterized, little is known about the proteins that are responsible for outer segment structure and renewal. In this study we used a tandem mass spectrometry-based proteomics approach to identify proteins in rod outer segment preparations as an initial step in defining their roles in photoreceptor structure, function, renewal, and degeneration. Five hundred and sixteen proteins were identified including 41 proteins that function in rod and cone phototransduction and the visual cycle and most proteins previously shown to be involved in outer segment structure and metabolic pathways. In addition, numerous proteins were detected that have not been previously reported to be present in outer segments including a subset of Rab and SNARE proteins implicated in vesicle trafficking and membrane fusion. Western blotting and immunofluorescence microscopy confirmed the presence of Rab 11b, Rab 18, Rab 1b, and Rab GDP dissociation inhibitor in outer segments. The SNARE proteins, VAMP2/3, syntaxin 3, N-ethylmaleimide-sensitive factor, and Munc 18 detected in outer segment preparations by mass spectrometry and Western blotting were also observed in outer segments by immunofluorescence microscopy. Syntaxin 3 and N-ethylmaleimide- sensitive factor had a restricted localization at the base of the outer segments, whereas VAMP2/3 and Munc 18 were distributed throughout the outer segments. These results suggest that Rab and SNARE proteins play a role in vesicle trafficking and membrane fusion as part of the outer segment renewal process. The data set generated in this study is a valuable resource for further analysis of photoreceptor outer segment structure and function.


§§ Holds a Canada Research Chair in Vision and Macular Degeneration. To Whom correspondence should be addressed: Dept. of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Life Sciences Centre, 2350 Health Sciences Mall, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 1Z3, Canada. Tel.: 604-822-6173; Fax: 604-822-5227; E-mail: molday{at}interchange.ubc.ca


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