Advances in understanding the molecular structure of retinoschisin while questions remain of biological function

JB Heymann, C Vijayasarathy, RN Fariss… - Progress in Retinal and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Retinoschisin (RS1) is a secreted protein that is essential for maintaining integrity of the
retina. Numerous mutations in RS1 cause X-linked retinoschisis (XLRS), a progressive …

Of men and mice: human X-linked retinoschisis and fidelity in mouse modeling

C Vijayasarathy, SPBS Pasha, PA Sieving - Progress in Retinal and Eye …, 2022 - Elsevier
X-linked Retinoschisis (XLRS) is an early-onset transretinal dystrophy, often with a
prominent macular component, that affects males and generally spares heterozygous …

[HTML][HTML] X-linked retinoschisis: novel clinical observations and genetic spectrum in 340 patients

LC Hahn, MJ van Schooneveld, NL Wesseling… - Ophthalmology, 2022 - Elsevier
Purpose To describe the natural course, phenotype, and genotype of patients with X-linked
retinoschisis (XLRS). Design Retrospective cohort study. Participants Three hundred forty …

AAV2/4-RS1 gene therapy in the retinoschisin knockout mouse model of X-linked retinoschisis

BA Scruggs, S Bhattarai, M Helms, I Cherascu… - Plos one, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Objective To evaluate efficacy of a novel adeno-associated virus (AAV) vector, AAV2/4-RS1,
for retinal rescue in the retinoschisin knockout (Rs1-KO) mouse model of X-linked …

The internal limiting membrane: Roles in retinal development and implications for emerging ocular therapies

KY Zhang, TV Johnson - Experimental eye research, 2021 - Elsevier
Basement membranes help to establish, maintain, and separate their associated tissues.
They also provide growth and signaling substrates for nearby resident cells. The internal …

Early developmental characteristics and features of a three-dimensional retinal organoid model of X-linked juvenile retinoschisis

JW Han, HS Chang, SC Park, JY Yang… - International …, 2024 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
X-linked juvenile retinoschisis (XLRS) is a hereditary retinal degeneration affecting young
males caused by mutations in the retinoschisin (RS1) gene. We generated human induced …

Genetic Rescue of X-Linked Retinoschisis Mouse (Rs1−/y) Retina Induces Quiescence of the Retinal Microglial Inflammatory State Following AAV8-RS1 Gene …

C Vijayasarathy, Y Zeng, MJ Brooks, RN Fariss… - Human gene …, 2021 - liebertpub.com
To understand RS1 gene interaction networks in the X-linked retinoschisis (XLRS) mouse
retina (Rs1−/y), we analyzed the transcriptome by RNA sequencing before and after in vivo …

[HTML][HTML] Multimerization of the GATA4 transcription factor regulates transcriptional activity and cardiomyocyte hypertrophic response

S Shimizu, Y Sunagawa, N Hajika… - … Journal of Biological …, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The activation of the GATA-binding factor 4 (GATA4) transcription factor induces cardiac
hypertrophy and heart failure. The multimerization of transcription factors often plays an …

Long-term functional and structural outcomes in X-linked retinoschisis: implications for clinical trials

BJ Fenner, JF Russell, AV Drack, AV Dumitrescu… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Introduction X-linked retinoschisis (XLRS) is an inherited retinal disease (IRD) caused by
pathogenic mutations in the retinoschisin gene, RS1. Affected individuals develop retinal …

Clinical and genetic features of retinoschisis in 120 families with RS1 mutations

S Xiao, W Sun, X Xiao, S Li, H Luo, X Jia… - British Journal of …, 2023 - bjo.bmj.com
Background/aims X-linked retinoschisis (XLRS), associated with RS1, is the most common
type of X-linked retinopathy in children. This study aimed to identify clinical and genetic …