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Nat Commun ; 7: 13029, 2016 10 04.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-27701378

ABSTRACT

Photoreceptor replacement by transplantation is proposed as a treatment for blindness. Transplantation of healthy photoreceptor precursor cells into diseased murine eyes leads to the presence of functional photoreceptors within host retinae that express an array of donor-specific proteins. The resulting improvement in visual function was understood to be due to donor cells integrating within host retinae. Here, however, we show that while integration occurs the majority of donor-reporter-labelled cells in the host arises as a result of material transfer between donor and host photoreceptors. Material transfer does not involve permanent donor-host nuclear or cell-cell fusion, or the uptake of free protein or nucleic acid from the extracellular environment. Instead, RNA and/or protein are exchanged between donor and host cells in vivo. These data require a re-evaluation of the mechanisms underlying rescue by photoreceptor transplantation and raise the possibility of material transfer as a strategy for the treatment of retinal disorders.


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Photoreceptor Cells, Vertebrate/transplantation , Retina/transplantation , Retinal Diseases/therapy , Animals , Female , Green Fluorescent Proteins/metabolism , Male , Mice , Mice, Inbred C57BL , Microscopy, Confocal , NIH 3T3 Cells , RNA/metabolism , Retinal Degeneration/metabolism , Retinal Rod Photoreceptor Cells/metabolism , Stem Cell Transplantation , Tissue Donors
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