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(Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science. 1999;40:3262-3267.)
© 1999 by The Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology, Inc.

A Point Mutation (W70A) in the Rod PDE{gamma} Gene Desensitizing and Delaying Murine Rod Photoreceptors

Daniel J. Salchow1,2, Peter Gouras1, Kentaro Doi1, Stephen P. Goff3, Eberhard Schwinger2 and Stephen H. Tsang3,4

1 From the Edward S. Harkness Eye Institute, Department of Ophthalmology, Columbia University, New York, New York; 2 Institut für Humangenetik, Medizinische Universität zu Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany; 3 Howard Hughes Medical Institute Research Laboratories, Columbia University, New York, New York; and 4 Jules Stein Eye Institute, UCLA School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California.

PURPOSE. To examine the corneal electroretinogram (ERG) of transgenic mice (W70A mice) carrying a point mutation (W70A) in the gene encoding for the {gamma}-subunit of rod cGMP phosphodiesterase (PDE{gamma}).

METHODS. The ERG of W70A mice was compared with that of normal mice. Cone responses were separated from rod responses by light adaptation, whereas rod sensitivity was assessed by threshold stimulation with dim light. Spectral sensitivity curves of the ERG were obtained using a constant response criterion.

RESULTS. The ERG of the W70A mouse has a desensitized, delayed rod b-wave at threshold, and a prolonged rod b-wave at higher flash intensities. The a-wave is absent even at maximal stimulation. The cone ERG of the W70A mouse is indistinguishable from that of normal mice. The spectral sensitivity of the W70A mouse is maximal in the UV spectrum, in contrast to the normal mouse, which is most sensitive in the green region of the spectrum. This supports the interpretation of the results as normal cone and abnormal rod function in the W70A mouse.

CONCLUSIONS. The W70A mouse represents new model of stationary nyctalopia that can be recognized by its unusual ERG features.




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