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Specific photoreceptor cell fate pathways are differentially altered in NR2E3-associated diseases
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Mutations in NR2E3, a gene encoding an orphan nuclear transcription factor, cause two retinal dystrophies with a distinct phenotype, but the precise role of NR2E3 in rod and cone transcriptional networks remains unclear. To dissect NR2E3 function, we performed scRNA-seq in the retinas of wildtype and two different Nr2e3 mouse models that show phenotypes similar to patients carrying NR2E3 mutations. Our results reveal that rod and cone populations are not homogeneous and can be separated into different sub-classes. We identify a previously unreported cone pathway that generates hybrid cones co-expressing both cone- and rod-related genes. In mutant retinas, this hybrid cone subpopulation is more abundant and includes a subpopulation of rods transitioning towards a cone cell fate. Hybrid photoreceptors with high misexpression of cone- and rod-related genes are prone to regulated necrosis. Overall, our results shed light on the role of NR2E3 in modulating photoreceptor differentiation towards cone and rod fates and explain how different mutations in NR2E3 lead to distinct visual disorders in humans.
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AÍSA-MARÍN, Izarbe, ROVIRA, Quirze, DÍAZ, Noelia, CALVO-LÓPEZ, Laura, VAQUERIZAS, Juan m., MARFANY I NADAL, Gemma. Specific photoreceptor cell fate pathways are differentially altered in NR2E3-associated diseases. _Neurobiology of Disease_. 2024. Vol. 194, núm. 1-17. [consulta: 9 de gener de 2026]. ISSN: 0969-9961. [Disponible a: https://hdl.handle.net/2445/209503]