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ReviewExperimental eye research2025

How crosstalk between mitochondria, lysosomes, and other organelles can prevent or promote dry age-related macular degeneration.

Aparna Lakkaraju, Patricia Boya, Marie Csete, Deborah A Ferrington, James B Hurley, Alfredo A Sadun, Peng Shang, Ruchi Sharma, Debasish Sinha, Marius Ueffing and 1 more

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Review in Experimental eye research, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors.

Aparna LakkarajuDepartments of Ophthalmology and Anatomy, School of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, 94143, USA; Pharmaceutical Sciences and Pharmacogenomics Graduate Program, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, 94143, USA. Electronic address: Aparna.lakkaraju@ucsf.edu.
Patricia BoyaDepartment of Neuroscience and Movement Science, Faculty of Science and Medicine, University of Fribourg, Fribourg, 1700, Switzerland.
Marie CseteOkuloVision Inc., Pasadena, CA, USA.
Deborah A FerringtonDoheny Eye Institute, Los Angeles, CA, USA; Department of Ophthalmology, David Geffen School of Medicine at University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
James B HurleyDepartments of Biochemistry and Ophthalmology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA.
Alfredo A SadunDoheny Eye Institute, Los Angeles, CA, USA; Department of Ophthalmology, David Geffen School of Medicine at University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Peng ShangDoheny Eye Institute, Los Angeles, CA, USA; Department of Ophthalmology, David Geffen School of Medicine at University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Ruchi SharmaOcular and Stem Cell Translational Research, National Eye Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, 20892, USA.
Debasish SinhaWilmer Eye Institute, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Marius UeffingDepartment for Ophthalmology, Institute for Ophthalmic Research, University Eye Clinic, Eberhard Karls University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany.
Susan E BrockerhoffDepartments of Biochemistry and Ophthalmology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA. Electronic address: sbrocker@uw.edu.

Funding

ROD AND CONE RESPONSE CHARACTERISTICSR01EY006641 · NEI · UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON · PI JAMES Bryant HURLEY · 1986 to 2026
$10.2M
Control of Photoreceptor MetabolismR01EY017863 · NEI · UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON · PI JAMES Bryant HURLEY · 2007 to 2026
$6.4M
Mitochondrial defects in the retinal pigment epithelium and the CFH risk allele for age-related macular degenerationR01EY028554 · NEI · UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA · PI DUTTON, JAMES R., FERRINGTON, DEBORAH ANN · 2018 to 2025
$4.5M
Photoreceptor Mitochondria and Ca2+ DynamicsR01EY026020 · NEI · UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON · PI BROCKERHOFF, SUSAN E, HURLEY, JAMES BRYANT · 2016 to 2024
$3.6M
Mechanisms of RPE dysfunction in macular degenerations: role of intracellular complement activationR01EY030668 · NEI · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO · PI LAKKARAJU, APARNA · 2020 to 2024
$3.5M
Triple threat therapeutics for inherited retinal degenerationsR01EY035514 · NEI · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO · PI Aparna Lakkaraju · 2024 to 2026
$1.6M
IMPDH1 in photoreceptor function and diseaseR01EY033731 · NEI · UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON · PI Susan E Brockerhoff, Justin M Kollman · 2024 to 2026
$1.2M
Deciphering the mechanisms associated with high-risk AMD genotypes for ARMS2/HTRA1 andComplement Factor HU01EY034669 · NEI · DOHENY EYE INSTITUTE · PI FERRINGTON, DEBORAH ANN · 2022 to 2024
$1.2M
NEI NIH HHS R01 EY006641NEI NIH HHS R01 EY017863NEI NIH HHS R01 EY026020NEI NIH HHS R01 EY028554NEI NIH HHS R01 EY030668NEI NIH HHS R01 EY033731NEI NIH HHS R01 EY035514NEI NIH HHS U01 EY034669
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Organelles such as mitochondria, lysosomes, peroxisomes, and the endoplasmic reticulum form highly dynamic cellular networks and exchange information through sites of physical contact. While each organelle performs unique functions, this inter-organelle crosstalk helps maintain cell homeostasis. Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a devastating blinding disease strongly associated with mitochondrial dysfunction, oxidative stress, and decreased clearance of cellular debris in the retinal pigment epithelium (RPE). However, how these occur, and how they relate to organelle function both with the RPE and potentially the photoreceptors are fundamental, unresolved questions in AMD biology. Here, we report the discussions of the "Mitochondria, Lysosomes, and other Organelle Interactions" task group of the 2024 Ryan Initiative for Macular Research (RIMR). Our group focused on understanding the interplay between cellular organelles in maintaining homeostasis in the RPE and photoreceptors, how this could be derailed to promote AMD, and identifying where these pathways could potentially be targeted therapeutically.

Indexed as

Geographic AtrophyLysosomesMacular DegenerationMitochondriaRetinal Pigment EpitheliumAnimalsHumansOxidative StressPeroxisomesBioenergeticsOxidative stressPhotoreceptorsRetinal pigment epitheliumTherapeutics

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PMID39716681
PMCPMC12097137

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