A human model of Batten disease shows role of CLN3 in phagocytosis at the photoreceptor–RPE interface

CLN3 disease is characterised by childhood-onset vision loss and premature death. Using patient-derived retinal cells, the authors show that CLN3 is required for retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) cell structure, microvilli and phagocytosis of photoreceptor outer segments that are essential for vision...

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Main Authors: Cynthia Tang, Jimin Han, Sonal Dalvi, Kannan Manian, Lauren Winschel, Stefanie Volland, Celia A. Soto, Chad A. Galloway, Whitney Spencer, Michael Roll, Caroline Milliner, Vera L. Bonilha, Tyler B. Johnson, Lisa Latchney, Jill M. Weimer, Erika F. Augustine, Jonathan W. Mink, Vamsi K. Gullapalli, Mina Chung, David S. Williams, Ruchira Singh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2021-02-01
Series:Communications Biology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-021-01682-5