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Relationship between expression levels of TDRD7 and CRYBB3 and development of age-related cortico-nuclear cataracts

Egyptian Journal of Medical Human Genetics volume 24, Article number: 16 (2023) Cite this article

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Abstract

Background

The human lens develops age-related cataracts (ARCs) because of the complicated effects of aging and stressful conditions. Under conditions involving oxidative stress, cells form stress granules (SGs). TDRD7 has been identified as an RNA granule component and an important component of SGs. TDRD7 plays a role in the post-transcriptional expression of genes, such as the crystallin gene CRYBB3. Therefore, the present study investigated TDRD7 and CRYBB3 mRNA expressions in relation to age-related cortico-nuclear cataracts.

Methods

Quantitative real-time PCR was used to determine the expression levels of TDRD7 and CRYBB3 in 52 patients with ARC and 52 healthy controls. Anterior lens capsules and peripheral blood samples from patients with ARC were included in the patient group, and peripheral blood samples from healthy subjects and human lens epithelial cells (HLE-B3) were included in the control group. Gene expression levels in the different age groups were compared. Correlation analysis was used to assess the gene expression levels and age.

Results

The expression of TDRD7 and CRYBB3 was significantly up-regulated (P < 0.0001) in anterior lens capsules compared to that in HLE-B3 cells. Similarly, the expression of TDRD7 (P = 0.0004) and CRYBB3 (P < 0.0001) was higher in the peripheral blood samples of patients with ARC than in those of healthy subjects. Significant upregulation (P < 0.05) was observed in the 71–81-year age group of patients. No correlation was found between gene expression levels and age.

Conclusion

Significantly higher expression levels of TDRD7 and CRYBB3 in patients with ARC than in controls suggest that TDRD7 and CRYBB3 are associated with the development of age-related cortico-nuclear cataracts and the aging process under chronic stress.

Background

Age-related cataract (ARC) is characterized by the opacification of the eye lens, which prevents external light transmission to the retina [1]. Depending on the location of the lens opacity, ARC is characterized into various subtypes, including cortical, nuclear, posterior subcapsular, and mixed types [2]. ARC is typically considered to be a multifactorial disease.

A variety of risk factors, including oxidative stress, senescent changes, systemic disease, genetic factors, smoking, and diet, have been associated with the development of cataracts [3].

In parallel with recent advances in molecular biology, genes that cause cataracts have been extensively investigated. Aging is a major factor in cataract development [4]. The combined effect of decreased detoxification capacity of the aging lens, post-translational modifications, and oxidative stress causes the degradation of lens proteins. This process is important for the onset and progression of opacity [5]. Opacities causing cortico-nuclear cataracts occur in nuclear and cortical fiber cells. Therefore, changes in gene expression profiles are most likely due to the response of lens epithelial cells to cataracts [6, 7]. Identifying the genes and proteins responsible for lens transparency will enable a greater understanding of the pathophysiology of cataracts.

Cytoplasmic RNA granules (RGs) play an important role in the posttranscriptional regulation of gene expression. RGs play a crucial role in determining mRNA stabilization or decay [8]. TDRD7, located on chromosome 9q22.33, consists of 17 exons and encodes the Tudor domain-containing 7 protein, identified as an RG component. The specific function of TDRD7, a scaffold protein, is unknown. However, mutations in TDRD7 result in cataract formation. Misregulation of TDRD7 alters the expression profiles of specific human cataract genes, including CRYBB3. TDRD7 mediates a regulatory effect on βB3-crystallin mRNA [9].

Crystallins, a major class of soluble lens proteins, comprise α, β and γ crystallins that are found in all vertebrate lenses. In mature human lenses, α crystallins, β crystallins, and γ crystallins make up approximately 40%, 35%, and 25% of the total crystallin proteins [10]. β and γ crystallins form an extremely stable superfamily called the ‘Greek key motifs’ [11]. CRYBB3, located on chromosome 22q11.23, consists of six exons [12]. In humans, β-crystallin genes have been associated with cataracts [13, 14]. An increase in βB3 crystallin expression may be attributed to CRYBB3 mutations [15].

In the present study, we elucidated the relationship between the mRNA expression of TDRD7 and CRYBB3 in patients with cortico-nuclear-type ARC.

Methods

Study participants

We enrolled 52 patients with ARC (aged 40–82 years) and 52 healthy controls (aged 42–81 years) admitted to the Department of Ophthalmology. Patients with ARC in this study had mixed types of cataracts. The inclusion criteria for patients with ARC were as follows: ARC diagnosis, age ≥ 40 years, and visual impairment due to cataracts. The exclusion criteria were as follows: complicated cataracts due to ocular trauma or uveitis, ocular inflammation, history of intraocular surgery, glaucoma, diabetes, use of systemic or topical steroids, congenital cataracts, and use of drugs with the potential to cause toxic cataracts (for instance, phenothiazines, cholinergics, photosensitive drugs, tranquilizers, diuretics, cancer drugs, and gut mediators).

Cell cultures

Human anterior lens capsule specimens, including lens epithelial cells (LECs) obtained during capsulorhexis, were washed with phosphate-buffered saline (PBS) for 15 s to remove fiber and blood cells. Specimens were immediately used for the experiment within four hours. Human anterior lens capsules, including cuboidal epithelial cells, were approximately 5 mm in diameter. As previously described, [16] after capsulorhexis, anterior lens capsules were placed in 1.5 mL centrifuge tubes with a culture medium RPMI-1640 supplemented with 10% fetal bovine serum (FBS) and 1% penicillin (1000 units/mL), and streptomycin (10 mg/mL). The collected human anterior lens capsules were then transferred to 24-well culture dishes for growth under in vitro conditions. To attach the anterior lens capsules to the bottom of the wells, the culture dishes were placed in a humidified incubator with 95% air and 5% CO2 for one week. The cells that reached 70–80% confluence were selected for RNA extraction.

Human LECs (HLE-B3), purchased from ATCC (Manassas, VA, USA) were cultured in Eagle’s minimum essential medium (EMEM; Sigma-Aldrich, USA) supplemented with 20% FBS (Sigma-Aldrich), 1% penicillin (1000 units/mL), and streptomycin (10 mg/mL) at 37 °C in a humidified atmosphere containing 5% CO2.

Quantitative real-time PCR

Total RNA was extracted from human LECs, HLE-B3 cells, and white blood cells using the QIAzol reagent (Qiagen, Germany). For each sample, 1 µg of total RNA was used for cDNA synthesis using the RT2 First Strand Kit (Qiagen), in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions. The expression of TDRD7 and CRYBB3 was analyzed by quantitative real-time PCR (qRT-PCR) performed on RotorGene Q using the RT2 SYBR Green qPCR Mastermix (Qiagen). The RT2 primer assays were conducted for both TDRD7 (NM_014290, cat no. PPH19773B, Qiagen) and CRYBB3 (NM_004076, cat no. PPH01744A, Qiagen). The data of samples were normalised with respect to the expression of ACTB (NM_001101, cat no. PPH00073G, Qiagen). The amplification curves for TDRD7, CRYBB3 and ACTB mRNA are shown in Fig. 1.

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Comparison of expression levels of TDRD7 and CRYBB3 in patient groups versus control groups by quantitative real-time PCR

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Statistical analyses

qRT-PCR was performed twice for all the samples used in the experiments. The independent Student's t-test was used for between-group comparisons. Pearson’s correlation coefficient was used to assess the correlation. Statistical calculations were performed using Graphpad Prism 8.4.2 software (San Diego, CA, USA). Statistical significance was set at P < 0.05.

Results

We performed primary cell cultures for in vitro growth of anterior lens capsules, as shown in Fig. 2A. After one week, the epithelial cells were trypsinized and passaged to release the cells from the capsule (Fig. 2B). RPMI-1640 medium supplemented with 10% FBS was the best medium for the propagation of LECs. We observed that cell proliferation increased after the first passage but decreased remarkably after the second passage.

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A Section from anterior lens capsule specimen. B Passaged lens epithelial cells. Cultures were examined by inverted light microscopy (Leica, Germany). Scale bar = 50 μm

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Human LECs and peripheral blood samples from patients with ARC were included in the patient group, while HLE-B3 and peripheral blood samples from healthy subjects were designated as the control group. Comparisons were made between human LECs and HLE-B3 and between peripheral blood samples from patients with ARC and healthy subjects. We found that the expression levels of TDRD7 and CRYBB3 were upregulated in 52 anterior lens capsules compared to those in HLE-B3 cells. qRT-PCR results indicated that TDRD7 mRNA expression in anterior lens capsules was 11.15-fold (P < 0.0001) higher than that in HLE-B3 cells (Fig. 3A). Similarly, CRYBB3 mRNA expression in the anterior lens capsules was 23.63-fold (P < 0.0001) higher than that in HLE-B3 cells (Fig. 3B).

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Expression levels of TDRD7 and CRYBB3 in lens capsule samples in comparison to those in HLE-B3 cells. ****P < 0.001. LECs Lens Epithelial Cells, HLE-B3 Human Lens Epithelial Cell Line

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Upon comparing the data of 52 peripheral blood samples to those of 52 healthy blood samples, we observed a 2.61-fold (P = 0.0004) increase in TDRD7 mRNA levels (Fig. 4A) and a 4.98-fold (P < 0.0001) increase in CRYBB3 mRNA levels in peripheral blood samples (Fig. 4B). The upregulation in the mRNA expression of TDRD7 and CRYBB3 in peripheral blood samples was correlated with the anterior lens capsules. The results showed that the expression of TDRD7 and CRYBB3 was significantly upregulated in both LECs from the anterior lens capsules and peripheral blood samples from the same sample group.

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Expression levels of TDRD7 and CRYBB3 in peripheral blood samples in comparison to those in healthy blood samples. ***P < 0.001, ****P < 0.0001. PBS Peripheral Blood Samples, HBS Healthy Blood Samples

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A comparison of gene expression levels in the different age groups showed statistical significance for both TDRD7 and CRYBB3 in the 71–81-year age group (Table 1). For a better understanding of the results, data visualization is presented as box-and-whisker plots in Fig. 5. We also performed a correlation analysis between gene expression levels and age. No statistically significant correlation between the expression levels of TDRD7 and CRYBB3 and age was observed (Fig. 6).

Table 1 The expression levels of TDRD7 and CRYBB3 by age groups
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Fig. 5
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Comparison of expression levels of TDRD7 and CRYBB3 according to age groups. LECs Lens Epithelial Cells, PBS Peripheral Blood Samples

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Correlation analyses between age and genes, TDRD7 and CRYBB3. LECs Lens Epithelial Cells, PBS Peripheral Blood Samples

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Discussion

Oxidative stress can cause apoptosis of HLE cells, leading to cataract formation [17]. The cortico-nuclear type of cataract is characterized by the most extensive oxidative stress levels [18]. During cellular oxidative stress, somatic cells form stress granules (SGs), which are cytoplasmic RGs that play crucial roles in posttranscriptional gene regulation [19].

TDRD7 plays a crucial role when the cells are exposed to stressful conditions. Knockdown of TDRD7 mediates a reduction in SGs and downregulation of important lens genes, such as CRYBB3. CRYBB3 might be targeted by TDRD7 in lens regulatory networks [9].

The present study is the first to investigate the mRNA transcripts of TDRD7 and CRYBB3 using qRT-PCR in human LECs of anterior lens capsules obtained from patients and compare the results with those of HLE-B3 cells. Moreover, the mRNA transcription of CRYBB3 was compared for the first time between the plasma levels of patients with cataracts and those of healthy individuals. In this study, we identified higher mRNA levels of TDRD7 and CRYBB3 in the anterior lens capsules and peripheral blood samples than those in HLE-B3 cells and healthy individuals. Although the downregulation of the expression of TDRD7 and CRYBB3 in patients with ARC has been reported in several studies, their expression profiles in cortico-nuclear cataracts remain unclear.

Lachke et al. showed that mutations in the TDRD7 gene can result in the development of cataracts. They found that knocking down TDRD7 resulted in the downregulation of the crystallin gene CRYBB3. They suggested that TDRD7 mediated cataracts owing to insufficient crystallin [9]. The plasma levels of TDRD7 in patients with cataracts are lower than those in healthy individuals [20]. The inclusion criteria of this study did not match those of our experiment, as this experiment included diabetes mellitus samples. Diabetes is a known risk factor for development of cataracts [21]. In contrast to these previous studies, we found that TDRD7 was highly expressed in human LECs and blood samples.

CRYBB3 mRNA expression has been observed in postnatal rat LECs. In addition, the β-crystallin expression has been observed adult mammals, including humans, in the same study [22]. Hawse et al. conducted microarray analysis in LECs from patients with cataracts and clear lens epithelia and found considerable downregulation of the expression of TDRD7 and CRYBB3 [23]. However, the accuracy of these data was not confirmed using qRT-PCR. In contrast, CRYBB3 was significantly expressed in human LECs and blood samples.

The eye lens has a protective antioxidant system that resists oxidative stress. These antioxidant mechanisms gradually diminish as a result of an increase in the active forms of oxygen (e.g., hydrogen peroxide) with age [24]. The normal concentration of hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) is approximately 25–30 µM in aqueous humour. Patients with cataracts exhibit H2O2 concentrations 10- to 30-fold higher than those of healthy individuals [25, 26]. Constant exposure to oxidative stress leads to the formation of SGs in proliferative and presenescent cells [27]. Cells trigger the formation of SGs, which are crucial cell protection mechanisms under extracellular stresses (e.g., oxidative stress). This regulates gene expression during cellular damage [28]. LECs from patients with ARC are known to be less proliferative and exhibit fewer lens stem cells than clear lenses. With increasing age, LECs become more prone to senescence [29]. Based on these findings, we speculate that LECs can generate SGs. The generation of SGs in LECs may induce the significant overexpression of the important RG components TDRD7 and CRYBB3 under the transcriptional regulatory effect of TDRD7. ZBP1 has been defined as a component of SG, similar to TDRD7. During cellular stress, it regulates the expression of various mRNAs. The overexpression of ZBP1 leads to the elevation of corresponding mRNAs targeted by ZBP1 [30]. Oxidative stress plays an important role in aging and telomere attrition [31]. An increase in reactive oxygen species (ROS) in circulating leukocytes is associated with cardiovascular diseases [32]. High levels of TDRD7 and CRYBB3 mRNAs in peripheral blood samples from patients with cataracts compared to those in matched healthy blood samples in the current study may be attributed to augmented ROS levels. It seems likely that cells will attempt to compensate for stress by increasing the levels of these mRNAs.

Conclusions

In summary, crystalline lenses are constantly exposed to oxidative stress, which leads to elevated ROS levels and LEC aging. The results of the current study suggest that overexpression of TDRD7 and CRYBB3 is associated with the development of ARC. Our work revealed the relationship between the mRNA expression levels of TDRD7 and CRYBB3 and age-related cortico-nuclear cataracts. Further studies are required to define the relationship between these genes and cataracts. These observations provide new insights into gene expression associated with ARCs.

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This project was supported by Afyon Kocatepe University Board of Scientific Research Projects Grant Nos. 16.TIP.04 and 16.TIP.06.

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    Saliha Handan Yildiz, Cem Karaosmanoğlu, Müjgan Özdemir Erdoğan & Muhsin Elmas

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  4. Department of Eye Diseases, Bursa City Hospital, Bursa, Turkey

    Reşat Duman

  5. Department of Medical Genetics, Faculty of Medicine, Biruni University, Istanbul, Turkey

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SHY and MS provided grants. CK performed experiments. RD and RD collected the samples. NV made statistical analyzes. MÖE and ME supervised and consulted for the study. All authors help writing the article section by section and contributed discussion.

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Yildiz, S.H., Karaosmanoğlu, C., Duman, R. et al. Relationship between expression levels of TDRD7 and CRYBB3 and development of age-related cortico-nuclear cataracts. Egypt J Med Hum Genet 24, 16 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1186/s43042-023-00396-z

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