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Phototransduction machinery in vertebrate photoreceptors is contained within the membrane discs of outer segments. Daily renewal of 10% of photoreceptor outer segments requires stringent control of gene expression. Rhodopsin constitutes over 90% of the protein in rod discs, and its altered expression or transport is associated with photoreceptor dysfunction and/or death. Two  cis -regulatory sequences have been identified upstream of the rhodopsin transcription start site. While the proximal promoter binds to specific transcription factors, including NRL and CRX, the rhodopsin enhancer region (RER) reportedly contributes to precise and high-level expression of rhodopsin  in vivo . Here, we report the identification of RER-bound proteins by mass spectrometry. We validate the binding of NonO (p54 nrb ), a protein implicated in coupling transcription to splicing, and three NonO-interacting proteins—hnRNP M, Ywhaz and Ppp1ca. NonO and its interactors can activate  rhodopsin  promoter in HEK293 cells and function synergistically with NRL and CRX. DNA-binding domain of NonO is critical for  rhodopsin  promoter activation. Chromatin immunoprecipitation followed by deep sequencing (ChIP-seq) analysis demonstrates high occupancy of NonO at  rhodopsin  and a subset of phototransduction genes. Furthermore, shRNA knockdown of NonO in mouse retina leads to loss of rhodopsin expression and rod cell death, which can be partially rescued by a C-terminal NonO construct. RNA-seq analysis of the NonO shRNA-treated retina revealed splicing defects and altered expression of genes, specifically those associated with phototransduction. Our studies identify an important contribution of NonO and its interacting modulator proteins in enhancing rod-specific gene expression and controlling rod homeostasis.

The transcription-splicing protein NonO/p54 nrb and three NonO-interacting proteins bind to distal enhancer region and augment rhodopsin expression