2014
An Unconventional Glutamatergic Circuit in the Retina Formed by vGluT3 Amacrine Cells
Lee S, Chen L, Chen M, Ye M, Seal RP, Zhou ZJ. An Unconventional Glutamatergic Circuit in the Retina Formed by vGluT3 Amacrine Cells. Neuron 2014, 84: 708-715. PMID: 25456497, PMCID: PMC4254642, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2014.10.021.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDirection-selective ganglion cellsAmacrine cellsGlutamatergic circuitsGanglion cellsCalcium-dependent glutamate releaseVGluT3 amacrine cellsExcitatory glutamatergic inputGanglion cell activityOFF light responsesReceptive field structureOFF channelsGlutamate releaseGlutamatergic inputsInner retinaExcitatory inputsInhibitory neuronsBipolar cellsMouse retinaCell activityOFF responsesRetinaExcitatory interactionsVertebrate retinaCellsVisual signals
2010
Role of ACh-GABA Cotransmission in Detecting Image Motion and Motion Direction
Lee S, Kim K, Zhou ZJ. Role of ACh-GABA Cotransmission in Detecting Image Motion and Motion Direction. Neuron 2010, 68: 1159-1172. PMID: 21172616, PMCID: PMC3094727, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2010.11.031.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDirection-selective ganglion cellsStarburst amacrine cellsGamma-aminobutyric acidGABAergic mechanismsGABAergic synapsesCholinergic inputAmacrine cellsGanglion cellsCholinergic connectionsSynaptic organizationCholinergic synapsesDirection selectivityAcetylcholineLight onsetCotransmissionMotion sensitivitySynapsesHigh levelsCellsCoreleaseVisual signalsRetina