2018
Restoration of vision after de novo genesis of rod photoreceptors in mammalian retinas
Yao K, Qiu S, Wang YV, Park SJH, Mohns EJ, Mehta B, Liu X, Chang B, Zenisek D, Crair MC, Demb JB, Chen B. Restoration of vision after de novo genesis of rod photoreceptors in mammalian retinas. Nature 2018, 560: 484-488. PMID: 30111842, PMCID: PMC6107416, DOI: 10.1038/s41586-018-0425-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBeta CateninBlindnessCell CycleCell ProliferationCellular ReprogrammingDisease Models, AnimalFemaleGTP-Binding Protein alpha SubunitsHeterotrimeric GTP-Binding ProteinsMaleMiceNeurogenesisNeurogliaRegenerative MedicineRetinal Rod Photoreceptor CellsStem CellsTranscription FactorsTransducinVisual CortexVisual PathwaysConceptsMüller gliaGene transferMG proliferationRod photoreceptorsMammalian retinaCell fate specificationPopulations of stemSubsequent gene transferFate specificationRetinal stem cellsTranscription factorsRetinal neuronsCell cycleDouble mutant miceRegenerative machineryDe novo genesisΒ-cateninStem cellsProgenitor cellsRestoration of visionPrimary visual cortexMutant miceAbsence of injuryPhotoreceptorsRetinal injury
2016
Molecular features distinguish ten neuronal types in the mouse superficial superior colliculus
Byun H, Kwon S, Ahn HJ, Liu H, Forrest D, Demb JB, Kim IJ. Molecular features distinguish ten neuronal types in the mouse superficial superior colliculus. The Journal Of Comparative Neurology 2016, 524: 2300-2321. PMID: 26713509, PMCID: PMC4892959, DOI: 10.1002/cne.23952.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSpecific cell typesCell typesMolecular markersEts variant gene 1Distinct expression patternsSuperior colliculusMouse SSCsTranscription factorsCadherin-7Retinoid-related orphan receptor βContactin-3Cell adhesion moleculeProtein 3BNeuronal typesSSC neuronsExpression patternsGene expressionMolecular mechanismsProtocadherin 20Gene 1Binding proteinCadherin-6Netrin-G2Calcium binding proteinMolecular families