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
2014
Structural organization and function of mouse photoreceptor ribbon synapses involve the immunoglobulin protein synaptic cell adhesion molecule 1
Ribic A, Liu X, Crair MC, Biederer T. Structural organization and function of mouse photoreceptor ribbon synapses involve the immunoglobulin protein synaptic cell adhesion molecule 1. The Journal Of Comparative Neurology 2014, 522: 900-920. PMID: 23982969, PMCID: PMC3947154, DOI: 10.1002/cne.23452.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAlcohol OxidoreductasesAnalysis of VarianceAnimalsAnimals, NewbornCell Adhesion Molecule-1Cell Adhesion MoleculesCo-Repressor ProteinsDNA-Binding ProteinsElectroretinographyFemaleGene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalImmunoglobulinsMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutMicroscopy, ImmunoelectronNerve Tissue ProteinsPhosphoproteinsReceptors, Metabotropic GlutamateRetinaRetinal Rod Photoreceptor CellsSynapsesVesicular Glutamate Transport Protein 1ConceptsCell adhesion molecule-1Adhesion molecule-1Ribbon synapsesKO retinasSynaptic cell adhesion molecule 1Molecule-1Mouse photoreceptor ribbon synapsesInner retinal layersPhotoreceptor ribbon synapsesRod visual pathwayEarly postnatal stagesPlexiform layerKO micePhotoreceptor synapsesSynaptic organizationExcitatory synapsesQuantitative ultrastructural analysisRetinal layersKnockout miceOuter nuclearVisual pathwaySynapse developmentElectroretinogram recordingsPostnatal stagesAdhesion molecules