2017
Reciprocal Connections Between Cortex and Thalamus Contribute to Retinal Axon Targeting to Dorsal Lateral Geniculate Nucleus
Diao Y, Cui L, Chen Y, Burbridge TJ, Han W, Wirth B, Sestan N, Crair MC, Zhang J. Reciprocal Connections Between Cortex and Thalamus Contribute to Retinal Axon Targeting to Dorsal Lateral Geniculate Nucleus. Cerebral Cortex 2017, 28: 1168-1182. PMID: 28334242, PMCID: PMC6059179, DOI: 10.1093/cercor/bhx028.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAction PotentialsAnimalsAnimals, NewbornAxonsCalciumCholera ToxinDNA-Binding ProteinsEmbryo, MammalianExcitatory Amino Acid AgonistsFeeding BehaviorGene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalGeniculate BodiesGreen Fluorescent ProteinsHomeodomain ProteinsMiceMice, TransgenicNerve Tissue ProteinsRetinaSerine-Arginine Splicing FactorsSuperior ColliculiTranscription FactorsVisual CortexVisual PathwaysConceptsDorsal lateral geniculate nucleusLateral geniculate nucleusVentral lateral geniculate nucleusGeniculate nucleusRetinal projectionsReciprocal connectionsSuperior colliculusConditional knockoutVivo electrophysiology experimentsAbnormal retinal projectionsPrimary visual cortexDLGN neuronsCorticothalamic inputsControl miceThalamocortical tractV1 lesionsThalamus contributeRetinal innervationThalamocortical projectionsCKO miceMouse modelRetinal inputVisual cortexVisual circuitsAxon targeting
2007
Developmental Homeostasis of Mouse Retinocollicular Synapses
Chandrasekaran AR, Shah RD, Crair MC. Developmental Homeostasis of Mouse Retinocollicular Synapses. Journal Of Neuroscience 2007, 27: 1746-1755. PMID: 17301182, PMCID: PMC6673732, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.4383-06.2007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAlpha-Amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazolepropionic AcidAnimalsAnimals, NewbornBrain MappingExcitatory Amino Acid AgonistsHomeostasisMembrane PotentialsMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutModels, BiologicalNeuronsN-MethylaspartateReceptors, NicotinicRetinaSuperior ColliculiSynapsesVisual CortexVisual PathwaysConceptsRetinal wavesBeta2-/- miceSpontaneous retinal wavesRetinal ganglion cellsWild-type miceActivity-dependent competitionFirst postnatal weekTotal integrated responseLarge retinal areasTotal synaptic inputNeuronal receptive fieldsReceptive fieldsGanglion cellsPerturbation of activitiesSynaptic transmissionPostnatal weekResponse homeostasisSynaptic inputsRetinal areaRetinal inputSuperior colliculusStrong synapsesVisual cortexMutant miceRetinotopic mapping
2006
Role of Efficient Neurotransmitter Release in Barrel Map Development
Lu HC, Butts DA, Kaeser PS, She WC, Janz R, Crair MC. Role of Efficient Neurotransmitter Release in Barrel Map Development. Journal Of Neuroscience 2006, 26: 2692-2703. PMID: 16525048, PMCID: PMC6675166, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.3956-05.2006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdenylyl CyclasesAlpha-Amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazolepropionic AcidAnimalsAnimals, NewbornBlotting, WesternBrain MappingCalciumDizocilpine MaleateDose-Response Relationship, DrugDrug InteractionsElectric StimulationExcitatory Amino Acid AgonistsExcitatory Amino Acid AntagonistsExcitatory Postsynaptic PotentialsGene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalGTP-Binding ProteinsIn Vitro TechniquesMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutMice, Mutant StrainsModels, NeurologicalNeural PathwaysNeuronal PlasticityNeurotransmitter AgentsN-MethylaspartatePatch-Clamp TechniquesSomatosensory CortexSynapsinsThalamusTime FactorsConceptsThalamocortical afferentsEfficient neurotransmitter releaseNeurotransmitter releaseBarrelless miceActivity-dependent processesNeuronal circuit formationAdenylyl cyclase IBarrel mapSynaptic transmissionPresynaptic terminalsPresynaptic functionCircuit formationCortical mapsMutant miceMiceNeuronal modulesRelease efficacyEfficient synaptic transmissionActive zone proteinsZone proteinEfficacyMap developmentRIM proteinsAC1 functionRelease