2020
Retinal and Callosal Activity-Dependent Chandelier Cell Elimination Shapes Binocularity in Primary Visual Cortex
Wang BS, Bernardez Sarria MS, An X, He M, Alam NM, Prusky GT, Crair MC, Huang ZJ. Retinal and Callosal Activity-Dependent Chandelier Cell Elimination Shapes Binocularity in Primary Visual Cortex. Neuron 2020, 109: 502-515.e7. PMID: 33290732, PMCID: PMC7943176, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2020.11.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary visual cortexVisual cortexTranscallosal pathwayVisual fieldDeficient binocular visionGABAergic chandelier cellsBinocular circuitsBinocular visionChandelier cellsRetinal activityTranscallosal projectionsGeniculocortical inputCallosal activityCenter visual fieldBinocular regionCortexMassive apoptosisDevelopmental assemblyCritical periodV1IpsiBlockadePathwayBinocularityMiceSimultaneous cortex-wide fluorescence Ca2+ imaging and whole-brain fMRI
Lake EMR, Ge X, Shen X, Herman P, Hyder F, Cardin JA, Higley MJ, Scheinost D, Papademetris X, Crair MC, Constable RT. Simultaneous cortex-wide fluorescence Ca2+ imaging and whole-brain fMRI. Nature Methods 2020, 17: 1262-1271. PMID: 33139894, PMCID: PMC7704940, DOI: 10.1038/s41592-020-00984-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOptical measurementsBrain functionTransgenic murine modelFunctional magnetic resonance imagingMagnetic resonance imagingFluorescent measuresWhole-brain fMRIMurine modelResonance imagingFluorescence Ca2Human brain functionConnectivity strengthBOLD signalBrain activityWidefieldLow frequencyImagingModalitiesTransfer functionMeasurementsCortex
2018
Homeostatic Control of Spontaneous Activity in the Developing Auditory System
Babola TA, Li S, Gribizis A, Lee BJ, Issa JB, Wang HC, Crair MC, Bergles DE. Homeostatic Control of Spontaneous Activity in the Developing Auditory System. Neuron 2018, 99: 511-524.e5. PMID: 30077356, PMCID: PMC6100752, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2018.07.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSpiral ganglion neuronsSpontaneous activityAuditory systemDirect neuronal excitationGlutamate releaseEnhanced excitabilityGanglion neuronsUnanesthetized miceSynaptic excitationHearing onsetNeuronal excitationTherapeutic approachesMouse modelSpontaneous burstsCongenital formSynchronized activityHair cellsHomeostatic mechanismsNeuronsHomeostatic controlSimilar frequencyCircuit developmentMiceInfluence developmentDeafness
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
2016
Retinal Wave Patterns Are Governed by Mutual Excitation among Starburst Amacrine Cells and Drive the Refinement and Maintenance of Visual Circuits
Xu HP, Burbridge TJ, Ye M, Chen M, Ge X, Zhou ZJ, Crair MC. Retinal Wave Patterns Are Governed by Mutual Excitation among Starburst Amacrine Cells and Drive the Refinement and Maintenance of Visual Circuits. Journal Of Neuroscience 2016, 36: 3871-3886. PMID: 27030771, PMCID: PMC4812142, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.3549-15.2016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAction PotentialsAge FactorsAmacrine CellsAnimalsAnimals, NewbornCalciumCholera ToxinCholine O-AcetyltransferaseCholinergic AgentsGene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalGreen Fluorescent ProteinsIn Vitro TechniquesMiceMice, TransgenicPatch-Clamp TechniquesReceptors, NicotinicRetinaRetinal Ganglion CellsVesicular Glutamate Transport Protein 1Visual PathwaysConceptsEye-specific segregationVisual circuit developmentStarburst amacrine cellsStage III retinal wavesRetinal ganglion cellsRetinal wavesAmacrine cellsGlutamatergic wavesGanglion cellsSpontaneous activityVisual circuitsStage IICircuit developmentHigher-order visual areasNicotinic acetylcholine receptorsRetinal cell typesMammalian visual systemAcetylcholine receptorsΒ2-nAChRsVisual areasPatterned activityPatterning of activityΒ2 subunitCell typesCells
2015
A short N-terminal domain of HDAC4 preserves photoreceptors and restores visual function in retinitis pigmentosa
Guo X, Wang SB, Xu H, Ribic A, Mohns EJ, Zhou Y, Zhu X, Biederer T, Crair MC, Chen B. A short N-terminal domain of HDAC4 preserves photoreceptors and restores visual function in retinitis pigmentosa. Nature Communications 2015, 6: 8005. PMID: 26272629, PMCID: PMC4538705, DOI: 10.1038/ncomms9005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRetinitis pigmentosaVisual functionRd1 miceCone photoreceptor deathMultiple cell death pathwaysRd1 mutationPhotoreceptor protectionPhotoreceptor deathEffective treatmentAnimal modelsPhotoreceptor degenerationRod deathCone photoreceptorsRod survivalInvaluable animal modelHDAC4 proteinMicePigmentosaCell death pathwaysRod photoreceptorsProtein therapyTherapyHDAC4DeathSurvivalSpatial pattern of spontaneous retinal waves instructs retinotopic map refinement more than activity frequency
Xu HP, Burbridge TJ, Chen MG, Ge X, Zhang Y, Zhou ZJ, Crair MC. Spatial pattern of spontaneous retinal waves instructs retinotopic map refinement more than activity frequency. Developmental Neurobiology 2015, 75: 621-640. PMID: 25787992, PMCID: PMC4697738, DOI: 10.1002/dneu.22288.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSpontaneous retinal activityEye-specific segregationRetinal activityRetinal ganglion cell projectionsEye-specific projectionsGanglion cell projectionsPrecise neural connectionsRetinotopic map refinementSpontaneous retinal wavesNicotinic acetylcholine receptorsInstructive roleEye of originRetinal wavesRetinotopic refinementSpontaneous activityRetinotopic mapAcetylcholine receptorsDevelopment of retinotopyBrain wiringPermissive roleMutant miceNeural connectionsOverall activity levelsSpontaneous wavesMice
2014
Visual Circuit Development Requires Patterned Activity Mediated by Retinal Acetylcholine Receptors
Burbridge TJ, Xu HP, Ackman JB, Ge X, Zhang Y, Ye MJ, Zhou ZJ, Xu J, Contractor A, Crair MC. Visual Circuit Development Requires Patterned Activity Mediated by Retinal Acetylcholine Receptors. Neuron 2014, 84: 1049-1064. PMID: 25466916, PMCID: PMC4258148, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2014.10.051.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAction PotentialsAge FactorsAnalysis of VarianceAnimalsAnimals, NewbornCalciumCyclic AMPCyclic GMPCyclooxygenase InhibitorsEye ProteinsFunctional LateralityHomeodomain ProteinsIn Vitro TechniquesMeclofenamic AcidMiceMice, TransgenicPaired Box Transcription FactorsPAX6 Transcription FactorReceptors, NicotinicRepressor ProteinsRetinaRetinal Ganglion CellsRNA, MessengerVisual PathwaysConceptsRetinal wavesCircuit refinementNervous systemNeural circuitsVisual circuit developmentSpontaneous retinal activityRetinal activityRetinorecipient regionsSpontaneous activityAcetylcholine receptorsPharmacological manipulationVisual circuitsSynaptic connectionsVertebrate nervous systemNeural activityOnset of sensationAltered patternCircuit developmentSensory systemsCausal linkEarly developmentActivityBrainReceptors
2013
Competition driven by retinal waves promotes morphological and functional synaptic development of neurons in the superior colliculus
Furman M, Xu HP, Crair MC. Competition driven by retinal waves promotes morphological and functional synaptic development of neurons in the superior colliculus. Journal Of Neurophysiology 2013, 110: 1441-1454. PMID: 23741047, PMCID: PMC3763158, DOI: 10.1152/jn.01066.2012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSuperior colliculusRetinal wavesRetinal inputBrain slice preparationActivity-dependent competitionWT miceRetinofugal axonsSlice preparationSC neuronsTransgenic miceBrain regionsSynaptic strengthSynaptic developmentSynapse developmentMiceNeuronsEye openingFunctional developmentSynapsesColliculusMolecular mechanismsSpecific roleInstructive roleMorphological developmentAxons
2011
Visual map development depends on the temporal pattern of binocular activity in mice
Zhang J, Ackman JB, Xu HP, Crair MC. Visual map development depends on the temporal pattern of binocular activity in mice. Nature Neuroscience 2011, 15: 298-307. PMID: 22179110, PMCID: PMC3267873, DOI: 10.1038/nn.3007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAction PotentialsAnimalsAnimals, NewbornBrain MappingCalciumChannelrhodopsinsCritical Period, PsychologicalFunctional LateralityIn Vitro TechniquesLightLuminescent ProteinsMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, TransgenicNeuronal PlasticityPatch-Clamp TechniquesReceptors, NicotinicRetinaRetinal Ganglion CellsSuperior ColliculiTime FactorsVision, BinocularVisual PathwaysConceptsDorsal lateral geniculate nucleusEye-specific segregationSpontaneous retinal wavesLateral geniculate nucleusPrimary visual cortexMouse visual systemBinocular activityRetinal wavesGeniculate nucleusCircuit refinementSuperior colliculusSpecific temporal featuresVisual cortexBursts of activityDefinitive evidenceVisual systemColliculusBinocularityCortexMiceActivityAn Instructive Role for Patterned Spontaneous Retinal Activity in Mouse Visual Map Development
Xu HP, Furman M, Mineur YS, Chen H, King SL, Zenisek D, Zhou ZJ, Butts DA, Tian N, Picciotto MR, Crair MC. An Instructive Role for Patterned Spontaneous Retinal Activity in Mouse Visual Map Development. Neuron 2011, 70: 1115-1127. PMID: 21689598, PMCID: PMC3119851, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2011.04.028.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSpontaneous retinal activityRetinal activityRetinal ganglion cell projectionsEye-specific segregationGanglion cell projectionsSpontaneous retinal wavesActivity-dependent refinementRetinal ganglion cellsMouse visual systemComplex neural circuitsEye of originRetinal wavesGanglion cellsRetinotopic refinementNeuronal activitySpontaneous activityMammalian visual systemAcetylcholine receptorsNeuronal connectivityMammalian brainNeural circuitsOverall activity levelsActivity levelsBrainVisual system
2009
Consequences of axon guidance defects on the development of retinotopic receptive fields in the mouse colliculus
Chandrasekaran AR, Furuta Y, Crair MC. Consequences of axon guidance defects on the development of retinotopic receptive fields in the mouse colliculus. The Journal Of Physiology 2009, 587: 953-963. PMID: 19153163, PMCID: PMC2673768, DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.2008.160952.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSuperior colliculusMutant miceBone morphogenetic protein receptorRetinal ganglion cell axonsGuidance moleculesSpontaneous retinal wavesGanglion cell axonsSuperficial superior colliculusReceptive field propertiesRetinotopic receptive fieldsActivity-dependent factorsMore RGCsRetinocollicular projectionRetinal wavesEctopic projectionsVentral retinaCell axonsRetinotopic map formationAnatomical defectsAction potentialsActivity-dependent learning ruleSpontaneous wavesRetinaRGCsMice
2008
Bone Morphogenetic Proteins, Eye Patterning, and Retinocollicular Map Formation in the Mouse
Plas DT, Dhande OS, Lopez JE, Murali D, Thaller C, Henkemeyer M, Furuta Y, Overbeek P, Crair MC. Bone Morphogenetic Proteins, Eye Patterning, and Retinocollicular Map Formation in the Mouse. Journal Of Neuroscience 2008, 28: 7057-7067. PMID: 18614674, PMCID: PMC2667968, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.3598-06.2008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLateral geniculate nucleusSuperior colliculusOptic tractRetinotopic map formationRetinal ganglion cell axonsBone morphogenetic proteinCentral brain targetsRetinocollicular map formationGanglion cell axonsMap formationWild-type miceStrains of miceAxon behaviorEarly eye formationAxon orderRetinal cell fateOptic chiasmRGC axonsBrain targetsGeniculate nucleusCell axonsPotential downstream effectorsAxon sortingMorphogenetic proteinsMice
2005
Distinct developmental programs require different levels of Bmp signaling during mouse retinal development
Murali D, Yoshikawa S, Corrigan RR, Plas DJ, Crair MC, Oliver G, Lyons KM, Mishina Y, Furuta Y. Distinct developmental programs require different levels of Bmp signaling during mouse retinal development. Development 2005, 132: 913-923. PMID: 15673568, DOI: 10.1242/dev.01673.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBody PatterningBone Morphogenetic Protein Receptors, Type IBone Morphogenetic ProteinsCell ProliferationChromosome MappingFibroblast Growth FactorsGene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalImmunohistochemistryIn Situ HybridizationMiceMice, TransgenicModels, BiologicalModels, GeneticMutationNeuronsOptic NerveProtein Serine-Threonine KinasesReceptors, Growth FactorRetinaSignal TransductionTransgenesConceptsDistinct developmental programsDevelopmental programRetinal developmentBMP receptor activityReceptor geneCell-autonomous requirementCre-loxP strategySevere eye defectsDirect genetic evidenceEmbryonic tissue interactionsMouse retinal developmentEye abnormalitiesMutant backgroundDorsoventral patterningMouse retinaReceptor activityDouble mutantReceptor functionEmbryonic retinaBMP familyRedundant rolesRetinal neurogenesisFunctional copyEmbryonic developmentGenetic evidence