2016
Reconnecting Eye to Brain
Crair MC, Mason CA. Reconnecting Eye to Brain. Journal Of Neuroscience 2016, 36: 10707-10722. PMID: 27798125, PMCID: PMC5083002, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.1711-16.2016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAxonsBrainHumansOcular Physiological PhenomenaOptic NerveRetinal Ganglion CellsVisual PathwaysConceptsAudacious Goals InitiativeNational Eye InstituteRetinal ganglion cellsSystem regenerationEye InstituteGanglion cellsVisual functionTraumatic injuryVisual system functionNeural regenerationTarget engagementDisease-induced degenerationRegenerative capacityVisual systemAxon guidanceSystem functionSignificant barriersCurrent understandingSatellite meetingInjuryAxonsDegenerationNeuronsBrain
2005
Pretarget sorting of retinocollicular axons in the mouse
Plas DT, Lopez JE, Crair MC. Pretarget sorting of retinocollicular axons in the mouse. The Journal Of Comparative Neurology 2005, 491: 305-319. PMID: 16175549, PMCID: PMC2716708, DOI: 10.1002/cne.20694.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRetinotopic orderOptic tractRetinotectal mapRetinal ganglion cell axonsGanglion cell axonsWild-type miceAxon orderRetinocollicular axonsMouse genetic modelsCell axonsTectal mapMouse modelRetinal axonsOptic tectumSubsequent tractsAxonsTarget cellsTractMiceVertebrate visual systemTectumRetinaRoger SperryGenetic modelsLipophilic dyeDistinct 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