2014
An Unconventional Glutamatergic Circuit in the Retina Formed by vGluT3 Amacrine Cells
Lee S, Chen L, Chen M, Ye M, Seal RP, Zhou ZJ. An Unconventional Glutamatergic Circuit in the Retina Formed by vGluT3 Amacrine Cells. Neuron 2014, 84: 708-715. PMID: 25456497, PMCID: PMC4254642, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2014.10.021.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDirection-selective ganglion cellsAmacrine cellsGlutamatergic circuitsGanglion cellsCalcium-dependent glutamate releaseVGluT3 amacrine cellsExcitatory glutamatergic inputGanglion cell activityOFF light responsesReceptive field structureOFF channelsGlutamate releaseGlutamatergic inputsInner retinaExcitatory inputsInhibitory neuronsBipolar cellsMouse retinaCell activityOFF responsesRetinaExcitatory interactionsVertebrate retinaCellsVisual signals
2006
The Synaptic Mechanism of Direction Selectivity in Distal Processes of Starburst Amacrine Cells
Lee S, Zhou ZJ. The Synaptic Mechanism of Direction Selectivity in Distal Processes of Starburst Amacrine Cells. Neuron 2006, 51: 787-799. PMID: 16982423, PMCID: PMC4227911, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2006.08.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStarburst amacrine cellsAmacrine cellsDistal processesSurround inhibitionDirection selectivityCurrent-clamp recordingsCenter-surround receptive field structureExcitatory synaptic inputsGABA release sitesPatch-clamp recordingsReceptive field centerRobust direction selectivityReceptive field structureSurround antagonismInhibitory inputsSynaptic mechanismsSynaptic inputsReciprocal inhibitionProlonged inhibitionStimulus motionInhibitionLight stimulationStimulationField centerCells