2016
Segregated Glycine-Glutamate Co-transmission from vGluT3 Amacrine Cells to Contrast-Suppressed and Contrast-Enhanced Retinal Circuits
Lee S, Zhang Y, Chen M, Zhou ZJ. Segregated Glycine-Glutamate Co-transmission from vGluT3 Amacrine Cells to Contrast-Suppressed and Contrast-Enhanced Retinal Circuits. Neuron 2016, 90: 27-34. PMID: 26996083, PMCID: PMC4824647, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2016.02.023.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUniformity detectorsAmacrine cellsGanglion cellsOFF alpha ganglion cellsSpecific synaptic circuitryVGluT3 amacrine cellsAlpha ganglion cellsSeparate neuronal circuitsInhibitory driveExcitatory neurotransmitterSynaptic circuitryGlycinergic synapsesRetinal circuitsMouse retinaNeuronal circuitsSingle interneuronSingle neuronsDale's principleNeuronsNeurotransmittersTrigger featuresCoordinated inhibitionSynapsesGlutamateCells
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 centerCellsA transient network of intrinsically bursting starburst cells underlies the generation of retinal waves
Zheng J, Lee S, Zhou ZJ. A transient network of intrinsically bursting starburst cells underlies the generation of retinal waves. Nature Neuroscience 2006, 9: 363-371. PMID: 16462736, DOI: 10.1038/nn1644.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2004
A Developmental Switch in the Excitability and Function of the Starburst Network in the Mammalian Retina
Zheng JJ, Lee S, Zhou ZJ. A Developmental Switch in the Excitability and Function of the Starburst Network in the Mammalian Retina. Neuron 2004, 44: 851-864. PMID: 15572115, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2004.11.015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStarburst cellsGABAergic synapsesStarburst networkDual patch-clamp recordingsSpontaneous retinal wavesPatch-clamp recordingsVisual system developmentNicotinic synapsesNetwork excitabilityRetinal wavesRabbit retinaMammalian retinaRecurrent excitationSynapsesDependent mannerGABAExcitabilityRetinaCellsCa2Early developmentCoreleaseExcitatoryNicotinicACh