2015
Function and Circuitry of VIP+ Interneurons in the Mouse Retina
Park SJ, Borghuis BG, Rahmani P, Zeng Q, Kim IJ, Demb JB. Function and Circuitry of VIP+ Interneurons in the Mouse Retina. Journal Of Neuroscience 2015, 35: 10685-10700. PMID: 26224854, PMCID: PMC4518048, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.0222-15.2015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGanglion cell layerAmacrine cell typesInner nuclear layerAmacrine cellsGanglion cellsINL cellsON pathwayGanglion cell dendritesGanglion cell typesBipolar cell terminalsWhole-cell recordingsCell typesNervous system functionSpatial tuningBipolar cell pathwaysTransgenic mouse lineGCL cellsOptic nerveGABAergic interneuronsRetinal functionCell dendritesRetinal circuitryInhibitory interneuronsNuclear layerBipolar interneurons
2012
The most numerous ganglion cell type of the mouse retina is a selective feature detector
Zhang Y, Kim IJ, Sanes JR, Meister M. The most numerous ganglion cell type of the mouse retina is a selective feature detector. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2012, 109: e2391-e2398. PMID: 22891316, PMCID: PMC3437843, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1211547109.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGanglion cellsBipolar cellsMouse retinaW3 cellsGanglion cell typesRetinal ganglion cellsStrong lateral inhibitionReceptive field sizeDifferent visual inputsHuman retinaRetinaNeural imagesCell poolCommon visual stimuliReceptive fieldsVisual stimuliVisual inputCell typesUnusual conditionVisual sceneResponse propertiesCellsLateral inhibitionDistinct populationsNaturalistic stimuli
2010
Laminar Restriction of Retinal Ganglion Cell Dendrites and Axons: Subtype-Specific Developmental Patterns Revealed with Transgenic Markers
Kim IJ, Zhang Y, Meister M, Sanes JR. Laminar Restriction of Retinal Ganglion Cell Dendrites and Axons: Subtype-Specific Developmental Patterns Revealed with Transgenic Markers. Journal Of Neuroscience 2010, 30: 1452-1462. PMID: 20107072, PMCID: PMC2822471, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.4779-09.2010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRetinal ganglion cellsEarly postnatal stagesRGC subsetsSuperior colliculusSubset of RGCsRetinal ganglion cell dendritesPostnatal stagesGanglion cell dendritesInner plexiform layerLateral geniculate nucleusDevelopment of RGCsSpecific sublaminaeDistinct functional signaturesSubpial zoneGanglion cellsPlexiform layerCell dendritesAxonal projectionsDendritic arborsGeniculate nucleusSubtype-specific featuresAxonal arborsRetinorecipient layersMouse transgenic linesDiffuse pattern
2008
Molecular identification of a retinal cell type that responds to upward motion
Kim IJ, Zhang Y, Yamagata M, Meister M, Sanes JR. Molecular identification of a retinal cell type that responds to upward motion. Nature 2008, 452: 478-482. PMID: 18368118, DOI: 10.1038/nature06739.Peer-Reviewed Original Research