2017
Local synaptic integration enables ON-OFF asymmetric and layer-specific visual information processing in vGluT3 amacrine cell dendrites
Chen M, Lee S, Zhou ZJ. Local synaptic integration enables ON-OFF asymmetric and layer-specific visual information processing in vGluT3 amacrine cell dendrites. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2017, 114: 11518-11523. PMID: 28973895, PMCID: PMC5664540, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1711622114.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInner plexiform layerAmacrine cellsSynaptic inhibitionSegregation of ONVGluT3 amacrine cellsGanglion cell typesBipolar cell terminalsSmall-field amacrine cellsOFF sublayersDendritic varicositiesPlexiform layerReceptive field sizeSynaptic processingSynaptic integrationDendritic responsesMammalian retinaOFF segregationNeuronal organizationTwo-photon imagingDendritic treeIPL depthOFF pathwaysCell terminalsDendritic functionVisual information processing
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