2021
Retinal waves prime visual motion detection by simulating future optic flow
Ge X, Zhang K, Gribizis A, Hamodi AS, Sabino AM, Crair MC. Retinal waves prime visual motion detection by simulating future optic flow. Science 2021, 373 PMID: 34437090, PMCID: PMC8841103, DOI: 10.1126/science.abd0830.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEye-specific segregationSpontaneous retinal wavesVisual response propertiesSpontaneous retinal activityDirection-selective responsesSuperior colliculus neuronsOptic flow patternsRetinal wavesRetinal activityColliculus neuronsRetinal circuitsSpontaneous activityChronic disruptionVisual motion detectionEye openingTransient windowResponse propertiesOptic flowSensory experienceNeurons
2008
Bone Morphogenetic Proteins, Eye Patterning, and Retinocollicular Map Formation in the Mouse
Plas DT, Dhande OS, Lopez JE, Murali D, Thaller C, Henkemeyer M, Furuta Y, Overbeek P, Crair MC. Bone Morphogenetic Proteins, Eye Patterning, and Retinocollicular Map Formation in the Mouse. Journal Of Neuroscience 2008, 28: 7057-7067. PMID: 18614674, PMCID: PMC2667968, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.3598-06.2008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLateral geniculate nucleusSuperior colliculusOptic tractRetinotopic map formationRetinal ganglion cell axonsBone morphogenetic proteinCentral brain targetsRetinocollicular map formationGanglion cell axonsMap formationWild-type miceStrains of miceAxon behaviorEarly eye formationAxon orderRetinal cell fateOptic chiasmRGC axonsBrain targetsGeniculate nucleusCell axonsPotential downstream effectorsAxon sortingMorphogenetic proteinsMice
2005
Mutations in Drosophila sec15 Reveal a Function in Neuronal Targeting for a Subset of Exocyst Components
Mehta SQ, Hiesinger PR, Beronja S, Zhai RG, Schulze KL, Verstreken P, Cao Y, Zhou Y, Tepass U, Crair MC, Bellen HJ. Mutations in Drosophila sec15 Reveal a Function in Neuronal Targeting for a Subset of Exocyst Components. Neuron 2005, 46: 219-232. PMID: 15848801, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2005.02.029.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsExocyst componentsComplex of proteinsCell polaritySec15Specific cell adhesionSpecific proteinsMutant neuronsSubcellular distributionCell adhesionCell lethalityExocystNeuronal targetingSec5Neurite outgrowthSynaptic specificityCell viabilityProteinSeparable functionsSec6Sec8SubcomplexMislocalizationYeastGenesComponents persistDistinct 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
1999
The Nuclear Orphan Receptor COUP-TFI Is Required for Differentiation of Subplate Neurons and Guidance of Thalamocortical Axons
Zhou C, Qiu Y, Pereira F, Crair M, Tsai S, Tsai M. The Nuclear Orphan Receptor COUP-TFI Is Required for Differentiation of Subplate Neurons and Guidance of Thalamocortical Axons. Neuron 1999, 24: 847-859. PMID: 10624948, DOI: 10.1016/s0896-6273(00)81032-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAntimetabolitesAxonsBromodeoxyuridineCarbocyaninesCell DeathCell DifferentiationCerebral CortexCOUP Transcription Factor IDNA-Binding ProteinsFluorescent DyesImmunohistochemistryIn Situ HybridizationMaleMiceMutationNeural PathwaysNeuronsReceptors, GlucocorticoidThalamusTranscription FactorsConceptsSubplate neuronsThalamocortical projectionsCortical layer IVLayer IV neuronsCell deathCorticothalamic connectivityAfferent innervationCerebral cortexThalamocortical axonsLayer IVNervous systemExcessive cell deathFactor INeuronal developmentNeuronsNuclear receptorsPremature cell deathInnervationImproper differentiationImportant regulatorOrphan memberDeathCritical roleDifferentiationFailure