Restoration of vision after de novo genesis of rod photoreceptors in mammalian retinas
Yao K, Qiu S, Wang YV, Park SJH, Mohns EJ, Mehta B, Liu X, Chang B, Zenisek D, Crair MC, Demb JB, Chen B. Restoration of vision after de novo genesis of rod photoreceptors in mammalian retinas. Nature 2018, 560: 484-488. PMID: 30111842, PMCID: PMC6107416, DOI: 10.1038/s41586-018-0425-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBeta CateninBlindnessCell CycleCell ProliferationCellular ReprogrammingDisease Models, AnimalFemaleGTP-Binding Protein alpha SubunitsHeterotrimeric GTP-Binding ProteinsMaleMiceNeurogenesisNeurogliaRegenerative MedicineRetinal Rod Photoreceptor CellsStem CellsTranscription FactorsTransducinVisual CortexVisual PathwaysConceptsMüller gliaGene transferMG proliferationRod photoreceptorsMammalian retinaCell fate specificationPopulations of stemSubsequent gene transferFate specificationRetinal stem cellsTranscription factorsRetinal neuronsCell cycleDouble mutant miceRegenerative machineryDe novo genesisΒ-cateninStem cellsProgenitor cellsRestoration of visionPrimary visual cortexMutant miceAbsence of injuryPhotoreceptorsRetinal injury