2018
Convergence and Divergence of CRH Amacrine Cells in Mouse Retinal Circuitry
Park SJH, Pottackal J, Ke JB, Jun NY, Rahmani P, Kim IJ, Singer JH, Demb JB. Convergence and Divergence of CRH Amacrine Cells in Mouse Retinal Circuitry. Journal Of Neuroscience 2018, 38: 3753-3766. PMID: 29572434, PMCID: PMC5895998, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.2518-17.2018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAlpha ganglion cellsGanglion cell typesAmacrine cellsGanglion cellsCRH cellsAlpha cellsGABAergic synapsesInhibitory interneuronsExcitation/inhibition balanceCorticotropin-releasing hormoneCre transgenic miceFire action potentialsTonic excitatory driveCell typesBalance of excitationGABA releaseExcitatory circuitsRetinal circuitryExcitatory driveInhibition balanceInhibitory inputsMammalian retinaMouse retinaAction potentialsOptogenetic analyses
2016
Molecular features distinguish ten neuronal types in the mouse superficial superior colliculus
Byun H, Kwon S, Ahn HJ, Liu H, Forrest D, Demb JB, Kim IJ. Molecular features distinguish ten neuronal types in the mouse superficial superior colliculus. The Journal Of Comparative Neurology 2016, 524: 2300-2321. PMID: 26713509, PMCID: PMC4892959, DOI: 10.1002/cne.23952.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSpecific cell typesCell typesMolecular markersEts variant gene 1Distinct expression patternsSuperior colliculusMouse SSCsTranscription factorsCadherin-7Retinoid-related orphan receptor βContactin-3Cell adhesion moleculeProtein 3BNeuronal typesSSC neuronsExpression patternsGene expressionMolecular mechanismsProtocadherin 20Gene 1Binding proteinCadherin-6Netrin-G2Calcium binding proteinMolecular families
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
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