Photoreceptor differentiation during retinal development, growth, and regeneration in a metamorphic vertebrate

被引:39
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作者
Mader, MM
Cameron, DA
机构
[1] SUNY Syracuse, Upstate Med Univ, Dept Neurosci & Physiol, Syracuse, NY 13210 USA
[2] SUNY Syracuse, Upstate Med Univ, Program Neurosci, Syracuse, NY 13210 USA
来源
JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE | 2004年 / 24卷 / 50期
关键词
rods; cones; opsin; retina; development; metamorphosis;
D O I
10.1523/JNEUROSCI.3343-04.2004
中图分类号
Q189 [神经科学];
学科分类号
071006 ;
摘要
To test the hypothesis that growth and regeneration of the adult retina involves a mechanistic recapitulation of retinal development, the patterns of photoreceptor differentiation were investigated in the developing retina, as well as growing and regenerating adult retina, of a metamorphic vertebrate, the winter flounder. Only one opsin, of type RH2 (a "green" cone opsin), was expressed in premetamorphic (developing) retina, and a corresponding middle-wavelength visual pigment was observed. In premetamorphic retinas there was no evidence for any other cone opsins or pigments, rods, rod opsin expression, or rod visual pigment. In contrast, a rod opsin (RH1) and three cone opsins (SWS2, RH2, and LWS) were expressed in postmetamorphic (adult) retina, and these opsins were consistent with the observed repertoire of visual pigments. During postmetamorphic retinal growth and regeneration, cones were always produced before rods, but the different cone types were apparently produced simultaneously, suggesting that cone differentiation mechanisms might change after metamorphosis. The results support the hypothesis that photoreceptor differentiation during growth and regeneration of the adult retina involves a recapitulation of mechanisms that control the sequence of photoreceptor production during retinal development.
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页码:11463 / 11472
页数:10
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