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Mechanism for Selective Synaptic Wiring of Rod Photoreceptors into the Retinal Circuitry and Its Role in Vision.
Cao, Yan; Sarria, Ignacio; Fehlhaber, Katherine E; Kamasawa, Naomi; Orlandi, Cesare; James, Kiely N; Hazen, Jennifer L; Gardner, Matthew R; Farzan, Michael; Lee, Amy; Baker, Sheila; Baldwin, Kristin; Sampath, Alapakkam P; Martemyanov, Kirill A.
Afiliação
  • Cao Y; Department of Neuroscience, The Scripps Research Institute, 130 Scripps Way, Jupiter, FL 33458, USA.
  • Sarria I; Department of Neuroscience, The Scripps Research Institute, 130 Scripps Way, Jupiter, FL 33458, USA.
  • Fehlhaber KE; Jules Stein Eye Institute, Department of Ophthalmology, University of California, Los Angeles, 100 Stein Plaza, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA.
  • Kamasawa N; Electron Microscopy Core Facility, Max Planck Florida Institute, 1 Max Planck Way, Jupiter, FL 33458, USA.
  • Orlandi C; Department of Neuroscience, The Scripps Research Institute, 130 Scripps Way, Jupiter, FL 33458, USA.
  • James KN; Department of Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience, The Scripps Research Institute, 10550 N. Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, CA 92121, USA.
  • Hazen JL; Department of Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience, The Scripps Research Institute, 10550 N. Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, CA 92121, USA.
  • Gardner MR; Department of Infectious Disease, The Scripps Research Institute, 130 Scripps Way, Jupiter, FL 33458, USA.
  • Farzan M; Department of Infectious Disease, The Scripps Research Institute, 130 Scripps Way, Jupiter, FL 33458, USA.
  • Lee A; Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, University of Iowa, 51 Newton Road, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA.
  • Baker S; Department of Biochemistry, University of Iowa, 51 Newton Road, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA.
  • Baldwin K; Department of Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience, The Scripps Research Institute, 10550 N. Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, CA 92121, USA.
  • Sampath AP; Jules Stein Eye Institute, Department of Ophthalmology, University of California, Los Angeles, 100 Stein Plaza, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA.
  • Martemyanov KA; Department of Neuroscience, The Scripps Research Institute, 130 Scripps Way, Jupiter, FL 33458, USA. Electronic address: kirill@scripps.edu.
Neuron ; 87(6): 1248-1260, 2015 Sep 23.
Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-26402607
In the retina, rod and cone photoreceptors form distinct connections with different classes of downstream bipolar cells. However, the molecular mechanisms responsible for their selective connectivity are unknown. Here we identify a cell-adhesion protein, ELFN1, to be essential for the formation of synapses between rods and rod ON-bipolar cells in the primary rod pathway. ELFN1 is expressed selectively in rods where it is targeted to the axonal terminals by the synaptic release machinery. At the synapse, ELFN1 binds in trans to mGluR6, the postsynaptic receptor on rod ON-bipolar cells. Elimination of ELFN1 in mice prevents the formation of synaptic contacts involving rods, but not cones, allowing a dissection of the contributions of primary and secondary rod pathways to retinal circuit function and vision. We conclude that ELFN1 is necessary for the selective wiring of rods into the primary rod pathway and is required for high sensitivity of vision.
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Texto completo: 1 Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Estimulação Luminosa / Sinapses / Visão Ocular / Células Fotorreceptoras Retinianas Bastonetes / Rede Nervosa Idioma: En Ano de publicação: 2015 Tipo de documento: Article

Texto completo: 1 Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Estimulação Luminosa / Sinapses / Visão Ocular / Células Fotorreceptoras Retinianas Bastonetes / Rede Nervosa Idioma: En Ano de publicação: 2015 Tipo de documento: Article