Birth of cone bipolar cells, but not rod bipolar cells, is associated with existing RGCs.
Retinal ganglion cells (RGCs) play important roles in retinogenesis. They are required for normal retinal histogenesis and retinal cell number balance. Developmental RGC loss is typically characterized by initial retinal neuronal number imbalance and subsequent loss of retinal neurons. However, it i...
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| description | Retinal ganglion cells (RGCs) play important roles in retinogenesis. They are required for normal retinal histogenesis and retinal cell number balance. Developmental RGC loss is typically characterized by initial retinal neuronal number imbalance and subsequent loss of retinal neurons. However, it is not clear whether loss of a specific non-RGC cell type in the RGC-depleted retina is due to reduced cell production or subsequent degeneration. Taking advantage of three knockout mice with varying degrees of RGC depletion, we re-examined bipolar cell production in these retinas from various aspects. Results show that generation of the cone bipolar cells is correlated with the existing number of RGCs. However, generation of the rod bipolar cells is unaffected by RGC shortage. Results report the first observation that RGCs selectively influence the genesis of subsequent retinal cell types. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-f31fe9a069f94eb282a10751f8e2bbac2022-12-22T03:02:49ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS ONE1932-62032014-01-0191e8368610.1371/journal.pone.0083686Birth of cone bipolar cells, but not rod bipolar cells, is associated with existing RGCs.Ling BaiTakae KiyamaHongyan LiSteven W WangRetinal ganglion cells (RGCs) play important roles in retinogenesis. They are required for normal retinal histogenesis and retinal cell number balance. Developmental RGC loss is typically characterized by initial retinal neuronal number imbalance and subsequent loss of retinal neurons. However, it is not clear whether loss of a specific non-RGC cell type in the RGC-depleted retina is due to reduced cell production or subsequent degeneration. Taking advantage of three knockout mice with varying degrees of RGC depletion, we re-examined bipolar cell production in these retinas from various aspects. Results show that generation of the cone bipolar cells is correlated with the existing number of RGCs. However, generation of the rod bipolar cells is unaffected by RGC shortage. Results report the first observation that RGCs selectively influence the genesis of subsequent retinal cell types.http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3879276?pdf=render |
| spellingShingle | Ling Bai Takae Kiyama Hongyan Li Steven W Wang Birth of cone bipolar cells, but not rod bipolar cells, is associated with existing RGCs. PLoS ONE |
| title | Birth of cone bipolar cells, but not rod bipolar cells, is associated with existing RGCs. |
| title_full | Birth of cone bipolar cells, but not rod bipolar cells, is associated with existing RGCs. |
| title_fullStr | Birth of cone bipolar cells, but not rod bipolar cells, is associated with existing RGCs. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Birth of cone bipolar cells, but not rod bipolar cells, is associated with existing RGCs. |
| title_short | Birth of cone bipolar cells, but not rod bipolar cells, is associated with existing RGCs. |
| title_sort | birth of cone bipolar cells but not rod bipolar cells is associated with existing rgcs |
| url | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3879276?pdf=render |
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