کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
4323287 1291764 2006 13 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
A Role for Nr-CAM in the Patterning of Binocular Visual Pathways
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم زیستی و بیوفناوری علم عصب شناسی علوم اعصاب سلولی و مولکولی
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A Role for Nr-CAM in the Patterning of Binocular Visual Pathways
چکیده انگلیسی

SummaryRetinal ganglion cell (RGC) axons diverge within the optic chiasm to project to opposite sides of the brain. In mouse, contralateral RGCs are distributed throughout the retina, whereas ipsilateral RGCs are restricted to the ventrotemporal crescent (VTC). While repulsive guidance mechanisms play a major role in the formation of the ipsilateral projection, little is known about the contribution of growth-promoting interactions to the formation of binocular visual projections. Here, we show that the cell adhesion molecule Nr-CAM is expressed by RGCs that project contralaterally and is critical for the guidance of late-born RGCs within the VTC. Blocking Nr-CAM function causes an increase in the size of the ipsilateral projection and reduces neurite outgrowth on chiasm cells in an age- and region-specific manner. Finally, we demonstrate that EphB1/ephrin-B2-mediated repulsion and Nr-CAM-mediated attraction comprise distinct molecular programs that each contributes to the proper formation of binocular visual pathways.

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: - Volume 50, Issue 4, 18 May 2006, Pages 535–547
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