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ReviewMolecular neurobiology2005

bHLH genes and retinal cell fate specification.

Run-Tao Yan, Wenxin Ma, Lina Liang, Shu-Zhen Wang

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Review in Molecular neurobiology, 2005. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 22 papers.

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22 citing papers in PubMed.

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  11. Pro-photoreceptor activity of chick neurogenin1.Investigative ophthalmology & visual science · 2009
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  12. Acheate-scute like 1 (Ascl1) is required for normal delta-like (Dll) gene expression and notch signaling during retinal development.Developmental dynamics : an official publication of the American Association of Anatomists · 2009
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  13. Neurogenin3 promotes early retinal neurogenesis.Molecular and cellular neurosciences · 2009
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  19. Wnt signaling promotes regeneration in the retina of adult mammals.The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience · 2007
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5 · Who and what money

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4 authors.

Run-Tao YanDepartment of Ophthalmology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA.
Wenxin Ma
Lina Liang
Shu-Zhen Wang

Funding

MOLECULAR BIOLOGY OF RETINAL DEVELOPMENTR01EY011640 · NEI · UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM · PI WANG, SHU-ZHEN · 1997 to 2016
$4.1M
NEI NIH HHS EY11640NEI NIH HHS R01 EY011640
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The various cell types in the vertebrate retina arise from a pool of common progenitors. The way that the cell types are specified has been a long-standing issue. Decades of research have yielded a large body of information regarding the involvement of extrinsic factors, and only recently has the function of intrinsic factors begun to emerge. This article reviews recent studies addressing the role of basic helix-loop-helix (bHLH) factors in specifying retinal cell types, with an emphasis on bHLHhierarchies leading to photoreceptor production. Photoreceptor genesis appears to employ two transcriptional pathways: ngn2-->neuroD-->raxL and ath5-->neuroD-->raxL. ngn2 and ath5 function in progenitors, which can potentially develop into different cell types. neuroD represents one of the central steps in photoreceptor specification. Ath5 is also essential for ganglion cell development. It remains to be demonstrated whether a bHLH gene functions as a key player in specifying the other types of retinal cells. Genetic knockout studies have indicated intricate cross-regulation among bHLH genes. Future studies are expected to unveil the mechanism by which bHLH factors network with intrinsic factors and communicate with extrinsic factors to ensure a balanced production of the various types of retinal cells.

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AnimalsBasic Helix-Loop-Helix ProteinsCell DifferentiationHelix-Loop-Helix MotifsNerve Tissue ProteinsPhotoreceptor CellsRetinaBasic Helix-Loop-Helix ProteinsNerve Tissue ProteinsNeurogenic differentiation factor 1

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PMID16215280
PMCPMC1764457

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