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ReviewVisual neuroscience2011

Multiple pathways of inhibition shape bipolar cell responses in the retina.

Erika D Eggers, Peter D Lukasiewicz

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Review in Visual neuroscience, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 71 papers.

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71 citing papers in PubMed.

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  15. Calcium Channels in Retinal Function and Disease.Annual review of vision science · 2022
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Erika D EggersDepartment of Physiology, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona 85724, USA. eeggers@u.arizona.edu
Peter D Lukasiewicz

Funding

WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY CENTER VISION RESEARCHP30EY002687 · NEI · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI Philip Andrew Ruzycki · 1985 to 2026
$18.4M
Synaptic transmission &its modulation in the retinaR01EY008922 · NEI · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI LUKASIEWICZ, PETER D · 1991 to 2017
$7.2M
GABAergic and Glycinergic Inhibition in the Inner RetinaR00EY018131 · NEI · UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA · PI EGGERS, ERIKA D. · 2009 to 2011
$728k
NEI NIH HHS P30 EY002687NEI NIH HHS R00 EY018131NEI NIH HHS R01 EY008922
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Bipolar cells (BCs) are critical relay neurons in the retina that are organized into parallel signaling pathways. The three main signaling pathways in the mammalian retina are the rod, ON cone, and OFF cone BCs. Rod BCs mediate incrementing dim light signals from rods, and ON cone and OFF cone BCs mediate incrementing and decrementing brighter light signals from cones, respectively. The outputs of BCs are shaped by inhibitory inputs from GABAergic and glycinergic amacrine cells in the inner plexiform layer, mediated by three distinct types of inhibitory receptors: GABA(A), GABA(C), and glycine receptors. The three main BC pathways receive distinct forms of inhibition from these three receptors that shape their light-evoked inhibitory signals. Rod BC inhibition is dominated by slow GABA(C) receptor inhibition, while OFF cone BCs are dominated by glycinergic inhibition. The inhibitory inputs to BCs are also shaped by serial inhibitory connections between GABAergic amacrine cells that limit the spatial profile of BC inhibition. We discuss our recent studies on how inhibitory inputs to BCs are shaped by receptor expression, receptor properties, and neurotransmitter release properties and how these affect the output of BCs.

Indexed as

AnimalsHumansKineticsPatch-Clamp TechniquesReceptors, GABAReceptors, GABA-AReceptors, GlycineRetinaRetinal Bipolar CellsSignal TransductionSpace PerceptionReceptors, GABAReceptors, GABA-AReceptors, Glycine

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PMID20932357
PMCPMC3222954

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