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ArticleNature communications2011

Modulation of rod photoreceptor output by HCN1 channels is essential for regular mesopic cone vision.

Mathias W Seeliger, Arne Brombas, Reto Weiler, Peter Humphries, Gabriel Knop, Naoyuki Tanimoto, Frank Müller

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Article in Nature communications, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 35 papers.

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35citing papers in PubMed
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3 · Its place in the literature

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35 citing papers in PubMed, 66 citations in OpenAlex.

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  4. Retinal Dysfunction in a Mouse Model of HCN1 Genetic Epilepsy.The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience · 2023
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  5. Photoreceptor Ion Channels in Signaling and Disease.Advances in experimental medicine and biology · 2023
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  6. Progressively Decreased HCN1 Channels Results in Cone Morphological Defects in Diabetic Retinopathy.The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience · 2022
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  7. Cone-Driven Retinal Responses Are Shaped by Rod But Not Cone HCN1.The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience · 2022
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  11. Interphotoreceptor coupling: an evolutionary perspective.Pflugers Archiv : European journal of physiology · 2021
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  12. Light responses of mammalian cones.Pflugers Archiv : European journal of physiology · 2021
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  19. Test-retest reliability of scotopic full-field electroretinograms in rabbits.Documenta ophthalmologica. Advances in ophthalmology · 2017
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 6 institutions in 3 countries.

Mathias W SeeligerDivision of Ocular Neurodegeneration, Institute for Ophthalmic Research, Centre for Ophthalmology, Eberhard Karls University of Tübingen, Schleichstr. 4/3, D-72076 Tübingen, Germany. see@uni-tuebingen.de
Arne Brombas
Reto Weiler
Peter Humphries
Gabriel Knop
Naoyuki Tanimoto
Frank Müller
STZ eyetrial · DECarl von Ossietzky Universität Oldenburg · DEForschungszentrum Jülich · DEFriedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg · DETrinity College Dublin · IEUniversity of Queensland · AU

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Retinal photoreceptors permit visual perception over a wide range of lighting conditions. Rods work best in dim, and cones in bright environments, with considerable functional overlap at intermediate (mesopic) light levels. At many sites in the outer and inner retina where rod and cone signals interact, gap junctions, particularly those containing Connexin36, have been identified. However, little is known about the dynamic processes associated with the convergence of rod and cone system signals into ON- and OFF-pathways. Here we show that proper cone vision under mesopic conditions requires rapid adaptational feedback modulation of rod output via hyperpolarization-activated and cyclic nucleotide-gated channels 1. When these channels are absent, sustained rod responses following bright light exposure saturate the retinal network, resulting in a loss of downstream cone signalling. By specific genetic and pharmacological ablation of key signal processing components, regular cone signalling can be restored, thereby identifying the sites involved in functional rod-cone interactions.

Indexed as

AnimalsCyclic Nucleotide-Gated Cation ChannelsElectrophysiologyElectroretinographyHyperpolarization-Activated Cyclic Nucleotide-Gated ChannelsIn Vitro TechniquesMiceMice, KnockoutPotassium ChannelsRetinaRetinal Cone Photoreceptor CellsRetinal Rod Photoreceptor CellsRod-Cone InteractionSignal TransductionVision, OcularCyclic Nucleotide-Gated Cation ChannelsHcn1 protein, mouseHyperpolarization-Activated Cyclic Nucleotide-Gated ChannelsPotassium Channels

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PMID22068599
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