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ArticlePloS one2015

Pikachurin Protein Required for Increase of Cone Electroretinogram B-Wave during Light Adaptation.

Masatoshi Nagaya, Shinji Ueno, Taro Kominami, Ayami Nakanishi, Toshiyuki Koyasu, Mineo Kondo, Takahisa Furukawa, Hiroko Terasaki

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Article in PloS one, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4 citing papers in PubMed, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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8 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Masatoshi NagayaDepartment of Ophthalmology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan.
Shinji UenoDepartment of Ophthalmology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan.
Taro KominamiDepartment of Ophthalmology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan.
Ayami NakanishiDepartment of Ophthalmology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan.
Toshiyuki KoyasuDepartment of Ophthalmology, Mie University Graduate School of Medicine, Tsu, Mie, Japan.
Mineo KondoDepartment of Ophthalmology, Mie University Graduate School of Medicine, Tsu, Mie, Japan.
Takahisa FurukawaLaboratory for Molecular and Developmental Biology, Institute for Protein Research, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, Japan; JST, CREST, Suita, Osaka, Japan.
Hiroko TerasakiDepartment of Ophthalmology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan.
Nagoya University · JPMie University · JPProtein Research Foundation · JP

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In normal eyes, the amplitude of the b-wave of the photopic ERGs increases during light adaptation, but the mechanism causing this increase has not been fully determined. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the contribution of receptoral and post-receptoral components of the retina to this phenomenon. To accomplish this, we examined the ERGs during light adaptation in Pikachurin null-mutant (Pika -/-) mice, which have a misalignment of the bipolar cell dendritic tips to the photoreceptor ribbon synapses. After dark-adaptation, photopic ERGs were recorded from Pika -/- and wild type (WT) mice during the first 9 minutes of light adaptation. In some of the mice, post-receptoral components were blocked pharmacologically. The photopic b-waves of WT mice increased by 50% during the 9 min of light adaptation as previously reported. On the other hand, the b-waves of the Pika -/- mice decreased by 20% during the same time period. After blocking post-receptoral components, the b-waves were abolished from the WT mice, and the ERGs resembled those of the Pika -/- mice. The extracted post-receptoral component increased during light adaptation in the WT mice, but decreased for the first 3 minutes to a plateau in Pika -/- mice. We conclude that the normal synaptic connection between photoreceptor and retinal ON bipolar cells, which is controlled by pikachurin, is required for the ERGs to increase during light-adaptation. The contributions of post-receptoral components are essential for the photopic b-wave increase during the light adaptation.

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Adaptation, OcularElectroretinographyAnimalsBicucullineCarrier ProteinsGABA-A Receptor AntagonistsMiceMice, KnockoutModels, AnimalNerve Tissue ProteinsPhotic StimulationRetinal Cone Photoreceptor CellsBicucullineCarrier ProteinsGABA-A Receptor AntagonistsNerve Tissue Proteinspikachurin protein, mouse

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PMID26091521
PMCPMC4475018
OpenAlexW838876216

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