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ArticleHuman molecular genetics2016

Transcriptome analysis reveals rod/cone photoreceptor specific signatures across mammalian retinas.

Debarshi Mustafi, Brian M Kevany, Xiaodong Bai, Marcin Golczak, Mark D Adams, Anthony Wynshaw-Boris, Krzysztof Palczewski

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Article in Human molecular genetics, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 34 papers.

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34 citing papers in PubMed.

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  18. Development of Stem Cell Therapies for Retinal Degeneration.Cold Spring Harbor perspectives in biology · 2020
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5 · Who and what money

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7 authors.

Debarshi MustafiDepartments of Pharmacology and Cleveland Center for Membrane and Structural Biology.
Brian M KevanyDepartments of Pharmacology and Cleveland Center for Membrane and Structural Biology.
Xiaodong BaiCenter for RNA Molecular Biology.
Marcin GolczakDepartments of Pharmacology and Cleveland Center for Membrane and Structural Biology.
Mark D AdamsJ. Craig Venter Institute, La Jolla, CA, USA.
Anthony Wynshaw-BorisGenetics and Genome Sciences, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA.
Krzysztof PalczewskiDepartments of Pharmacology and Cleveland Center for Membrane and Structural Biology.

Funding

Pharmacological Treatment of Retinal DiseasesR24EY021126 · NEI · CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY · PI PALCZEWSKI, KRZYSZTOF · 2010 to 2014
$12.8M
A two-photon ophthalmoscope for human retinal imaging and functional testingU01EY025451 · NEI · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-IRVINE · PI PALCZEWSKI, KRZYSZTOF · 2015 to 2019
$3.2M
NEI NIH HHS R24 EY021126NEI NIH HHS U01 EY025451
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A defined set of genetic instructions encodes functionality in complex organisms. Delineating these unique genetic signatures is essential to understanding the formation and functionality of specialized tissues. Vision, one of the five central senses of perception, is initiated by the retina and has evolved over time to produce rod and cone photoreceptors that vary in a species-specific manner, and in some cases by geographical region resulting in higher order visual acuity in humans. RNA-sequencing and use of existing and de novo transcriptome assemblies allowed ocular transcriptome mapping from a diverse set of rodent and primate species. Global genomic refinements along with systems-based comparative and co-expression analyses of these transcriptome maps identified gene modules that correlated with specific features of rod versus cone retinal cellular composition. Organization of the ocular transcriptome demonstrated herein defines the molecular basis of photoreceptor architecture and functionality, providing a new paradigm for neurogenetic analyses of the mammalian retina in health and disease.

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TranscriptomeAnimalsGene Expression ProfilingHumansMacaca fascicularisMammalsMiceRatsRetinal Cone Photoreceptor CellsRetinal Rod Photoreceptor CellsSequence Analysis, RNA

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PMID28172828
PMCPMC6078599

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