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ArticleExperimental eye research2023

Size variations in synaptic terminals among different types of photoreceptors and across the zebrafish retina.

Jong-Su Park, Xiangyun Wei

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Jong-Su ParkDepartment of Ophthalmology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, 15213, Pennsylvania, USA.
Xiangyun WeiDepartment of Ophthalmology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, 15213, Pennsylvania, USA; Department of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, 15213, Pennsylvania, USA; Department of Developmental Biology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, 15213, Pennsylvania, USA. Electronic address: xiw28@pitt.edu.

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Virus Production and Manipulation of Protein/Gene Expression ModuleP30EY008098 · NEI · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI Ethan A Rossi · 1989 to 2026
$17.8M
Crumbs proteins for photoreceptor development and health maintenanceR01EY025638 · NEI · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI WEI, XIANGYUN · 2016 to 2020
$1.9M
NEI NIH HHS P30 EY008098NEI NIH HHS R01 EY025638
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Abstract

Photoreceptor synaptic terminals are responsible for transmitting visual information to downstream neurons. In vertebrate retinas, photoreceptor synaptic terminals are of different sizes and structures. The molecular mechanisms that underlie photoreceptor synaptic development are not clearly understood. Here, we have systematically examined the size variations in the synaptic terminals of cone and rod photoreceptors in the adult zebrafish retina. We reveal that the average cone pedicle sizes expand in the order of UV, blue, green, and red cones, echoing the increasing maximally sensitive wavelengths of the opsins expressed in the corresponding cone types. In addition, rod spherules are smaller than all cone pedicles. The terminals of each photoreceptor type also display distinct regional variations across the retina and between males and females. These findings establish the basis for using the zebrafish retina to study the molecular mechanisms that regulate the sizes and structures of photoreceptor terminals for proper visual functions.

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Presynaptic TerminalsZebrafishAnimalsFemaleMaleRetinaRetinal Cone Photoreceptor CellsSynapsesPediclePhotoreceptorRibbon synapseSpheruleSynaptic terminalZebrafish

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