PUBLICATION
The roles of Hedgehogs and Fibroblast Growth Factors in eye development and retinal cell rescue
- Authors
- Russell, C.
- ID
- ZDB-PUB-030408-13
- Date
- 2003
- Source
- Vision Research 43(8): 899-912 (Journal)
- Registered Authors
- Russell, Claire
- Keywords
- none
- MeSH Terms
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- Animals
- Body Patterning/physiology
- Fibroblast Growth Factors/physiology*
- Hedgehog Proteins
- Humans
- Nerve Regeneration
- Retina/embryology*
- Retina/physiology
- Signal Transduction/physiology
- Trans-Activators/physiology*
- Zebrafish
- PubMed
- 12668059 Full text @ Vision Res.
Citation
Russell, C. (2003) The roles of Hedgehogs and Fibroblast Growth Factors in eye development and retinal cell rescue. Vision Research. 43(8):899-912.
Abstract
Knowledge of normal eye development is crucial for the development of retinal rescue strategies. I shall focus on two signalling pathways that affect retinal development. Fibroblast growth factors function in retinal cell proliferation, retinal ganglion cell axon guidance and target recognition, craniofacial patterning and lens induction. Hedgehog proteins are required for progression of the neurogenic wave, cell proliferation, photoreceptor differentiation, retinal ganglion cell axon growth and craniofacial patterning. These signalling pathways have pleiotropic effects, can interact and have the potential to be used therapeutically. The zebrafish model organism may be well suited to studying how signalling pathways interact.
Genes / Markers
Expression
Phenotype
Mutations / Transgenics
Human Disease / Model
Sequence Targeting Reagents
Fish
Orthology
Engineered Foreign Genes
Mapping