PUBLICATION
Zebrafish Tg(7.2mab21l2:EGFP)ucd2 Transgenics Reveal a Unique Population of Retinal Amacrine Cells
- Authors
- Cederlund, M.L., Morrissey, M.E., Baden, T., Scholz, D., Vendrell, V., Lagnado, L., Connaughton, V.P., and Kennedy, B.N.
- ID
- ZDB-PUB-101108-36
- Date
- 2011
- Source
- Investigative ophthalmology & visual science 52(3): 1613-21 (Journal)
- Registered Authors
- Cederlund, Maria, Connaughton, Victoria P., Kennedy, Breandan N., Lagnado, Leon
- Keywords
- amacrine cell, transgenic animals, electrophysiology, confocal microscopy, development, ocular
- MeSH Terms
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- Amacrine Cells/cytology*
- Amacrine Cells/metabolism
- Animals
- Animals, Genetically Modified
- Calbindin 2
- Electrophysiology
- Embryo, Nonmammalian/cytology*
- Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental/physiology*
- Glycine/metabolism
- Green Fluorescent Proteins/genetics*
- Homeodomain Proteins/genetics*
- Immunohistochemistry
- Microscopy, Fluorescence
- Parvalbumins/metabolism
- Promoter Regions, Genetic
- Retina/embryology*
- Retina/metabolism
- S100 Calcium Binding Protein G/metabolism
- Zebrafish
- Zebrafish Proteins/genetics*
- gamma-Aminobutyric Acid/metabolism
- PubMed
- 21051702 Full text @ Invest. Ophthalmol. Vis. Sci.
Citation
Cederlund, M.L., Morrissey, M.E., Baden, T., Scholz, D., Vendrell, V., Lagnado, L., Connaughton, V.P., and Kennedy, B.N. (2011) Zebrafish Tg(7.2mab21l2:EGFP)ucd2 Transgenics Reveal a Unique Population of Retinal Amacrine Cells. Investigative ophthalmology & visual science. 52(3):1613-21.
Abstract
Purpose: Amacrine cells comprise a diverse, yet poorly characterised, cell population in the inner retina. Here, we seek to characterise the morphology, molecular physiology and electrophysiology of a subpopulation of EGFP expressing retinal amacrine cells identified in a novel zebrafish transgenic line. Methods: 7.2 kb of the zebrafish mab21l2 promoter was cloned upstream of EGFP and used to create the Tg(7.2mab21l2:EGFP)ucd2 transgenic line. Transgenic EGFP expression was analysed by fluorescent microscopy in wholemount embryos followed by detailed analysis of EGFP-expressing amacrine cells using fluorescent microscopy, immunohistochemistry and electrophysiology. Results: A 7.2 kb fragment of the mab21l2 promoter region is sufficient to drive transgene expression in the developing lens and tectum. Intriguingly, EGFP was also observed in differentiated amacrine cells. EGFP-labelled amacrine cells in Tg(7.2mab21l2:EGFP)ucd2 constitute a novel GABA- and glycine-negative amacrine subpopulation. Morphologically, EGFP-expressing cells stratify in sublamina 1-2 (Type 1 OFF), or sublamina 3-4 (Type 1 ON) or branch diffusely (Type 2). Electrophysiologically, these cells segregate into amacrine cells with somas in the vitreal part of the INL and linear responses to current injection, or alternatively, amacrine cells with somas proximal to the IPL and active oscillatory voltage signals. Conclusions: The novel transgenic line Tg(7.2mab21l2:EGFP)ucd2, uncovers a unique subpopulation of retinal amacrine cells.
Genes / Markers
Expression
Phenotype
Mutations / Transgenics
Human Disease / Model
Sequence Targeting Reagents
Fish
Orthology
Engineered Foreign Genes
Mapping