Progenitor division and cell autonomous neurosecretion are required for rod photoreceptor sublaminar positioning

A Gurdita, VQB Pham Truong, P Dolati… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - National Acad Sciences
Migration is essential for the laminar stratification and connectivity of neurons in the central
nervous system. In the retina, photoreceptors (PRs) migrate to positions according to …

Mechanisms underlying morphological and functional changes of cilia in fibroblasts derived from patients bearing ARL3T31A and ARL3T31A/C118F mutations

X Zhang, S Yao, L Zhang, L Yang, M Yang… - The FASEB …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
ARL3 is essential for cilia development, and mutations in ARL3 are closely associated with
ciliopathies. In a previous study, we observed distinct phenotypes of retinal dystrophy in …

Mapping protein distribution in the canine photoreceptor sensory cilium and calyceal processes by ultrastructure expansion microscopy

K Takahashi, R Sudharsan, WA Beltran - bioRxiv, 2024 - biorxiv.org
Photoreceptors are highly polarized sensory neurons, possessing a unique ciliary structure
known as the photoreceptor sensory cilium (PSC). Vertebrates have two subtypes of …