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JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE
卷 30, 期 48, 页码 16376-16382出版社
SOC NEUROSCIENCE
DOI: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.3455-10.2010
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资金
- National Institute of Child Health and Human Development [HD045757]
- March of Dimes Foundation
- National Eye Institute [R21 EY018320, EY11310]
- National Institute on Drug Abuse [DA15043]
- Wyeth Pharmaceuticals
- Swiss National Science Foundation
Throughout the nervous system, neurons restrict their connections to specific depths or layers of their targets to constrain the type and number of synapses they make. Despite the importance of lamina-specific synaptic connectivity, the mechanisms that give rise to this feature in mammals remain poorly understood. Here we examined the cellular events underlying the formation of lamina-specific retinal ganglion cell (RGC) axonal projections to the superior colliculus (SC) of the mouse. By combining a genetically encoded marker of a defined RGC subtype (OFF-alpha RGCs) with serial immunoelectron microscopy, we resolved the ultrastructure of axon terminals fated for laminar stabilization versus those fated for removal. We found that OFF-alpha RGCs form synapses across the full depth of the retinorecipient SC before undergoing lamina-specific arbor retraction and synapse elimination to arrive at their mature, restricted pattern of connectivity. Interestingly, we did not observe evidence of axon degeneration or glia-induced synapse engulfment during this process. These findings indicate that lamina-specific visual connections are generated through the selective stabilization of correctly targeted axon arbors and suggest that the decision to maintain or eliminate an axonal projection reflects the molecular compatibility of presynaptic and postsynaptic neurons at a given laminar depth.
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