Gbx2 controls amacrine cell dendrite stratification through Robo1/2 receptors
Kerstein, P. C.; Santana Agreda, Y.; Curran, B. M.; Ma, L.; Wright, K. M.
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Within the neuronal classes of the retina, amacrine cells (ACs) exhibit the greatest neuronal diversity in morphology and function. We show that the selective expression of the transcription factor Gbx2 is required for cell fate specification and dendritic stratification of an individual AC subtype in the mouse retina. We identify Robo1 and Robo2 as downstream effectors that when deleted, phenocopy the dendritic misprojections seen in Gbx2 mutants. Slit1 and Slit2, the ligands of Robo receptors, are localized to the OFF layers of the inner plexiform layer where we observe the dendritic misprojections in both Gbx2 and Robo1/2 mutants. We show that Robo receptors also are required for the proper dendritic stratification of additional AC subtypes, such as Vglut3+ ACs. These results show both that Gbx2 functions as a terminal selector in a single AC subtype and identify Slit-Robo signaling as a developmental mechanism for ON-OFF pathway segregation in the retina.
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