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(Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science. 2007;48:2887-2894.)
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DOI:  10.1167/iovs.06-1212
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Impaired Retinal Differentiation and Maintenance in Zebrafish Laminin Mutants

Oliver Biehlmaier,*,1,2,3 Yuri Makhankov,1,2 and Stephan C. F. Neuhauss*,1,2,3

1From the Department of Biology, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) Zurich, and the 2Brain Research Institute, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.

PURPOSE. To characterize morphologic and physiological alterations in the retina of three laminin mutant zebrafish, bashful (bal, lama1), grumpy (gup, lamb1), and sleepy (sly, lamc1), which were identified in forward genetic screens and were found to be impaired in visual functions.

METHODS. Mutant larvae were observed for defects in visual behavior by testing their optokinetic response (OKR). In addition, electroretinograms (ERG) were measured and retinal morphology was examined by standard histology, immunocytochemistry, TUNEL assay, and electron microscopy.

RESULTS. Both, gup and sly showed no OKR at any light intensity tested, whereas bal embryos showed some remaining OKR behavior at more than 40% of contrast. Consistent with the OKR result, gup and sly did not show an ERG response at any light intensity tested, whereas bal mutants exhibited small a- and b-waves at high light intensities. All three laminin mutants showed altered ganglion cell layers, optic nerve fasciculations, and lens defects. Again, bal showed the least severe morphologic phenotype with no additional defects. In contrast, both, gup and sly, showed severe photoreceptor outer segment shortening and synapse alteration (floating ribbons) as well as increased cell death.

CONCLUSIONS. Lamb1 and lamc1 chains play an important role in the morphogenesis of photoreceptors and their synapses. In contrast, lama1 is not involved in outer retina development.




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