Fine-tuning light sensitivity in the starry flounder (Platichthys stellatus) retina: Regional variation in photoreceptor cell morphology and opsin gene expression
| Autor: | John S. Taylor, Tom Iwanicki, Emily Morris, Juan Ausiό, Iñigo Novales Flamarique |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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0301 basic medicine
Opsin genetic structures Color vision Gene Expression Flounder Photoreceptor cell Retina 03 medical and health sciences chemistry.chemical_compound food Flatfish Photophobia medicine Animals 14. Life underwater Starry flounder Phylogeny Vitamin a1 biology Opsins General Neuroscience Retinal Anatomy biology.organism_classification eye diseases Cell biology 030104 developmental biology medicine.anatomical_structure chemistry Retinal Cone Photoreceptor Cells food.nutrient sense organs Photic Stimulation |
| Zdroj: | The Journal of comparative neurology. 525(10) |
| ISSN: | 1096-9861 |
| Popis: | Vertebrate color vision relies on the differential expression of visual pigment proteins (opsins) in cone photoreceptors of the retina. The diversity of opsins and their retinal expression patterns appear greatest for animals that experience variable light habitats, as is the case with flatfishes. Yet, opsin repertoires and expression patterns in this group of fishes are poorly described. Here, we unveil the visual opsin expression patterns of juvenile starry flounder (Platichthys stellatus) and describe the localization of cone types, their visual pigments and opsin expression. Juvenile starry flounder express eight opsins (Rh1, Sws1, Sws2A1, Sws2A2, Sws2B, Rh2A1, Rh2A2, Lws) and possess a corresponding number of photoreceptor visual pigments, with peak absorbance ranging from 369 to 557 nm. Retinal (vitamin A1) was the only chromophore detected in the retina. Intraretinal variation in opsin abundance consisted of greater expression of both RH2, and lesser expression of SWS1 and both SWS2A, opsin transcripts in the dorsal compared to the ventral retina. Overall cone density was greater in the dorsal retina which was also characterized by a larger proportion of unequal double cones compared with the ventral retina. Together, our results suggest that large opsin repertoires serve to optimize visual function under variable light environments by differential expression of opsin subsets with retinal location. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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