期刊
出版社
NATL ACAD SCIENCES
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2101823118
关键词
neural development; visual system; retina; Drosophila; patterning
资金
- National Eye Institute [F32 EY028012, R01 EY017916]
Through studying the Drosophila visual system, researchers have uncovered principles guiding the specification and connectivity of visual system neurons, which can be broadly applicable to other systems. The focus is on how temporal and spatial patterning generates diverse cell types and guides the connection of neurons to the correct target regions.
Like other sensory systems, the visual system is topographically organized: Its sensory neurons, the photoreceptors, and their targets maintain point-to-point correspondence in physical space, forming a retinotopic map. The iterative wiring of circuits in the visual system conveniently facilitates the study of its development. Over the past few decades, experiments in Drosophila have shed light on the principles that guide the specification and connectivity of visual system neurons. In this review, we describe the main findings unearthed by the study of the Drosophila visual system and compare them with similar events in mammals. We focus on how temporal and spatial patterning generates diverse cell types, how guidance molecules distribute the axons and dendrites of neurons within the correct target regions, how vertebrates and invertebrates generate their retinotopic map, and the molecules and mechanisms required for neuronal migration. We suggest that basic principles used to wire the fly visual system are broadly applicable to other systems and highlight its importance as a model to study nervous system development.
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