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Retinal ganglion cells-expressing CaM kinase II in human and nonhuman primates

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JOURNAL OF COMPARATIVE NEUROLOGY
卷 530, 期 9, 页码 1470-1493

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WILEY
DOI: 10.1002/cne.25292

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Callithrix; CaM Kinase II; human; Macaca; retina; retinal ganglion cells; vision

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  1. Australian Research Council [CE140100007]
  2. National Eye Institute [EY025555]
  3. National Health and Medical Research Council [APP1123418]
  4. Sydney Medical School Foundation
  5. Claffy Foundation

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In this study, the expression of CaMKII in retinal ganglion cells of three primate species (macaque, human, and marmoset) was investigated using immunostaining and single-cell injections. The results showed that CaMKII is expressed by a small percentage of ganglion cells in all species, and includes various types of wide-field ganglion cells. The expression pattern of CaMKII in retinal ganglion cells is largely conserved across different primate species, suggesting a common functional role. However, not all koniocellular projecting retinal ganglion cells express CaMKII.
Immunoreactivity for calcium-/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II (CaMKII) in the primate dorsal lateral geniculate nucleus (dLGN) has been attributed to geniculocortical relay neurons and has also been suggested to arise from terminals of retinal ganglion cells. Here, we combined immunostaining with single-cell injections to investigate the expression of CaMKII in retinal ganglion cells of three primate species: macaque (Macaca fascicularis, M. nemestrina), human, and marmoset (Callithrix jacchus). We found that in all species, about 2%-10% of the total ganglion cell population expressed CaMKII. In all species, CaMKII was expressed by multiple types of wide-field ganglion cell including large sparse, giant sparse (melanopsin-expressing), broad thorny, and narrow thorny cells. Three other ganglion cells types, namely, inner and outer stratifying maze cells in macaque and tufted cells in marmoset were also found. Double labeling experiments showed that CaMKII-expressing cells included inner and outer stratifying melanopsin cells. Nearly all CaMKII-expressing ganglion cell types identified here are known to project to the koniocellular layers of the dLGN as well as to the superior colliculus. The best characterized koniocellular projecting cell type-the small bistratified (blue ON/yellow OFF) cell-was, however, not CaMKII-positive in any species. Our results indicate that the pattern of CaMKII expression in retinal ganglion cells is largely conserved across different species of primate suggesting a common functional role. But the results also show that CaMKII is not a marker for all koniocellular projecting retinal ganglion cells.

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