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Repeated nuclear translocations underlie photoreceptor positioning and lamination of the outer nuclear layer in the mammalian retina

Aghaizu, ND; Warre-Cornish, KM; Robinson, MR; Waldron, PV; Maswood, RN; Smith, AJ; Ali, RR; (2021) Repeated nuclear translocations underlie photoreceptor positioning and lamination of the outer nuclear layer in the mammalian retina. Cell Reports , 36 (5) , Article 109461. 10.1016/j.celrep.2021.109461. Green open access

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Abstract

In development, almost all stratified neurons must migrate from their birthplace to the appropriate neural layer. Photoreceptors reside in the most apical layer of the retina, near their place of birth. Whether photoreceptors require migratory events for fine-positioning and/or retention within this layer is not well understood. Here, we show that photoreceptor nuclei of the developing mouse retina cyclically exhibit rapid, dynein-1-dependent translocation toward the apical surface, before moving more slowly in the basal direction, likely due to passive displacement by neighboring retinal nuclei. Attenuating dynein 1 function in rod photoreceptors results in their ectopic basal displacement into the outer plexiform layer and inner nuclear layer. Synapse formation is also compromised in these displaced cells. We propose that repeated, apically directed nuclear translocation events are necessary to ensure retention of post-mitotic photoreceptors within the emerging outer nuclear layer during retinogenesis, which is critical for correct neuronal lamination.

Type: Article
Title: Repeated nuclear translocations underlie photoreceptor positioning and lamination of the outer nuclear layer in the mammalian retina
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2021.109461
Publisher version: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.celrep.2021.109461
Language: English
Additional information: © 2021 The Authors. This is an open access article under the CC BY license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
Keywords: neuronal migration, translocation, interkinetic nuclear migration, dynein, motor proteins, lamination, development, retina, synaptogenesis, tissue differentiation
UCL classification: UCL
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences > Institute of Ophthalmology
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences > UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences > UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology > Department of Neuromuscular Diseases
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10132653
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