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The cell adhesion molecule Sdk1 shapes assembly of a retinal circuit that detects localized edges

  1. Pierre-Luc Rochon
  2. Catherine Theriault
  3. Aline Giselle Rangel Olguin
  4. Arjun Krishnaswamy  Is a corresponding author
  1. McGill University, Canada
https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.70870
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  1. Pierre-Luc Rochon
  2. Catherine Theriault
  3. Aline Giselle Rangel Olguin
  4. Arjun Krishnaswamy
(2021)
The cell adhesion molecule Sdk1 shapes assembly of a retinal circuit that detects localized edges
eLife 10:e70870.
https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.70870
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Abstract

Nearly 50 different mouse retinal ganglion cell (RGC) types sample the visual scene for distinct features. RGC feature selectivity arises from their synapses with a specific subset of amacrine (AC) and bipolar cell (BC) types, but how RGC dendrites arborize and collect input from these specific subsets remains poorly understood. Here we examine the hypothesis that RGCs employ molecular recognition systems to meet this challenge. By combining calcium imaging and type-specific histological stains we define a family of circuits that express the recognition molecule Sidekick 1 (Sdk1) which include a novel RGC type (S1-RGC) that responds to local edges. Genetic and physiological studies revealed that Sdk1 loss selectively disrupts S1-RGC visual responses which result from a loss of excitatory and inhibitory inputs and selective dendritic deficits on this neuron. We conclude that Sdk1 shapes dendrite growth and wiring to help S1-RGCs become feature selective.

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Sample registration fields, registration code, and GCaMP6f datasets are available at Dryad (https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.4xgxd2593).

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  1. Pierre-Luc Rochon

    McGill University, Montreal, Canada
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  2. Catherine Theriault

    McGill University, Montreal, Canada
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  3. Aline Giselle Rangel Olguin

    McGill University, Montreal, Canada
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  4. Arjun Krishnaswamy

    McGill University, Montreal, Canada
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Canadian Institutes of Health Research (project grant)

  • Arjun Krishnaswamy

Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (discovery grant)

  • Arjun Krishnaswamy

Canadian Institutes of Health Research (Graduate Fellowship)

  • Pierre-Luc Rochon

Fonds de Recherche du Québec - Santé (Graduate Fellowship)

  • Aline Giselle Rangel Olguin

Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología (Graduate Fellowship)

  • Aline Giselle Rangel Olguin

The funders had no role in study design, data collection and interpretation, or the decision to submit the work for publication.

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Animal experimentation: Animals were used in accordance with the rules and regulations established by the Canadian Council on Animal Care and protocol (2017-7889) was approved by the Animal Care Committee at McGill University

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© 2021, Rochon et al.

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  1. Pierre-Luc Rochon
  2. Catherine Theriault
  3. Aline Giselle Rangel Olguin
  4. Arjun Krishnaswamy
(2021)
The cell adhesion molecule Sdk1 shapes assembly of a retinal circuit that detects localized edges
eLife 10:e70870.
https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.70870

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