Stephan Heermann, Lucas Schütz ... Joachim Wittbrodt
The lens-averted domains of the optic vesicle are reservoirs of neuroretinal cells that flow into the developing optic cup in a process that is critically influenced by BMP signaling.
Organoids are useful in studying guidance cues for retinal ganglion cell (RGC) axon generation and regeneration, and the method of RGC isolation via CNTN2 facilitates investigating RGC-related retinal diseases such as glaucoma.
María Nicolás-Pérez, Franz Kuchling ... Juan R Martínez-Morales
High-resolution live imaging analysis shows a constriction mechanism that drives zebrafish optic cup morphogenesis and highlights the role of the extracellular matrix in transmitting tensions beyond the cellular level.
Kevin Achberger, Christopher Probst ... Peter Loskill
A microphysiological system (retina-on-a-chip) shows the potential to promote drug development and provide new insights into the underlying pathology of retinal diseases.