Contributions of VLDLR and LRP8 in the establishment of retinogeniculate projections

Neural Development

Michael A Fox²  Anne M Josephson²  Michael A Klemm³  Jianmin Su¹ 

[1] Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute, Roanoke, VA 24016, USA;Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center, Richmond, VA 23298, USA;Department of Biological Sciences, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24061, USA

关键词: Retinal terminal;    Axon;    Lateral geniculate nucleus;    Retinogeniculate;    Intergeniculate nucleus;    Synaptic targeting;    Reelin;   

Others  :  817460
DOI  :  10.1186/1749-8104-8-11

 received in 2013-02-24, accepted in 2013-05-22,  发布年份 2013

【 摘 要 】

Background

Retinal ganglion cells (RGCs), the output neurons of the retina, project to over 20 distinct brain nuclei, including the lateral geniculate nucleus (LGN), a thalamic region comprised of three functionally distinct subnuclei: the ventral LGN (vLGN), the dorsal LGN (dLGN) and the intergeniculate leaflet (IGL). We previously identified reelin, an extracellular glycoprotein, as a critical factor that directs class-specific targeting of these subnuclei. Reelin is known to bind to two receptors: very-low-density lipoprotein receptor (VLDLR) and low-density lipoprotein receptor-related protein 8 (LRP8), also known as apolipoprotein E receptor 2 (ApoER2). Here we examined the roles of these canonical reelin receptors in retinogeniculate targeting.

Results

To assess the roles of VLDLR and LRP8 in retinogeniculate targeting, we used intraocular injections of fluorescently conjugated cholera toxin B subunit (CTB) to label all RGC axons in vivo. Retinogeniculate projections in mutant mice lacking either VLDLR or LRP8 appeared similar to controls; however, deletion of both receptors resulted in dramatic defects in the pattern of retinal innervation in LGN. Surprisingly, defects in vldlr^−/−;lrp8^−/− double mutant mice were remarkably different than those observed in mice lacking reelin. First, we failed to observe retinal axons exiting the medial border of the vLGN and IGL to invade distant regions of non-retino-recipient thalamus. Second, an ectopic region of binocular innervation emerged in the dorsomedial pole of vldlr^−/−;lrp8^−/− mutant dLGN. Analysis of retinal projection development, retinal terminal sizes and LGN cytoarchitecture in vldlr^−/−;lrp8^−/− mutants, all suggest that a subset of retinal axons destined for the IGL are misrouted to the dorsomedial pole of dLGN in the absence of VLDLR and LRP8. Such mistargeting is likely the result of abnormal migration of IGL neurons into the dorsomedial pole of dLGN in vldlr^−/−;lrp8^−/− mutants.

Conclusions

In contrast to our expectations, the development of both the LGN and retinogeniculate projections appeared dramatically different in mutants lacking either reelin or both canonical reelin receptors. These results suggest that there are reelin-independent functions of VLDLR and LRP8 in LGN development, and VLDLR- and LRP8-independent functions of reelin in class-specific axonal targeting.

【 授权许可】

   
2013 Su et al.; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.

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