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Design principles and developmental mechanisms underlying retinal mosaics.

Benjamin E Reese^1,2, Patrick W Keeley^1,3

¹Neuroscience Research Institute, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA 93106-5060, U.S.A.

Biological Reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society

|August 12, 2014

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Investigating neuronal arrangement in the mammalian retina reveals

Keywords:

Voronoi domain autocorrelation coverage dendritic field effective radius nearest neighbour packing factor patterning regularity tiling

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Area of Science:

Neuroscience
Developmental Biology
Cell Biology

Background:

Central nervous system (CNS) neuron composition and morphology interplay is poorly understood.
Invertebrate studies reveal genetic underpinnings of neuronal organization.
Vertebrate retina serves as a model for 'mosaic regularity' and 'uniform coverage' principles.

Purpose of the Study:

Review the prevalence of 'mosaic regularity' and 'uniform dendritic coverage' in the mammalian retina.
Assess methods for evaluating these principles in developing and mature nervous systems.
Examine the developmental mechanisms and genetic basis of these neuronal design principles.

Main Methods:

Literature review of studies on retinal neuronal organization.
Analysis of existing data on neuronal distribution and dendritic patterning.
Examination of genetic and molecular mechanisms influencing neuronal development.

Main Results:

'Mosaic regularity' and 'uniform dendritic coverage' are pervasive in the mammalian retina.
Specific genes influence these histotypical features, though not always conserved across species.
Developmental processes and genetic mutations impact neuronal arrangement and coverage.

Conclusions:

Understanding neuronal population dynamics is crucial for CNS development.
The mammalian retina exemplifies key principles of neuronal organization.
Further research into genetic mechanisms can elucidate fundamental CNS design principles.