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Un cromóforo accesorio en la visión en rojo
T Isayama1, D Alexeev, C L Makino
1Department of Ophthalmology, Massachusetts Eye & Ear Infirmary, Boston, Massachusetts 02114, USA.
Nature
|October 13, 2006
Resumen
Algunos peces usan clorofila para ver la luz roja en las profundidades del mar. Este estudio muestra que las células oculares de la salamandra también pueden usar derivados de la clorofila para mejorar la visión de la luz roja, lo que sugiere un mecanismo general de fotorrecepción de vertebrados.
Área de la Ciencia:
- Los pigmentos visuales son pigmentos visuales.
- La fotorrecepción es la fotorrecepción.
- Derivados de la clorofila y sus derivados.
Sus antecedentes:
- Los peces de aguas profundas que carecen de pigmentos visuales sensibles al rojo utilizan derivados de la clorofila para percibir la luz roja profunda.
- Esta adaptación permite la visión en entornos con espectro de luz limitado.
Objetivo del estudio:
- Para investigar si las células fotorreceptoras de los vertebrados, más allá de los peces de aguas profundas, pueden acumular derivados de clorofila exógenos.
- Para determinar si tal acumulación aumenta la sensibilidad a la luz roja en estas células.
Principales métodos:
- Extracción de células de varillas vivas de los ojos de la salamandra.
- La incubación de estas células con un derivado de la clorofila exógena, el cloro e6.6.
- Evaluación de la sensibilidad a la luz roja de las células varillas tratadas.
Principales resultados:
- Las células de las varillas de salamandra acumularon con éxito el derivado de clorofila exógena, el cloro e6.
- Las células tratadas con clorofila mostraron una mayor sensibilidad a la luz roja, igualando su sensibilidad a la luz verde.
- El derivado de la clorofila resultó ser inbleachable, lo que indica una sensibilidad a la luz sostenida.
Conclusiones:
- Las células fotorreceptoras de vertebrados se pueden aumentar con derivados de clorofila exógenos para una mayor sensibilidad espectral.
- La mejora de la visión mediante el uso de derivados de clorofila no blanqueables puede ser un fenómeno generalizado en la fotorrecepción de vertebrados.
- Este hallazgo abre posibilidades para comprender y potencialmente mejorar la visión en diferentes especies de vertebrados.
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