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Khan ZU Martín-Montañez E Baxter MG 《Cellular and molecular life sciences : CMLS》2011,68(10):1737-1754
Visual perception and memory are the most important components of vision processing in the brain. It was thought that the
perceptual aspect of a visual stimulus occurs in visual cortical areas and that this serves as the substrate for the formation
of visual memory in a distinct part of the brain called the medial temporal lobe. However, current evidence indicates that
there is no functional separation of areas. Entire visual cortical pathways and connecting medial temporal lobe are important
for both perception and visual memory. Though some aspects of this view are debated, evidence from both sides will be explored
here. In this review, we will discuss the anatomical and functional architecture of the entire system and the implications
of these structures in visual perception and memory. 相似文献
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Anderson BH Kasher PR Mayer J Szynkiewicz M Jenkinson EM Bhaskar SS Urquhart JE Daly SB Dickerson JE O'Sullivan J Leibundgut EO Muter J Abdel-Salem GM Babul-Hirji R Baxter P Berger A Bonafé L Brunstom-Hernandez JE Buckard JA Chitayat D Chong WK Cordelli DM Ferreira P Fluss J Forrest EH Franzoni E Garone C Hammans SR Houge G Hughes I Jacquemont S Jeannet PY Jefferson RJ Kumar R Kutschke G Lundberg S Lourenço CM Mehta R Naidu S Nischal KK Nunes L Ounap K Philippart M Prabhakar P Risen SR 《Nature genetics》2012,44(3):338-342
Coats plus is a highly pleiotropic disorder particularly affecting the eye, brain, bone and gastrointestinal tract. Here, we show that Coats plus results from mutations in CTC1, encoding conserved telomere maintenance component 1, a member of the mammalian homolog of the yeast heterotrimeric CST telomeric capping complex. Consistent with the observation of shortened telomeres in an Arabidopsis CTC1 mutant and the phenotypic overlap of Coats plus with the telomeric maintenance disorders comprising dyskeratosis congenita, we observed shortened telomeres in three individuals with Coats plus and an increase in spontaneous γH2AX-positive cells in cell lines derived from two affected individuals. CTC1 is also a subunit of the α-accessory factor (AAF) complex, stimulating the activity of DNA polymerase-α primase, the only enzyme known to initiate DNA replication in eukaryotic cells. Thus, CTC1 may have a function in DNA metabolism that is necessary for but not specific to telomeric integrity. 相似文献
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Retinal degeneration in the rd mouse is caused by a defect in the beta subunit of rod cGMP-phosphodiesterase 总被引:39,自引:0,他引:39
Mice homozygous for the rd mutation display hereditary retinal degeneration and the classic rd lines serve as a model for human retinitis pigmentosa. In affected animals the retinal rod photoreceptor cells begin degenerating at about postnatal day 8, and by four weeks no photoreceptors are left. Degeneration is preceded by accumulation of cyclic GMP in the retina and is correlated with deficient activity of the rod photoreceptor cGMP-phosphodiesterase. We have recently isolated a candidate complementary DNA for the rd gene from a mouse retinal library and completed the characterization of cDNAs encoding all subunits of bovine photoreceptor phosphodiesterase. The candidate cDNA shows strong homology with a cDNA encoding the bovine phosphodiesterase beta subunit. Here we present evidence that the candidate cDNA is the murine homologue of bovine phosphodiesterase beta cDNA. We conclude that the mouse rd locus encodes the rod photoreceptor cGMP-phosphodiesterase beta subunit. 相似文献
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NO is necessary and sufficient for egg activation at fertilization 总被引:14,自引:0,他引:14
Kuo RC Baxter GT Thompson SH Stricker SA Patton C Bonaventura J Epel D 《Nature》2000,406(6796):633-636
The early steps that lead to the rise in calcium and egg activation at fertilization are unknown but of great interest--particularly with the advent of in vitro fertilization techniques for treating male infertility and whole-animal cloning by nuclear transfer. This calcium rise is required for egg activation and the subsequent events of development in eggs of all species. Injection of intact sperm or sperm extracts can activate eggs, suggesting that sperm-derived factors may be involved. Here we show that nitric oxide synthase is present at high concentration and active in sperm after activation by the acrosome reaction. An increase in nitrosation within eggs is evident seconds after insemination and precedes the calcium pulse of fertilization. Microinjection of nitric oxide donors or recombinant nitric oxide synthase recapitulates events of egg activation, whereas prior injection of oxyhaemoglobin, a physiological nitric oxide scavenger, prevents egg activation after fertilization. We conclude that nitric oxide synthase and nitric-oxide-related bioactivity satisfy the primary criteria of an egg activator: they are present in an appropriate place, active at an appropriate time, and are necessary and sufficient for successful fertilization. 相似文献
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