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First published online 1 March 2006
doi: 10.1242/dev.02311

Development 133, 1367-1378 (2006)
Published by The Company of Biologists 2006
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Notch1 functions to suppress cone-photoreceptor fate specification in the developing mouse retina

Orly Yaron1,*, Chen Farhy1,*, Till Marquardt2, Meredithe Applebury3 and Ruth Ashery-Padan1,{dagger}

1 Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Department of Human Molecular Genetics and Biochemistry, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv 69978, Israel.
2 The Salk Institute for Biological Studies, Gene Expression Laboratory, 10010 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA.
3 The Howe Laboratory, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02114, USA.

{dagger} Author for correspondence (e-mail: ruthash{at}post.tau.ac.il)

Accepted 6 February 2006

Notch receptor-mediated cell-cell signaling is known to negatively regulate neurogenesis in both vertebrate and invertebrate species, while being implicated in promoting the acquisition of glial fates. We studied Notch1 function directly during retinal neurogenesis by selective Cre/loxP-triggered Notch1 gene inactivation in peripheral retinal progenitor cells (RPCs) prior to the onset of cell differentiation. Consistent with its previously established role, Notch1 inactivation led to dramatic alteration in the expression profile of multiple basic helix-loop-helix transcription factors, consequently prompting premature cell-cycle exit and neuronal specification. Surprisingly, however, Notch1 inactivation led to a striking change in retinal cell composition, with cone-photoreceptor precursors expanding at the expense of other early- as well as late-born cell fates. Intriguingly, the Notch1-deficient precursors adhered to the normal chronological sequence of the cone-photoreceptor differentiation program. Together, these findings reveal an unexpected role of Notch signaling in directly controlling neuronal cell-type composition, and suggest a model by which, during normal retinogenesis, Notch1 functions to suppress cone-photoreceptor fate, allowing for the specification of the diversity of retinal cell types.

Key words: Notch1, Cre/loxP, Lineage tracing, Retinal progenitor cells, Photoreceptors, Mouse, Notch1, Retina development




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