Cell movement and cell cycle dynamics in the retina of the adult teleostHaplochromis burtoni

✍ Scribed by Mack, Andreas F.; Fernald, Russell D.

• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
• Year: 1997
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 253 KB
• Volume: 388
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0021-9967
• DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1096-9861(19971124)388:3<435::aid-cne6>3.0.co;2-1

✦ Synopsis

The authors analyzed the pattern of neurogenesis, the time frame of cell movement, and the cell cycle kinetics of a population of stem cells located in the outer nuclear layer in the retina of the adult teleost Haplochromis burtoni. These stem cells continue to give rise to new rod photoreceptors throughout life. The new rods move vitread after the last cell division. The authors investigated events during cell division and cell differentiation by using one marker that labels dividing cells transiently (proliferating cell nuclear antigen) along with another marker that labels dividing cells permanently (bromodeoxyuridine). The bulk of cell movement does not occur within 24 hours after S-phase labeling but is clearly underway 12 hours later, shortly after mitosis. The cell cycle length was estimated to be approximately 25 hours. The distribution of labeled cells at various times after S-phase suggests that new rods are generated by asymmetric cell division, that is, one of the daughter cells moves after mitosis and becomes postmitotic, while the other daughter cell remains in place and reenters the cell cycle. The proliferation patterns across the retina suggest that the location of areas of mitotic activity changes over time. The authors hypothesize that local extracellular factors control the rate of cell division in a given area, thereby keeping the overall rod density constant.