The expression of irx7 in the inner nuclear layer of zebrafish retina is essential for a proper retinal development and lamination.

Irx7, a member in the zebrafish iroquois transcription factor (TF) family, has been shown to control brain patterning. During retinal development, irx7's expression was found to appear exclusively in the inner nuclear layer (INL) as soon as the prospective INL cells withdraw from the cell cycle...

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Main Authors: Yuqing Zhang, Yifan Yang, Caleb Trujillo, Wenxuan Zhong, Yuk Fai Leung
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3335143?pdf=render