Organization of the gravity-sensing system in zebrafish

Zhikai Liu; David G. C. Hildebrand; Joshua L. Morgan; Yizhen Jia; Nicholas Slimmon; Martha W. Bagnall

doi:10.1038/s41467-022-32824-w

Nature Communications (Aug 2022)

Organization of the gravity-sensing system in zebrafish

Zhikai Liu,
David G. C. Hildebrand,
Joshua L. Morgan,
Yizhen Jia,
Nicholas Slimmon,
Martha W. Bagnall

Affiliations

Zhikai Liu: Dept. of Neuroscience, Washington University in St. Louis
David G. C. Hildebrand: Laboratory of Neural Systems, The Rockefeller University
Joshua L. Morgan: Dept. of Ophthalmology, Washington University in St. Louis
Yizhen Jia: Dept. of Neuroscience, Washington University in St. Louis
Nicholas Slimmon: Dept. of Neuroscience, Washington University in St. Louis
Martha W. Bagnall: Dept. of Neuroscience, Washington University in St. Louis

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-32824-w
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 13, no. 1
pp. 1 – 15

Abstract

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How sensory systems are organized during development remains unclear. Here, the authors used electron microscopy to examine the gravity-sensing system in zebrafish, finding that directional tuning and developmental age are organizing principles of the transformation from vestibular sensation to motor control.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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