Thy-1 is critical for normal retinal development.

In the mammalian retina, Thy-1, the most abundant mammalian neuronal surface glycoprotein, is found predominantly if not exclusively on retinal ganglion cells. We hypothesized that Thy-1 plays a significant role in retinal development. Neurite outgrowth of retinal ganglion cells from Thy-1(-) mice over multiple substrates was compared to that seen with wild-type controls. Adult mouse retinas were histologically compared between Thy-1(-) and three strains of Thy-1 positive mice. Thy-1(-) retinal ganglion cells had significantly less neurite outgrowth than controls. The inner nuclear, inner plexiform, ganglion cell and outer segment/pigment epithelium layers were thinner in Thy-1(-) retinae than in controls. Thy-1 appears to be critical for normal retinal development.

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