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Blue-yellow opponency in primate S cone photoreceptors.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  20071519     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
The neural coding of human color vision begins in the retina. The outputs of long (L)-, middle (M)-, and short (S)-wavelength-sensitive cone photoreceptors combine antagonistically to produce "red-green" and "blue-yellow" spectrally opponent signals (Hering, 1878; Hurvich and Jameson, 1957). Spectral opponency is well established in primate retinal ganglion cells (Reid and Shapley, 1992; Dacey and Lee, 1994; Dacey et al., 1996), but the retinal circuitry creating the opponency remains uncertain. Here we find, from whole-cell recordings of photoreceptors in macaque monkey, that "blue-yellow" opponency is already present in the center-surround receptive fields of S cones. The inward current evoked by blue light derives from phototransduction within the outer segment of the S cone. The outward current evoked by yellow light is caused by feedback from horizontal cells that are driven by surrounding L and M cones. Stimulation of the surround modulates calcium conductance in the center S cone.
Authors:
Orin S Packer; Jan Verweij; Peter H Li; Julie L Schnapf; Dennis M Dacey
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Publication Detail:
Type:  In Vitro; Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience     Volume:  30     ISSN:  1529-2401     ISO Abbreviation:  J. Neurosci.     Publication Date:  2010 Jan 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-01-14     Completed Date:  2010-02-01     Revised Date:  2011-09-26    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8102140     Medline TA:  J Neurosci     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  568-72     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Biological Structure and the National Primate Research Center, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195, USA.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
6-Cyano-7-nitroquinoxaline-2,3-dione / pharmacology
Animals
Biofeedback, Psychology / physiology
Biophysics
Calcium / metabolism
Color*
Color Perception / physiology*
Excitatory Amino Acid Antagonists / pharmacology
Light
Membrane Potentials / drug effects,  physiology
Neural Inhibition / drug effects
Patch-Clamp Techniques / methods
Photic Stimulation / methods
Potassium Channel Blockers / pharmacology
Primates / anatomy & histology
Retina / cytology*
Retinal Cone Photoreceptor Cells / classification,  physiology*
Tetraethylammonium / pharmacology
Visual Fields / physiology
Grant Support
ID/Acronym/Agency:
EY01730/EY/NEI NIH HHS; EY02162/EY/NEI NIH HHS; EY06678/EY/NEI NIH HHS; EY07642/EY/NEI NIH HHS; P30 EY001730-34/EY/NEI NIH HHS; P51 RR000166-426610/RR/NCRR NIH HHS; R01 EY006678-24/EY/NEI NIH HHS; RR00166/RR/NCRR NIH HHS
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Excitatory Amino Acid Antagonists; 0/Potassium Channel Blockers; 115066-14-3/6-Cyano-7-nitroquinoxaline-2,3-dione; 66-40-0/Tetraethylammonium; 7440-70-2/Calcium
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