Regional expression of neuropeptides in the retina of the terrestrial slug Limax valentianus (Gastropoda, Stylommatophora, Limacidae)
- 3 January 2022
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Journal of Comparative Neurology
- Vol. 530 (10), 1551-1568
- https://doi.org/10.1002/cne.25296
Abstract
Gastropods use lens-bearing eyes to detect ambient light. The retina contains photoreceptors that directly project to the brain. Here we identified the neurotransmitters that the retinal cells use for projection to the brain in the terrestrial slug Limax. We identified 12 genes encoding neuropeptides as well as a novel vesicular glutamate transporter, a marker of glutamatergic neuron, expressed in the retinal cells. Spatial expression profiles of the neuropeptide genes were determined by in situ hybridization. WWamide/MIP1/Pedal peptide2 were co-expressed in the neurons of the accessory retina. In the main retina, prohormone-4 was expressed in the ventro-lateral region. Clionin was expressed in the ventro-medial region. Pedal peptide was expressed in the anterior region of the main retina and in the accessory retina. Enterin was expressed in many neurons, including the accessory retina, but not in the dorsal region. FxRIamide1 and 2 were co-expressed in the posterior region. Prohormone-4 variant was uniformly expressed in many neurons but scarcely in the accessory retina. MIP2 was widely expressed throughout the dorso-ventral axis in the posterio-lateral region of the main retina. Myo1 was expressed in many neurons of the main retina but predominantly in the dorsal region. These expression patterns were confirmed by immunohistochemistry with specific antibodies against the neuropeptides. Projections of these peptidergic retinal neurons were confirmed by immunostaining of the optic nerve. Our present study revealed regional differentiation of the retina with respect to the neurotransmitters that the retinal cells use. neuropeptides, retina, neurotransmitter, gastropod, Lehmannia This article is protected by copyright. All rights reservedKeywords
Funding Information
- Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (19K06772)
- Ohsumi Frontier Science Foundation (3‐G0017)
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