Pax2 Is Expressed in a Subpopulation of Muller Cells in the Central Chick Retina

• Muller cells in the chick retina are generally thought to be a homogeneous population. We show that the transcription factor Pax2 is expressed by Muller cells in the central chick retina and its expression was first observed at stage 32 (embryonic day [E] 7.5). Birth-dating indicated that the majority of Pax2-positive Muller cells are generated between stage 29 and 33 (E5.5-E8). At stage 42 (E16), several Muller cell markers, such as Sox2 and 2M6, had reached the peripheral retina, while the Pax2 labeling extended approximately half-way. A similar pattern was maintained in the 6-month-old chicken. Neither the Pax2-positive nor the Pax2-negative Muller cells could be specifically associated to proliferative responses in the retina induced by growth factors or N-methyl-D-aspartate. Pax2 was not detected in Muller cells in mouse, rat, guinea-pig, rabbit, or pig retinas; but the zebrafish retina displayed a similar pattern of central Pax2-expressing Muller cells.

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Muller glia

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