Biological Sunglasses in a Deep-sea Squid: Pigment Migration in the Retina of Gonatus onyx
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Howard, RB
Kniller, J
Bolstad, KSR
Acosta, ML
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The outward migration of ommin pigment granules from the bases to the tips of the photoreceptors in response to light has been reported in the retina of several (mostly coastal) squid species. Following exposure to light and then dark conditions, we collected and processed retinal tissue from juvenile specimens of a deep-sea oegopsid squid, Gonatus onyx. We aimed to determine whether the ommin pigment returns to baseline, and to investigate the presence of glutamate neurotransmitter signaling under both dark and light conditions. We confirmed the presence of ommin granules but observed variability in the return of pigment to the basal layer in dark conditions, as well as changes in glutamate distribution. These findings provide support for the migration of retinal ommin pigment granules as a mechanism for regulating incoming light.Description
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cephalopod, neurotransmitters, ommin, pigment migration, retina, squid, vision, 32 Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, 3212 Ophthalmology and Optometry, Eye Disease and Disorders of Vision, Neurosciences, 3212 Ophthalmology and optometry, 5204 Cognitive and computational psychology
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Vision, ISSN: 2411-5150 (Print); 2411-5150 (Online), MDPI AG, 8(2), 26-. doi: 10.3390/vision8020026
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