Figure - PMC

Skip to main content

An official website of the United States government

Here's how you know

Here's how you know

Official websites use .gov
A .gov website belongs to an official government organization in the United States.

Secure .gov websites use HTTPS
A lock ( ) or https:// means you've safely connected to the .gov website. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites.

View full-text article in PMC

. 2023 Aug 9;13:12888. doi: 10.1038/s41598-023-40051-6

Search in PMC
Search in PubMed
View in NLM Catalog
Add to search

© The Author(s) 2023

Open Access This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, which permits use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons licence, and indicate if changes were made. The images or other third party material in this article are included in the article's Creative Commons licence, unless indicated otherwise in a credit line to the material. If material is not included in the article's Creative Commons licence and your intended use is not permitted by statutory regulation or exceeds the permitted use, you will need to obtain permission directly from the copyright holder. To view a copy of this licence, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/.

PMC Copyright notice

Hypothesis of unstable gene expression and fluctuating fate determination. Low-dose radiation induces unstable gene expression and alters fate determination in RGCs.retinal development. Left: Radiation with 30 mGy results in an increased percentage of POU4F2-positive cells on day 35, suggesting hormesis effects. Right: Radiation with 180 mGy results in the downregulated expression of PAX6 and its downstream POU4F2 on day 35. Rather than RGC development, neural development, suggesting the dedifferentiation and reproduction of other types of cells, such as glial cells. Overall, low-dose radiation causes unstable gene expression that modifies fate determination of RGCs.