Table 1.
Marker | OFF-CB cells | ON-CB cells | RB cells | ||||||||||
1 | 2 | 3a | 3b | 4 | 5a | 5b | XBC | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | ||
VSX2* | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + |
NK3R | + | + | |||||||||||
VSX1 | + | + | + | ||||||||||
SYT2 | + | + | |||||||||||
BHLHB5† | + | ||||||||||||
Recoverin | + | ||||||||||||
HCN4 | + | ||||||||||||
PKARIIβ | + | ||||||||||||
Calsenilin | + | ||||||||||||
CABP5 | + | + | + | + | + | ||||||||
PRKCA† | + | ||||||||||||
BHLHB4 | + | ||||||||||||
Goα | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | |||||
PROX1† | Undefined CB subtypes | + |
VSX2 single+ cells (i.e., counterstained for P27KIP1 to distinguish Müller glia).
Also recognizes amacrine subtypes; note that there are no specific antibody markers presently available for XBC, 8, and 9 ON-CB cells.