Table 1.
List of all RGC marker genes used in this manuscript.
| Symbol | RGC Subtype Labeled | References |
|---|---|---|
| Thy1 | pan-RGC | Barnstable and Drager, 1984; Raymond et al., 2008 |
| Rbfox3 (NeuN) | pan-RGC | Wolf et al., 1996; Schlamp et al., 2013; Kim et al., 2014 |
| Pou4f2 (Brn3b) | RGC (about 50–60% of total population) | Xiang et al., 1993; Erkman et al., 1996; Jain et al., 2012 |
| ipRGCs (71% of all Melanopsin-positive cells) | ||
| Pou4f1 (Brn3a) | RGC (about 60–70% of total population) | Erkman et al., 1996; Jain et al., 2012 |
| Tubb3 (class III beta-tubulin) | pan-RGC | Mellough et al., 2004 |
| Rbpms (Retina binding protein with multiple splicing) | pan-RGC | Piri et al., 2006; Rodriguez et al., 2014 |
| Nefl (Neurofilament light) | RGC (~85% of all RGCs) | Ruiz-Ederra et al., 2004 |
| Chrna6 | RGC | Mackey et al., 2012; Munguba et al., 2013 |
| Slc17a6 (Vglut2) | RGC | Bai et al., 2001; Mimura et al., 2002; Wässle et al., 2006 |
| Nrn1 | RGCs | Picard et al., 2014; Sharma et al., 2015 |
| Calb2 | pan-RGC (87% of all RGCs) transient OFF α-RGCs (tOFF-αRGCs, Huberman et al., 2008) | Huberman et al., 2008; Mojumder et al., 2008; Haverkamp et al., 2009 |
| Sncg (gamma-synuclein) | RGC | Buckingham et al., 2008 |
| Opn4 (Melanopsin) | ipRGC | Semo et al., 2005 |
| Jam2 | J-RGC (5% of all RGCs) | Daniele et al., 2007; Kim et al., 2008 |
| Spp1 (Osteopontin) | alpha-RGC | Ju et al., 2000; Sanes and Masland, 2015 |
| Kcng4 | alpha-RGC | Duan et al., 2014; Sanes and Masland, 2015 |
| Cartpt | ooDSGC | Adams et al., 1999; Kay et al., 2011 |
| Hoxd10 | ON-DSGC | Dhande et al., 2013 |