Figure 1.
Use of nicotinamide, Activin A and ChiR99021 in a sequential manner recapitulates the main steps of retinal development. (A) Schematic representation of the retinal development. H, Hypothalamus; OV, Optic Vesicle; L, Lens; NR, Neural Retina; RPE, Retinal Pigment Epithelium; OS, Optic Stalk. (B) Relative gene expressions were quantified by RT-qPCR and normalized to mRNA expression at day 0 (n = 3, mean ± SD). Control condition corresponds to RPE 20% KSR medium. (C) Representative immunofluorescence for PAX6 and LHX2 at day 7 and for VSX2 and MITF at day 10 (D), D14 (E) and D21 (F). Nuclei are stained with DAPI (blue).