An early CYP26A1/CRYAA progenitor-glial domain marks the presumptive macular region during human retinal development
Qian Yang, Alberto Docampo-Seara, Michael Barry Powner, Gary H. C. Chung, Isabel Ribeiro-Bravo, Elise Rody, Ryan B. MacDonald, Sarah Giles, Krzysztof Polański, Carlos Talavera-Lopez, Kevin Eade, Sarah Amalia Teichmann, Marcus Fruttiger
The paper identifies a CYP26A1/CRYAA progenitor-glial domain in the human retina that marks the presumptive macula and links it to regional gliogenic maturation and specialized Muller glial populations.
bioRxiv · Jul 20, 2026 · PreprintDevelopmental Biology