Afadin Sorts Different Retinal Neuron Types into Accurate Cellular Layers
Matthew R Lum, Sachin H Patel, Hannah K. Graham, Mengya Zhao, Yujuan Yi, Liang Li, Melissa Yao, Anna La Torre, Luca Della Santina, Ying Han, Yang Hu, Derek S. Welsbie, Xin Duan
This study shows that Afadin is essential for sorting retinal neuron types into correct cellular layers, but not for their survival or synaptic partner selection.
eLife · Jan 5, 2026Peer-reviewedNeuroscience