Macaca, Callithrix jacchus marmoset monkey, Pan troglodytes chimpanzee and human retinas were examined to define if short wavelength (S) cones share molecular markers with L&M cone or rod photoreceptors. S cones showed consistent differences in their immunohistochemical staining and expression levels compared to L&M cones for “rod” Arrestin1 (S-Antigen), “cone” Arrestin4, cone alpha transducin, and Calbindin. Our data verify a similar pattern of expression in these primate retinas and provide clues to the structural divergence of rods and S cones versus L&M cones, suggesting S cone retinal function is “intermediate” between them.
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Craft, C. M., Huang, J., Possin, D. E., & Hendrickson, A. (2014). Primate short-wavelength cones share molecular markers with rods. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, 801, 49–56. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-3209-8_7
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