In vertebrate retinas, specialized photoreceptors responsible for color vision (cone cells) arrange themselves in patterns known as the “cone mosaic.” Researchers at the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST) have discovered that a protein called Dscamb acts as a “self-avoidance enforcer” for color-detecting cells in the retinas of zebrafish, ensuring they maintain perfect spacing for optimal vision.
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