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J-RGCs are retinal ganglion cells defined by their expression of the protein Junction Adhesion Molecule B (JAM-B). J-RGCs are direction selective OFF RGCs, responding specifically to upward motion in the visual field.[1] They can be recognized by their asymmetric dendritic arbors aligned in a dorsal-to-ventral direction across the retina. Like many direction selective ganglion cells, they project heavily to the superior colliculus (SC), but also innervate the dorsal lateral geniculate nucleus (dLGN). This was the first cell type in the retina to be classified based on the presence of a molecular biomarker (?check).
  1. In-Jung Kim et al. Molecular identification of a retinal cell type that responds to upward motion (2008). Nature 452: 478-482