Topic: connexin 43

Astrocytes are dynamic cells that closely interact with neurons and play major roles in brain functions. Although their involvement in sensory processing has been highlighted in different brain regions, their contribution to vision processing remains poorly explored in the superior colliculus (SC), a central structure of the mouse visual system. We here report that astrocytes from the retinorecipient layers of the SC form particularly extensive networks that are mediated by stronger expression of the gap-junction connexins 30 and 43, compared to astrocytes from other brain areas. Furthermore,