About the Authors

M. Dominik Fischer

Contributed equally to this work with: M. Dominik Fischer, Gesine Huber

Affiliation Division of Ocular Neurodegeneration, Centre for Ophthalmology, Institute for Ophthalmic Research, University of Tuebingen, Tuebingen, Germany

Gesine Huber

Contributed equally to this work with: M. Dominik Fischer, Gesine Huber

Affiliations Division of Ocular Neurodegeneration, Centre for Ophthalmology, Institute for Ophthalmic Research, University of Tuebingen, Tuebingen, Germany, Institute of Animal Welfare, Ethology and Animal Hygiene, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich, Germany

Susanne C. Beck

Affiliation Division of Ocular Neurodegeneration, Centre for Ophthalmology, Institute for Ophthalmic Research, University of Tuebingen, Tuebingen, Germany

Naoyuki Tanimoto

Affiliation Division of Ocular Neurodegeneration, Centre for Ophthalmology, Institute for Ophthalmic Research, University of Tuebingen, Tuebingen, Germany

Regine Muehlfriedel

Affiliation Division of Ocular Neurodegeneration, Centre for Ophthalmology, Institute for Ophthalmic Research, University of Tuebingen, Tuebingen, Germany

Edda Fahl

Affiliation Division of Ocular Neurodegeneration, Centre for Ophthalmology, Institute for Ophthalmic Research, University of Tuebingen, Tuebingen, Germany

Christian Grimm

Affiliation Laboratory of Retinal Cell Biology, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland

Andreas Wenzel

Current address: Novartis Pharma Schweiz AG, Berne, Switzerland

Affiliation Laboratory of Retinal Cell Biology, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland

Charlotte E. Remé

Affiliation Laboratory of Retinal Cell Biology, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland

Serge A. van de Pavert

Current address: VU University Medical Center, Department of Molecular Cell Biology and Immunology, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Affiliation Neuromedical Genetics, Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Jan Wijnholds

Affiliation Neuromedical Genetics, Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Marek Pacal

Affiliation Toronto Western Research Institute, University Health Network, Departments of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, and Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Rod Bremner

Affiliation Toronto Western Research Institute, University Health Network, Departments of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, and Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Mathias W. Seeliger

see@uni-tuebingen.de

Affiliation Division of Ocular Neurodegeneration, Centre for Ophthalmology, Institute for Ophthalmic Research, University of Tuebingen, Tuebingen, Germany

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: MDF MWS. Performed the experiments: MDF GH SB NT RM EF CG AW CER SAvdP JW MWS. Analyzed the data: MDF GH SB NT RM EF CG AW CER SAvdP JW MP RB MWS. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: MDF GH SB NT RM EF CG AW CER SAvdP JW MP RB MWS. Wrote the paper: MWS. Edited the manuscript: CG AW CER SAvdP JW MP RB.