Maria Sharkova

The paper describes a revised model of the subretinal space architecture in fish and mouse, showing that Muller glia and RPE interact with cone outer segments through extended apical processes.

This paper identifies polysialic acid (polySia) as a conserved marker for Muller glia across vertebrates and introduces tools to detect it in various species and models.

The paper characterizes zebrafish photoreceptor calyceal processes, showing stable length despite dynamic actin core turnover and their developmental transition before outer segment formation.