The development and assembly of the Drosophila adult ventral nerve cord
L Venkatasubramanian, RS Mann - Current opinion in neurobiology, 2019 - Elsevier
In order to generate complex motor outputs, the nervous system integrates multiple sources
of sensory information that ultimately controls motor neurons to generate coordinated …
of sensory information that ultimately controls motor neurons to generate coordinated …
Retrograde semaphorin–plexin signalling drives homeostatic synaptic plasticity
BO Orr, RD Fetter, GW Davis - Nature, 2017 - nature.com
Homeostatic signalling systems ensure stable but flexible neural activity and animal
behaviour,,,. Presynaptic homeostatic plasticity is a conserved form of neuronal homeostatic …
behaviour,,,. Presynaptic homeostatic plasticity is a conserved form of neuronal homeostatic …
Functions of plexins/neuropilins and their ligands during hippocampal development and neurodegeneration
V Gil, JA Del Río - Cells, 2019 - mdpi.com
There is emerging evidence that molecules, receptors, and signaling mechanisms involved
in vascular development also play crucial roles during the development of the nervous …
in vascular development also play crucial roles during the development of the nervous …
Stereotyped terminal axon branching of leg motor neurons mediated by IgSF proteins DIP-α and Dpr10
L Venkatasubramanian, Z Guo, S Xu, L Tan, Q Xiao… - Elife, 2019 - elifesciences.org
For animals to perform coordinated movements requires the precise organization of neural
circuits controlling motor function. Motor neurons (MNs), key components of these circuits …
circuits controlling motor function. Motor neurons (MNs), key components of these circuits …
Single-cell analysis of innate spinal cord regeneration identifies intersecting modes of neuronal repair
Adult zebrafish have an innate ability to recover from severe spinal cord injury. Here, we
report a comprehensive single nuclear RNA sequencing atlas that spans 6 weeks of …
report a comprehensive single nuclear RNA sequencing atlas that spans 6 weeks of …
GABAergic inhibition of leg motoneurons is required for normal walking behavior in freely moving Drosophila
SBM Gowda, PD Paranjpe, OV Reddy… - Proceedings of the …, 2018 - National Acad Sciences
Walking is a complex rhythmic locomotor behavior generated by sequential and periodical
contraction of muscles essential for coordinated control of movements of legs and leg joints …
contraction of muscles essential for coordinated control of movements of legs and leg joints …
Modulation of flight and feeding behaviours requires presynaptic IP3Rs in dopaminergic neurons
Innate behaviours, although robust and hard wired, rely on modulation of neuronal circuits,
for eliciting an appropriate response according to internal states and external cues …
for eliciting an appropriate response according to internal states and external cues …
Drosophila larval to pupal switch under nutrient stress requires IP3R/Ca2+ signalling in glutamatergic interneurons
Neuronal circuits are known to integrate nutritional information, but the identity of the circuit
components is not completely understood. Amino acids are a class of nutrients that are vital …
components is not completely understood. Amino acids are a class of nutrients that are vital …
Identification of a single pair of interneurons for bitter taste processing in the Drosophila brain
AA Bohra, BR Kallman, H Reichert, K VijayRaghavan - Current Biology, 2018 - cell.com
Drosophila has become an excellent model system for investigating the organization and
function of the gustatory system due to the relatively simple neuroanatomical organization of …
function of the gustatory system due to the relatively simple neuroanatomical organization of …
Fully automated leg tracking of Drosophila neurodegeneration models reveals distinct conserved movement signatures
Some neurodegenerative diseases, like Parkinsons Disease (PD) and Spinocerebellar
ataxia 3 (SCA3), are associated with distinct, altered gait and tremor movements that are …
ataxia 3 (SCA3), are associated with distinct, altered gait and tremor movements that are …