main trunk of antennal mechanosensory and motor center FBbt_00100005

main trunk of antennal mechanosensory and motor center

ID: FBbt_00100005

The main trunk (MT) of antennal mechanosensory and motor center (AMMC) is one of two bundles formed by the initial bifurcation of the Johnston's organ nerve projection, ventro-laterally to the antennal lobe. The second, more lateral bundle forms the anterior portion of AMMC zone A. The MT progresses posteriorly and exhibits a second bifurcation that gives rise to the bundle forming AMMC zone B. A final posterior MT bifurcation gives rise to the AMMC lateral core and EA bundle. The MT is devoid of presynaptic sites.

That the MT lacks presynaptic sites is based on negative anti-syntaxin immunolabelling and synaptobrevin::GFP localization. It is this lack of presynaptic sites which is used to distinguish the MT from the branches of the anterior portion of Zone A and zone B which are syntaxin- and synaptobrevin-positive (Kamikouchi et al., 2006.