DNb07 [FBbt_20011360]

Adult descending neuron of the anterior ventral brain, with its soma ventral to the antennal lobe (Schlegel et al., 2024; Dorkenwald et al., 2024). It is a putative embryonic-born neuron (Schlegel et al., 2024; Dorkenwald et al., 2024). In the brain, it has postsynapses in the ipsilateral superior and inferior posterior slope and the contralateral superior posterior slope, and presynapses in the gnathal ganglion (Schlegel et al., 2024; Dorkenwald et al., 2024). Within the VNC, it fasciculates with the median tract of dorsal cervical fasciculus I and sends output to the intermediate and upper tectulum (Takemura et al., 2024; Marin et al., 2024). Its predicted neurotransmitter is glutamate (Eckstein et al., 2024). There are approximately 2 of these cells per organism (Schlegel et al., 2024; Dorkenwald et al., 2024; Sturner et al., 2025).
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DNb07

ID: FBbt_20011360

Adult Glutamatergic Nervous system primary neuron

Adult descending neuron of the anterior ventral brain, with its soma ventral to the antennal lobe (Schlegel et al., 2024; Dorkenwald et al., 2024). It is a putative embryonic-born neuron (Schlegel et al., 2024; Dorkenwald et al., 2024). In the brain, it has postsynapses in the ipsilateral superior and inferior posterior slope and the contralateral superior posterior slope, and presynapses in the gnathal ganglion (Schlegel et al., 2024; Dorkenwald et al., 2024). Within the VNC, it fasciculates with the median tract of dorsal cervical fasciculus I and sends output to the intermediate and upper tectulum (Takemura et al., 2024; Marin et al., 2024). Its predicted neurotransmitter is glutamate (Eckstein et al., 2024). There are approximately 2 of these cells per organism (Schlegel et al., 2024; Dorkenwald et al., 2024; Sturner et al., 2025).

Type identified at light level and matched across EM datasets by Sturner et al. (2025). Pre- or post-synapse locations are those with the highest total count of these neurons in FlyWire FAFB.

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Synonym Scope Reference
DNxn095 exact synonym Stürner et al., 2025
DNb07 exact synonym doi_10_7554_eLife_97766_1
DNb07 exact synonym doi_10_1101_2023_06_05_543407
DNb07 exact synonym

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TBD (MANC:11637) Nervous_system, primary_neuron, Glutamatergic, Adult
TBD (MANC:11637) Nervous_system, primary_neuron, Glutamatergic, Adult
TBD (MANC:11660) Nervous_system, primary_neuron, Glutamatergic, Adult
TBD (MANC:11660) Nervous_system, primary_neuron, Glutamatergic, Adult
TBD (MANC:11660) Nervous_system, primary_neuron, Glutamatergic, Adult

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Downstream connectivity classes for DNb07 (322 total)

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Upstream connectivity classes for DNb07 (113 total)

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