DNg55 [FBbt_20007500]

Adult descending neuron with its soma in the gnathal ganglion, ventral-lateral to the prow (Schlegel et al., 2024; Dorkenwald et al., 2024). In the brain, it has postsynapses and presynapses in the gnathal ganglion and the saddle, and postsynapses also in the flange (Schlegel et al., 2024; Dorkenwald et al., 2024). In the VNC, it follows the median dorsal abdominal tract (Sturner et al., 2025). Its predicted neurotransmitter is GABA (Eckstein et al., 2024). There are approximately 1-2 of these cells per organism (Sturner et al., 2025).
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DNg55

ID: FBbt_20007500

Adult GABAergic Nervous system

Adult descending neuron with its soma in the gnathal ganglion, ventral-lateral to the prow (Schlegel et al., 2024; Dorkenwald et al., 2024). In the brain, it has postsynapses and presynapses in the gnathal ganglion and the saddle, and postsynapses also in the flange (Schlegel et al., 2024; Dorkenwald et al., 2024). In the VNC, it follows the median dorsal abdominal tract (Sturner et al., 2025). Its predicted neurotransmitter is GABA (Eckstein et al., 2024). There are approximately 1-2 of these cells per organism (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 the fewest regions that collectively contain at least 80 percent of all pre- or post-synapses of these neurons in FlyWire. Full name for BDN3 from codex (2025-03-04).

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Synonym Scope Reference
DNg55 exact synonym Berg et al., 2025
DNg55 exact synonym Bates et al., 2025
adult major bolt protocerebral neuron output descending neuron 3 exact synonym
DNg55 exact synonym Schlegel et al., 2024
DNxn056 exact synonym Stürner et al., 2025
BDN3 neuron exact synonym Sapkal et al., 2024
DNg55 exact synonym doi_10_7554_eLife_97766_1
DNg55 exact synonym

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DNg55_M (MaleCNS:15105) lineage_0_MNB, GABAergic, Adult
GNG.75 Nervous_system, Adult, GABAergic
TBD (MANC:14904) Nervous_system, GABAergic, Adult
TBD (MANC:14904) Nervous_system, GABAergic, Adult
TBD (MANC:14904) Nervous_system, GABAergic, Adult

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Downstream connectivity classes for DNg55 (175 total)

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Upstream connectivity classes for DNg55 (212 total)

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