DNp73 FBbt_20007547

DNp73

ID: FBbt_20007547

Adult descending neuron with its soma in the brain, posterior-lateral to the inferior bridge (Schlegel et al., 2024; Dorkenwald et al., 2024. In the brain, it has postsynapses in the saddle, the ipsilateral antennal mechanosensory and motor center and the gnathal ganglion (Schlegel et al., 2024; Dorkenwald et al., 2024. It has presynapses in the contralateral inferior posterior slope, the gnathal ganglion and the saddle (Schlegel et al., 2024; Dorkenwald et al., 2024. In the VNC, it follows the median tract of dorsal cervical fasciculus I (Sturner et al., 2025). Its predicted neurotransmitter is acetylcholine (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). (Stürner et al., 2025, Dorkenwald et al., 2024, Eckstein et al., 2024)

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.