MeLo4 [FBbt_00053504]
MeLo4
ID: FBbt_00053504
Adult unilateral optic-lobe-intrinsic neuron with its soma on the ventral side of the lobula (Dorkenwald et al., 2024; Schlegel et al., 2024; Nern et al., 2025. It bifurcates near the soma, sending one branch to the medulla and one to the lobula, without passing through the optic chiasm (Nern et al., 2025. It receives input, but also has presynapses, primarily in medulla layer M6 in around 15 columns (Nern et al., 2025. It also has pre- and post-synapses in the lobula, in a few columns of layers 5B-6 (Nern et al., 2025. Its predicted neurotransmitter is acetylcholine (Eckstein et al., 2024; Nern et al., 2025. There are approximately 30 of these cells per hemisphere (Nern et al., 2025. (Dorkenwald et al., 2024, Eckstein et al., 2024, Matsliah et al., 2024)
Cell type identified in two sets of EM data (Matsliah et al., 2024; Nern et al., 2024), matched and identified at light level by Nern et al., 2025.
Open in VFB 3D Browser →Classification
- adult cholinergic neuron
- adult optic lobe intrinsic neuron
- adult optic lobe neuron
- medulla-lobula connecting neuron
Relationships
- bearer of: unilateral
- has soma location: cell body rind of adult ventral lobula
- receives synaptic input in region: lobula layer 5B, lobula layer 6, medulla layer M6
- sends synaptic output to region: lobula layer 5B, lobula layer 6, medulla layer M6
Alternative Names
| Synonym | Scope | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| MeLo4 | related synonym | Berg et al., 2025, name_in_male-cns, Nern et al., 2025 |
| MLt6 | exact synonym | Nern et al., 2025 |
| MLt6 | related synonym | Schlegel et al., 2024 |
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Image files aligned to MeLo4_R (MaleCNS:46472):
Image files aligned to MeLo4_L (MaleCNS:83809):
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Image files aligned to MeLo4_L (MaleCNS:800847831):
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Image files aligned to MeLo4_R (JRC_OpticLobe:89131):
Image files aligned to MeLo4_R (JRC_OpticLobe:74638):
Image files aligned to MeLo4_R (JRC_OpticLobe:100271):
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