Regulation of coordinated muscular relaxation in Drosophila larvae by a pattern-regulating intersegmental circuit

Atsuki Hiramoto; Julius Jonaitis; Sawako Niki; Hiroshi Kohsaka; Richard D. Fetter; Albert Cardona; Stefan R. Pulver; Akinao Nose

doi:10.1038/s41467-021-23273-y

Nature Communications (May 2021)

Regulation of coordinated muscular relaxation in Drosophila larvae by a pattern-regulating intersegmental circuit

Atsuki Hiramoto,
Julius Jonaitis,
Sawako Niki,
Hiroshi Kohsaka,
Richard D. Fetter,
Albert Cardona,
Stefan R. Pulver,
Akinao Nose

Affiliations

Atsuki Hiramoto: Department of Complexity Science and Engineering, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, The University of Tokyo
Julius Jonaitis: School of Psychology and Neuroscience, University of St Andrews
Sawako Niki: Department of Complexity Science and Engineering, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, The University of Tokyo
Hiroshi Kohsaka: Department of Complexity Science and Engineering, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, The University of Tokyo
Richard D. Fetter: HHMI Janelia Research Campus
Albert Cardona: HHMI Janelia Research Campus
Stefan R. Pulver: School of Psychology and Neuroscience, University of St Andrews
Akinao Nose: Department of Complexity Science and Engineering, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, The University of Tokyo

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-23273-y
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 12, no. 1
pp. 1 – 14

Abstract

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Patterned movements in animals are achieved through combinations of contraction and delayed relaxation of muscles. Here, the authors identify a class of cholinergic higher-order premotor interneurons that regulates muscular relaxation during backward locomotion of Drosophila larvae.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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