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Unveiling the sensory and interneuronal pathways of the neuroendocrine connectome in Drosophila.

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Peer-reviewed

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Article

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Authors

Hückesfeld, Sebastian  ORCID logo  https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0236-6375
Miroschnikow, Anton  ORCID logo  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2276-3434
Zinke, Ingo 

Abstract

Neuroendocrine systems in animals maintain organismal homeostasis and regulate stress response. Although a great deal of work has been done on the neuropeptides and hormones that are released and act on target organs in the periphery, the synaptic inputs onto these neuroendocrine outputs in the brain are less well understood. Here, we use the transmission electron microscopy reconstruction of a whole central nervous system in the Drosophila larva to elucidate the sensory pathways and the interneurons that provide synaptic input to the neurosecretory cells projecting to the endocrine organs. Predicted by network modeling, we also identify a new carbon dioxide-responsive network that acts on a specific set of neurosecretory cells and that includes those expressing corazonin (Crz) and diuretic hormone 44 (Dh44) neuropeptides. Our analysis reveals a neuronal network architecture for combinatorial action based on sensory and interneuronal pathways that converge onto distinct combinations of neuroendocrine outputs.

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Keywords

Carbon dioxide, Neuropeptides, Neuroscience, Interneuron, Neuroendocrine System, Connectome, D. Melanogaster, Sensory Synapses

Journal Title

eLife

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Journal ISSN

2050-084X

Volume Title

10

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Sponsorship
Wellcome Trust (205038/Z/16/Z)
Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG PA 787/9-1, EXC 2151 - 390873048)