Embryonic dopaminergic neuron activity sustains lifelong locomotion in Drosophila
Aishwarya Padmanabhan, Daniel Rahman, Ruibao Zhu, Salah Khorbtli, Sarugan Sathianathan, Bastien Le Flohic, Lauren Assanga Bisse, Bertrand Mollereau, Cheng Huang, Nikolaos Konstantinides, Abdul-Raouf Issa
The paper shows embryonic dopamine neurons in Drosophila are essential for lifelong locomotion, maintaining function through structural remodeling and transcription factor expression.
Cell Reports · Jun 19, 2026Peer-reviewedNeuroscience