Triggering and modulation of a complex behavior by a single peptidergic command neuron in Drosophila
Magdalena Fernandez-Acosta, Rebeca Zanini, Fabiana Herédia, Yanel Volonté, Juliane Menezes, Katja Prüger, Julieta Ibarra, Maite Arana, María Sol Perez, Jan A. Veenstra, Christian Wegener, Alisson M. Gontijo, Andrés Garelli
The paper identifies a neuropeptidergic signaling pathway involving Mip and SPR that triggers and modulates a complex pupariation behavior in Drosophila.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · Mar 14, 2025Peer-reviewedNeuroscience