Cellular source and circuit context organize functional specificity in the Drosophila NPF system
Madison N. Endres, Tarandeep Singh Dadyala, Kevin William Christie, I.G. Sinakevitch, Lisha Shao
Four connectome-defined Drosophila NPF cell types sit in separate circuits with distinct, sometimes opposing functions; population-wide NPF knockdown hides these, and activity manipulation can differ from peptide loss.
bioRxiv · Sep 17, 2026 · PreprintNeuroscience✦ In-depth digest