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Sara Arredondo

Texas A&M University

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Organism:Drosophila· 2 Approach:experimental assay· 2 Assay:imaging· 1 Approach:simulation· 1

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A Premotor Excitation-Inhibition Motif Shapes Protopodium Dynamics During Drosophila Larval Forward Crawling

Ankura Sitaula, Lizzy Olsen, Dulanjana M. Perera, Yuhan Huang, Vashisht Errabolu Meher, Parinita Mitchelle Mandhyan, Nathan Byrd, Sara Arredondo, Lauren Carlisle, Yufeng Wan, Isuru S. Godage, Aref Arzan Zarin

In Drosophila larvae, ventral oblique (VO) muscles drive protopodium folding, and a tri-segmental A27h–A18b3–A06c premotor excitation-inhibition motif restricts their activation to a late, forward-specific window.

bioRxiv · Aug 22, 2026 · PreprintNeuroscience✦ In-depth digest

A Drosophila Tonic Motor Neuron Reinnervates Ectopic Muscles Fully Deprived of Native Tonic and Phasic Inputs

Lizzy Olsen, Parinita Mitchelle Mandhyan, Sara Arredondo, Komal Kaur, Ankura Sitaula, Aref Arzan Zarin

This study shows that Drosophila tonic motor neurons can reinnervate denervated muscles through structural plasticity, while phasic neurons show minimal remodeling.

bioRxiv · Jul 25, 2025 · PreprintNeuroscience