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Jana Breitfeld

German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity ResearchORCID 0000-0001-8346-8087Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Organism:Drosophila· 2 Approach:experimental assay· 2 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Research Focus:differential expression· 1

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NeurosciencebioRxivPreprintMay 8, 2026

Octopamine receptors at a glance: from expression and anatomical maps to their role in development and behavior in the Drosophila melanogaster larva

Alexandra Großjohann, Vincent Richter, Franziska Reinhardt…·Andreas S. Thum

The paper compiles and analyzes a complete set of octopamine receptor mutant lines in Drosophila melanogaster to study their expression, function, and role in development and behavior.

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NeuroscienceProceedings of the National Academy of SciencesPeer-reviewedApr 14, 2026

Selective octopaminergic tuning of mushroom body circuits during memory formation

Ulrike S. Franke, Alexandra Großjohann, Samantha Aurich…·Dennis Pauls

This study re-examines the role of octopamine in learning and memory in Drosophila larvae, showing it modulates dopaminergic neurons to orchestrate memory processes.

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