Discrete depolarisations of chordotonal organ neurons propagate toward the soma and are independent of the sensory TRP channels NompC and Nanchung-Inactive.
Atitheb Chaiyasitdhi, Hao Li, Mingxuan Zhao, Huimin Jing, Quig Wei, Tingting Zhang, Ben Warren
This paper shows that discrete depolarisations in chordotonal organ neurons travel toward the soma and are not mediated by NompC or Nan-Iav, but by an unidentified ion channel.
bioRxiv · Jul 10, 2026 · PreprintNeuroscience