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CELL
Volume 184, Issue 20, Pages 5107-+Publisher
CELL PRESS
DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2021.08.030
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- Yingwei Cui and Hui Zhao Neuroscience Fund
- NIH [1K99DC01883001, R01-DC005982]
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The study investigates the dynamic cellular processes by which olfactory receptor neurons target axons to specific glomeruli in the olfactory circuit of Drosophila. Through time-lapse imaging and fast imaging techniques, the researchers identified the mechanisms involved in ipsilateral targeting and revealed the dynamics of axon branching upon approaching the target. These observations provide insights into the cellular basis of wiring specificity establishment.
Neural circuit assembly features simultaneous targeting of numerous neuronal processes from constituent neuron types, yet the dynamics is poorly understood. Here, we use the Drosophila olfactory circuit to investigate dynamic cellular processes by which olfactory receptor neurons (ORNs) target axons precisely to specific glomeruli in the ipsi- and contralateral antennal lobes. Time-lapse imaging of individual axons from 30 ORN types revealed a rich diversity in extension speed, innervation timing, and ipsilateral branch locations and identified that ipsilateral targeting occurs via stabilization of transient interstitial branches. Fast imaging using adaptive optics-corrected lattice light-sheet microscopy showed that upon approaching target, many ORN types exhibiting exploring branches consisted of parallel microtubule-based terminal branches emanating from an F-actin-rich hub. Antennal nerve ablations uncovered essential roles for bilateral axons in contralateral target selection and for ORN axons to facilitate dendritic refinement of postsynaptic partner neurons. Altogether, these observations provide cellular bases for wiring specificity establishment.
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