RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Drosophila embryonic type II neuroblasts: origin, temporal patterning, and contribution to the adult central complex
JF bioRxiv
FD Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
SP 170043
DO 10.1101/170043
A1 Kathleen T. Walsh
A1 Chris Q. Doe
YR 2017
UL http://biorxiv.org/content/early/2017/07/30/170043.abstract
AB Drosophila neuroblasts are an excellent model for investigating how neuronal diversity is generated. Most brain neuroblasts generate a series of ganglion mother cells (GMCs) that each make two neurons (type I lineage), but sixteen brain neuroblasts generate a series of intermediate neural progenitors (INPs) that each produce 4-6 GMCs and 8-12 neurons (type II lineage). Thus, type II lineages are similar to primate cortical lineages, and may serve as models for understanding cortical expansion. Yet the origin of type II neuroblasts remains mysterious: do they form in the embryo or larva? If they form in the embryo, do their progeny populate the adult central complex, as do the larval type II neuroblast progeny? Here we present molecular and clonal data showing that all type II neuroblasts form in the embryo, produce INPs, and express known temporal transcription factors. Embryonic type II neuroblasts and INPs undergo quiescence, and produce embryonic-born progeny that contribute to the adult central complex. Our results provide a foundation for investigating the development of the central complex, and tools for characterizing early-born neurons in central complex function.Ase(Asense)Dpn(Deadpan)D(Dichaete)EB(ellipsoid body)FB(fan shaped body)GMC(ganglion mother cell)Grh(Grainy head)Hb(Hunchback)INPs(intermediate neural progenitors)Kr(Krüppel)NO(noduli)Pdm(Nubbin/Pdm2)PntP1(Pointed P1)PB(protocerebral bridge)R9D 11-tdTomato(9D 11-tom)