2013
GABAergic Projection Neurons Route Selective Olfactory Inputs to Specific Higher-Order Neurons
Liang L, Li Y, Potter CJ, Yizhar O, Deisseroth K, Tsien RW, Luo L. GABAergic Projection Neurons Route Selective Olfactory Inputs to Specific Higher-Order Neurons. Neuron 2013, 79: 917-931. PMID: 24012005, PMCID: PMC3838762, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2013.06.014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLateral horn neuronsInhibitory projection neuronsInnate olfactory behaviorsInhibitory tonePresynaptic inhibitionDrosophila olfactory systemHigher-order neuronsProjection neuronsAxon terminalsAntennal lobe glomeruliLateral hornConnection specificityDetectable suppressionOlfactory inputOdor responsesNeuronsOlfactory informationOlfactory systemHigher centersParallel inhibitionDifferential effectsDownstream circuitsInhibition motifCircuit motifsInhibitionLinking Cell Fate, Trajectory Choice, and Target Selection: Genetic Analysis of Sema-2b in Olfactory Axon Targeting
Joo WJ, Sweeney LB, Liang L, Luo L. Linking Cell Fate, Trajectory Choice, and Target Selection: Genetic Analysis of Sema-2b in Olfactory Axon Targeting. Neuron 2013, 78: 673-686. PMID: 23719164, PMCID: PMC3727417, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2013.03.022.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeural circuit assemblySema-2bCell fateSpecific cell fatesCircuit assemblyORN classesTemporal regulationTrajectory choiceSema-2aAxon bundle formationGenetic analysisAxon targetingAxon-axon interactionsNeuron developmentCellular mechanismsGuidance moleculesORN axonsSemaphorinsSynaptic targetsFateAssemblyTarget selectionPostsynaptic target neuronsAxonal trajectoriesRegulation
2010
The olfactory circuit of the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster
Liang L, Luo L. The olfactory circuit of the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster. Science China Life Sciences 2010, 53: 472-484. PMID: 20596914, DOI: 10.1007/s11427-010-0099-z.Peer-Reviewed Original Research