2021
The development and function of neuronal subtypes processing color and skylight polarization in the optic lobes of Drosophila melanogaster
Sancer G, Wernet M. The development and function of neuronal subtypes processing color and skylight polarization in the optic lobes of Drosophila melanogaster. Arthropod Structure & Development 2021, 61: 101012. PMID: 33618155, DOI: 10.1016/j.asd.2020.101012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsDrosophila melanogasterNeuronsOptic Lobe, NonmammalianPhotoreceptor Cells, InvertebrateSynapsesConceptsDorsal rim areaOptic lobeSpecific cellular elementsCell typesMedulla neuropilPhotoreceptor terminalsNeuronal subtypesRim areaOmmatidial subtypesDistinct subtypesSynaptic connectionsNeural circuitsCellular elementsSubtypesDistal portionRetinal mosaicsMolecular mechanismsCell type-specific transcriptomicsResponse propertiesPhotoreceptorsLobeCellsR7 photoreceptorsR8 cellsR8 photoreceptors
2019
Cellular and synaptic adaptations of neural circuits processing skylight polarization in the fly
Sancer G, Kind E, Uhlhorn J, Volkmann J, Hammacher J, Pham T, Plazaola-Sasieta H, Wernet M. Cellular and synaptic adaptations of neural circuits processing skylight polarization in the fly. Journal Of Comparative Physiology A 2019, 206: 233-246. PMID: 31811399, DOI: 10.1007/s00359-019-01389-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPolarization-sensitive photoreceptorsDorsal rim areaCell typesCentral brainCertain cell typesDrosophila melanogasterMedulla columnsLarge insectsSynaptic adaptationPhotoreceptors R7Downstream elementsDifferent speciesPost-synaptic membraneDRA regionFunctional roleComplex circuit architecturesInsectsPolarization visionDistal medullaLobula complexMedulla neuropilNeuronal elementsSpecialized ommatidiaOptic lobePhotoreceptorsModality-Specific Circuits for Skylight Orientation in the Fly Visual System
Sancer G, Kind E, Plazaola-Sasieta H, Balke J, Pham T, Hasan A, Münch L, Courgeon M, Mathejczyk T, Wernet M. Modality-Specific Circuits for Skylight Orientation in the Fly Visual System. Current Biology 2019, 29: 2812-2825.e4. PMID: 31402302, DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2019.07.020.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsDrosophila melanogasterOptic Lobe, NonmammalianOrientation, SpatialPhotoreceptor Cells, Invertebrate