Type: Interneuron
Connectivity:
- In MoW: AVF
- In WormWiring: AVFL_h, AVFR_h, AVFL_m, AVFR_m
- In Nemanode: AVF
In Wormbase: AVF, AVFL, AVFR
Lineage: P1.aaaa or W.aaa (stochastic choice for L/R)
Location: Retrovesicular ganglion of head
Description: Postembryonically born interneurons with an anterior process located in the nerve ring and a posterior process extending the length of the ventral cord. In some animals the posterior process of AVFR may extend into the dorsorectal commissure instead of ending in the preanal ganglion (Hall and Russell, 1991). Both AVFL and AVFR send their anterior processes around the nerve ring on the same side, in parallel, rather than in opposite routes.
Neurotransmitter/ Neuropeptide:
Innexin expression:
- INX-8
- INX-10a
- INX-14
- INX-19
- UNC-7
- UNC-9
(Altun et al., 2009; Bhattacharya et al., 2019)
Receptor expression:
Expresses PDFR-1; pigment dispersing factor (PDF-1) receptor (Barrios et al., 2012)
Function: Controls increase in velocity prior to egg-laying (Hardaker et al., 2001)
Reporters:
- At CGC:
- Other: