Type: Interneuron
In MoW: BDU
Male Wiring Project: BDUL, BDUR
In Wormbase: BDU, BDUL, BDUR
Lineage: AB arppaappp, AB arpppappp
Location: Lateral. Left and right sides
of the anterior half of the body.
Description: Interneuron, process runs along excretory canal and then into NR via the deirid commissures.
Neurotransmitter/ Neuropeptide:
- NLP-1; neuropeptide-like protein
- NLP-15; neuropeptide-like protein
(Nathoo et al., 2001)
Innexin expression:
- INX-7
- UNC-9
(Altun et al., 2009)
Receptor expression:
- GLR-8; glutamate receptor subunit
- SER-2; tyramine receptor (a splice variant)
(Tsalik et al., 2003; Brockie et al., 2001)
Function:
- Guidance for AVM process outgrowth during L1 stage (Walthall and Chalfie, 1988) |
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