Type: Motor neuron, interneuron
In MoW: PDC
Male Wiring Project: PDC
In Wormbase: PDC
Lineage: P11.papa
Location: Preanal ganglion
Description: Male specific neuron. As interneurons, they are downstream of the ray neurons (Sulston et al., 1980.) PDB has identical connectivity to PDC.
Neurotransmitter/ Neuropeptide:
- Acetylcholine
- Serotonin - PDC or PGA
- PDF-1; pigment dispensing factor homolog
(Pereira et al., 2015; Barrios et al, 2012; Loer and Kenyon, 1993)
Innexin expression:
Makes gap junctions to multiple partners but major gap junctions are to R5A, PDB, DB7
Receptor expression:
Function:
- Innervates posterior dorsal body wall muscles. Likely controls mating posture in males along with male-specific PVV and shared-neuron PDB
(Koo et al., 2011)