apterous-expressing neuron of the lateral cluster of the thorax Ap4 [FBbt_00110872]

apterous-expressing neuron of the lateral cluster of the thorax Ap4

ID: FBbt_00110872

Apterous-expressing neuron of the lateral cluster that expresses the neuropeptide FMRFamide and is the last neuron of the cluster to be generated, after the Ap3 neuron (Benveniste et al., 1998; Baumgardt et al., 2007; Baumgardt et al., 2009. It projects its axon medially, below the ventrolateral, central lateral and central intermediate tracts and approaches the dorsal median tract from below, where it arborizes extensively (Santos et al., 2007. Unlike other Ap neurons, it innervates a thoracic dorsal neurohemal organ (Baumgardt et al., 2007. (Benveniste et al., 1998, Allan et al., 2005, Marques et al., 2003, Baumgardt et al., 2009, Baumgardt et al., 2007, Santos et al., 2007)

This neuron has been identified as neurosecretory because it expresses the neuropeptide FMRFamide (FBgn0000715) and innervates a neurohemal organ (Benveniste et al., 1998; Marques et al., 2003; Santos et al., 2007.