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Term	larval octopaminergic VPM neuron	ID (Ontology)	FBbt:00047556 (Fly Anatomy)
Definition	Octopaminergic, bilaterally-paired neuron of the larval central nervous system. Their cell bodies are found in the ventral cortex of the three subesophageal neuromeres (Selcho et al., 2014), the three thoracic neuromeres and the first abdominal neuromere, somewhat ventro-lateral to the VM fascicles (Vomel and Wegener, 2008). They form a cluster with the VUM neuron cell bodies of the same neuromere, but unlike the VUM neurons, the VPM neurons are restricted to the CNS. Most VPM neurons project anteriorly and cross the midline to arborize mainly in the contralateral neuropil (Selcho et al., 2012; Selcho et al., 2014).[ FlyBase:FBrf0210246 FlyBase:FBrf0219406 FlyBase:FBrf0225919 ]
Also Known As	"paramedial TDC2 neuron" ; "pmTDC2" ; "ventral paired medial neuron" (for all, see Synonyms field below)
Comment	For neurotransmitter expression analysis, Vomel and Wegener (2008) used Tdc2-GAL4 (tyrosine decarboxylase - implies presence of tyramine) and anti-Tbh (tyramine beta-hydroxylase - implies presence of octopamine). Selcho et al. (2012) used Tdc2-GAL4, validated with anti-Tbh, anti-p-tyramine and anti-conjugated octopamine, to visualize tyraminergic and octopaminergic neurons.
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Term

larval octopaminergic VPM neuron

ID (Ontology)

FBbt:00047556 (Fly Anatomy)

Definition

Octopaminergic, bilaterally-paired neuron of the larval central nervous system. Their cell bodies are found in the ventral cortex of the three subesophageal neuromeres (Selcho et al., 2014), the three thoracic neuromeres and the first abdominal neuromere, somewhat ventro-lateral to the VM fascicles (Vomel and Wegener, 2008). They form a cluster with the VUM neuron cell bodies of the same neuromere, but unlike the VUM neurons, the VPM neurons are restricted to the CNS. Most VPM neurons project anteriorly and cross the midline to arborize mainly in the contralateral neuropil (Selcho et al., 2012; Selcho et al., 2014).[ FlyBase:FBrf0210246 FlyBase:FBrf0219406 FlyBase:FBrf0225919 ]

Also Known As

"paramedial TDC2 neuron" ; "pmTDC2" ; "ventral paired medial neuron" (for all, see Synonyms field below)

Comment

For neurotransmitter expression analysis, Vomel and Wegener (2008) used Tdc2-GAL4 (tyrosine decarboxylase - implies presence of tyramine) and anti-Tbh (tyramine beta-hydroxylase - implies presence of octopamine). Selcho et al. (2012) used Tdc2-GAL4, validated with anti-Tbh, anti-p-tyramine and anti-conjugated octopamine, to visualize tyraminergic and octopaminergic neurons.

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larval neuron
 |__larval CNS neuron_____________
octopaminergic neuron             |
 |__larval octopaminergic neuron__|
larval aminergic neuron           |
 |__larval octopaminergic neuron__|
 |__larval tyraminergic neuron____|
CNS neuron                        |
 |__larval CNS neuron_____________|
tyraminergic neuron               |
 |__larval tyraminergic neuron____|
                                  larval octopaminergic VPM neuron  7 rec.
                                   |__larval labial VPM neuron
                                   |__larval mandibular VPM neuron
                                   |   |__larval mandibular VPM neuron 1
                                   |   |__larval mandibular VPM neuron 2
                                   |__larval maxillary VPM neuron 7 rec.
                                   |__larval mesothoracic VPM neuron
                                   |__larval metathoracic VPM neuron
                                   |__larval prothoracic VPM neuron

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	"paramedial TDC2 neuron" EXACT[ FlyBase:FBrf0210246 ] "pmTDC2" EXACT[ FlyBase:FBrf0210246 ] "ventral paired medial neuron" EXACT[ FlyBase:FBrf0219809 ] "ventral paired median neuron" EXACT[ FlyBase:FBrf0219406 ] "VPM neuron" EXACT
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larval octopaminergic neuron
larval tyraminergic neuron
larval CNS neuron

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Synonyms & Secondary IDs

Synonyms

"paramedial TDC2 neuron" EXACT[ FlyBase:FBrf0210246 ]
"pmTDC2" EXACT[ FlyBase:FBrf0210246 ]
"ventral paired medial neuron" EXACT[ FlyBase:FBrf0219809 ]
"ventral paired median neuron" EXACT[ FlyBase:FBrf0219406 ]
"VPM neuron" EXACT

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VFB:FBbt_00047556