FB2026_03 , released September 17, 2026
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Term adult alpha'/beta' Kenyon cell ID (Ontology) FBbt:00049834 (Fly Anatomy)
Definition Mushroom body neuron of the adult that bifurcates at the anterior end of the pedunculus, projecting into the mushroom body alpha'-lobe and beta'-lobe (Lee et al., 1999; Tanaka et al., 2008). It develops from a larval alpha'/beta' Kenyon cell with little alteration during metamorphosis (Lee et al., 1999). In the pedunculus, the alpha' and beta' neurons occupy an intermediate stratum between the gamma axons at the periphery and the alpha/beta neurons at the core (Tanaka et al., 2008; Li et al., 2020). Most arborize in the main calyx, with a subset arborizing in the lateral accessory calyx (Marin et al., 2020). There is a total of around 340 of these cells per hemisphere (Li et al., 2020).[ FlyBase:FBrf0111409 FlyBase:FBrf0205263 FlyBase:FBrf0246456 FlyBase:FBrf0248215 ]
Also Known As"adult alpha'/beta' KC" ; "adult alpha'/beta' neuron" ; "adult KCa'b'" (for all, see Synonyms field below)
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supraesophageal ganglion neuron
 |__adult Kenyon cell_________________
adult brain                           |
 |__adult Kenyon cell_________________|
Kenyon cell                           |
 |__adult Kenyon cell_________________|
 |__alpha'/beta' Kenyon cell__________|
adult cholinergic neuron              |
 |__adult Kenyon cell_________________|
adult central brain intrinsic neuron  |
 |__adult Kenyon cell_________________|
adult MBp lineage neuron              |
 |__adult Kenyon cell_________________|
                                      adult alpha'/beta' Kenyon cell  53 rec.
                                       |__alpha'/beta' anterior-posterior Kenyon cell 31 rec.
                                       |   |__alpha'/beta' anterior-posterior type 1 Kenyon cell(+)
                                       |   |__alpha'/beta' anterior-posterior type 2 Kenyon cell
                                       |__alpha'/beta' middle Kenyon cell 27 rec.
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Is a adult Kenyon cell
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Develops from larval alpha'/beta' Kenyon cell
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  • "adult alpha'/beta' KC" EXACT
    "adult alpha'/beta' neuron" EXACT
    "adult KCa'b'" EXACT[ FlyBase:FBrf0246888 ]
    "adult mushroom body alpha'/beta' neuron" EXACT
    "adult mushroom body alpha-prime/beta-prime Kenyon cell" EXACT
    "adult mushroom body alpha-prime/beta-prime neuron" EXACT
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