Marc Corrales, Benjamin T Cocanougher, Andrea B Kohn, Jason D Wittenbach, Xi S Long, Andrew Lemire, Albert Cardona, Robert H Singer, Leonid L Moroz, Marta Zlatic
Molecular profiles of neurons influence neural development and function but bridging the gap between genes, circuits, and behavior has been very difficult. Here we used single cell RNAseq to generate a complete gene expression atlas of the Drosophila larval central nervous system composed of 131,077 single cells across three developmental stages (1 h, 24 h and 48 h after hatching). We identify 67 distinct cell clusters based on the patterns of gene expression. These include 31 functional mature larval neuron clusters, 1 ring gland cluster, 8 glial clusters, 6 neural precursor clusters, and 13 developing immature adult neuron clusters...
August 24, 2022: Neural Development