sNPF and CRY expressing LNd neuron [FBbt_00047186]

sNPF and CRY expressing LNd neuron

ID: FBbt_00047186

LNd neuron of the adult brain characterized by the expression of short neuropeptide F (sNPF) and cryptochrome (CRY), and the absence of ion transport peptide (ITP) (Schubert et al., 2018). It also expresses Trissin (Ma et al., 2021). From the posterior surface of the lateral horn (LH), one branch descends towards, but does not innervate, the accessory medulla (AME), running along the edge of the posterior lateral protocerebrum (PLP) and innervating more medial locations (Schubert et al., 2018). Another branch projects to the superior lateral protocerebrum (SLP), where it trifurcates, with two projections continuing to dorsal parts of the brain and one running to the anterior optic tubercle (AOTU) (Schubert et al., 2018). There are two of these cells per hemisphere (Schubert et al., 2018).