Cellular diversity in the Drosophila midbrain revealed by single-cell transcriptomics
To understand the brain, molecular details need to be overlaid onto neural wiring diagrams so that synaptic mode, neuromodulation and critical signaling operations can be considered. Single-cell transcriptomics provide a unique opportunity to collect this information. Here we present an initial anal...
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| description | To understand the brain, molecular details need to be overlaid onto neural wiring diagrams so that synaptic mode, neuromodulation and critical signaling operations can be considered. Single-cell transcriptomics provide a unique opportunity to collect this information. Here we present an initial analysis of thousands of individual cells from Drosophila midbrain, that were acquired using Drop-Seq. A number of approaches permitted the assignment of transcriptional profiles to several major brain regions and cell-types. Expression of biosynthetic enzymes and reuptake mechanisms allows all the neurons to be typed according to the neurotransmitter or neuromodulator that they produce and presumably release. Some neuropeptides are preferentially co-expressed in neurons using a particular fast-acting transmitter, or monoamine. Neuromodulatory and neurotransmitter receptor subunit expression illustrates the potential of these molecules in generating complexity in neural circuit function. This cell atlas dataset provides an important resource to link molecular operations to brain regions and complex neural processes. |
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| spelling | oxford-uuid:1bbeb89e-28c0-4f1a-81bf-1dde47f604c72022-03-26T11:02:10ZCellular diversity in the Drosophila midbrain revealed by single-cell transcriptomicsJournal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_dcae04bcuuid:1bbeb89e-28c0-4f1a-81bf-1dde47f604c7EnglishSymplectic Elements at OxfordeLife Sciences Publications2018Croset, VTreiber, CWaddell, STo understand the brain, molecular details need to be overlaid onto neural wiring diagrams so that synaptic mode, neuromodulation and critical signaling operations can be considered. Single-cell transcriptomics provide a unique opportunity to collect this information. Here we present an initial analysis of thousands of individual cells from Drosophila midbrain, that were acquired using Drop-Seq. A number of approaches permitted the assignment of transcriptional profiles to several major brain regions and cell-types. Expression of biosynthetic enzymes and reuptake mechanisms allows all the neurons to be typed according to the neurotransmitter or neuromodulator that they produce and presumably release. Some neuropeptides are preferentially co-expressed in neurons using a particular fast-acting transmitter, or monoamine. Neuromodulatory and neurotransmitter receptor subunit expression illustrates the potential of these molecules in generating complexity in neural circuit function. This cell atlas dataset provides an important resource to link molecular operations to brain regions and complex neural processes. |
| spellingShingle | Croset, V Treiber, C Waddell, S Cellular diversity in the Drosophila midbrain revealed by single-cell transcriptomics |
| title | Cellular diversity in the Drosophila midbrain revealed by single-cell transcriptomics |
| title_full | Cellular diversity in the Drosophila midbrain revealed by single-cell transcriptomics |
| title_fullStr | Cellular diversity in the Drosophila midbrain revealed by single-cell transcriptomics |
| title_full_unstemmed | Cellular diversity in the Drosophila midbrain revealed by single-cell transcriptomics |
| title_short | Cellular diversity in the Drosophila midbrain revealed by single-cell transcriptomics |
| title_sort | cellular diversity in the drosophila midbrain revealed by single cell transcriptomics |
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