Gap junctions: The missing piece of the connectome

Gabrielle J Gutierrez; Siwei Wang

doi:10.1016/j.cub.2023.06.058

Gap junctions: The missing piece of the connectome

Curr Biol. 2023 Aug 7;33(15):R819-R822. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2023.06.058.

Authors

Gabrielle J Gutierrez¹, Siwei Wang²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Neuroscience and Behavior, Barnard College, 3009 Broadway, New York, NY 10027, USA. Electronic address: ggutierr@barnard.edu.
² Department of Organismal Biology and Anatomy, University of Chicago, 1027 E 57th Street, Chicago, IL 60637, USA. Electronic address: siweiw@uchicago.edu.

PMID: 37552951
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2023.06.058

Abstract

The central pattern generator that controls flying power in Drosophila requires desynchronized firing to drive a steady wingbeat frequency. A new study reveals how gap junctions are the key to desynchronizing the motor neurons.

MeSH terms

Animals
Connectome*
Drosophila
Gap Junctions
Motor Neurons / physiology