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Proprioceptive Opsin Functions in Drosophila Larval Locomotion

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0 Published in 2018 at "Neuron"

DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2018.02.028

Abstract: Animals rely on mechanosensory feedback from proprioceptors to control locomotory body movements. Unexpectedly, we found that this movement control requires visual opsins. Disrupting the Drosophila opsins NINAE or Rh6 impaired larval locomotion and body contractions,… read more here.

Keywords: opsin functions; ninae rh6; larval locomotion; locomotion ... See more keywords