Brain Development in Drosophila melanogaster

CONTENTS1. The Development of the Drosophila Larval BrainVolker Hartenstein, Shana Spindler, Wayne Pereanu and Siaumin FungAbstractSynopsis of the Phases and Elements of Drosophila Brain DevelopmentProgenitors of the Drosophila Brain: Neuroblasts and Ganglion Mother CellsThe Generic Cell Types of the Drosophila BrainNeuroanatomy of the Developing Drosophila Brain: The Systems of Lineages,Tracts and CompartmentsOutlook2. Anteroposterior Regionalization of the Brain: Genetic and Comparative AspectsRobert Lichtneckert and Heinrich ReichertAbstractIntroductionThe Cephalic Gap Genes Otd/Otx and Ems/Emx Control AnteriorBrain DevelopmentThe Hox Genes Pattern the Posterior BrainEvidence for a Tripartite Organization of the Brain3. Dorsoventral Paterning of the Brain: A Comparative ApproachRolf Urbach and Gerhard M. TechnauAbstractIntroductionDV Patterning of the Truncal Part of the CNS in Drosophila and vertebratesDV patterning of the brain in DrosophilaA comparison with DV regionalization of the vertebrate telencephalonConclusions4. Disection of the Embryonic Brain Using Photoactivated Gene ExpresionJonathan MindenAbstractIntroductionProcephalic Blastoderm Fate MapBrain-Forming Mitotic Domains Populate Distinct Brain RegionsConclusion5. Design of the Larval Chemosensory SystemReinhard F. StockerAbstractIntroductionChemosensory Organs of the Larval HeadOlfactory SystemGustatory SystemThe Drosophila Larva as a Model for Smell and Taste6. Development of the Drosophila Olfactory SystemVeronica Rodrigues and Thomas HummelAbstractIntroductionOrganization of the Drosophila Adult Olfactory SystemSpecification of the Olfactory Sense OrgansOlfactory Lineages RevisitedOrigin of Glial CellsDevelopment of ORN ConnectivityOlfactory Map OrganizationCellular and Molecular Mechanisms of ORN Wiring SpecificitySpecification of Projection NeuronsDevelopment of PN DendritesConcluding Remarks7. The Olfactory Sensory Map in DrosophilaPhilippe P. Laissue and Leslie B. VosshallAbstractIntroductionOlfactory Organs and Olfactory Sensory Neurons of DrosophilaOdorant Receptor Gene ExpressionLigand Tuning ProfilesA Receptor-Based Map of Glomerular ProjectionsSexual Dimorphism in the Drosophila Olfactory SystemConcluding Remarks8. Optic Lobe DevelopmentKarl-Friedrich Fischbach and Peter Robin HiesingerAbstractIntroductionThe Adult Visual System Is Organized into Parallel VisuotopticFunctional PathwaysLamina DevelopmentMedulla and Lobula Complex DevelopmentConcluding Remarks9. Clonal Unit Architecture of the Adult Fly BrainKei Ito and Takeshi AwasakiAbstractIntroductionStructure of the Adult BrainTechniques for Visualising Clonally Related ProgenyClonal Unit Architecture in the Adult BrainFormation of the Clonal Units During DevelopmentFunctional Importance of the Clonal UnitsConclusionINDEX