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ArticleNature neuroscience2026

Spatial, temporal and Notch determination of terminal selector expression controls neuronal cell fate in the Drosophila optic lobe.

Félix Simon, Isabel Holguera, Yen-Chung Chen, Jennifer Malin, Priscilla Valentino, Claire Njoo-Deplante, Rana Naja El-Danaf, Katarina Kapuralin, Ted Erclik, Nikolaos Konstantinides and 2 more

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Article in Nature neuroscience, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors.

Félix SimonDepartment of Biology, New York University, New York, NY, USA. felix.simon@ijm.fr.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6357-5587
Isabel HolgueraDepartment of Biology, New York University, New York, NY, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2796-6596
Yen-Chung ChenDepartment of Biology, New York University, New York, NY, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8529-1251
Jennifer MalinDepartment of Biology, New York University, New York, NY, USA.
Priscilla ValentinoDepartment of Biology, University of Toronto Mississauga, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1962-3219
Claire Njoo-DeplanteDepartment of Biology, New York University, New York, NY, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0000-2569-1061
Rana Naja El-DanafCenter for Genomics and Systems Biology, New York University Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
Katarina KapuralinCenter for Genomics and Systems Biology, New York University Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
Ted ErclikDepartment of Biology, University of Toronto Mississauga, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada.
Nikolaos KonstantinidesUniversité Paris Cité, CNRS, Institut Jacques Monod, Paris, France.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9525-2838
Mehmet Neset ÖzelStowers Institute for Medical Research, Kansas City, MO, USA.
Claude DesplanDepartment of Biology, New York University, New York, NY, USA. cd38@nyu.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6914-1413

Funding

Stochastic choices in the retina and optic lobesR01EY013010 · NEI · NEW YORK UNIVERSITY · PI DESPLAN, CLAUDE · 1999 to 2025
$9.1M
Neurogenesis of the optic lobesR01EY017916 · NEI · NEW YORK UNIVERSITY · PI Claude Desplan · 2007 to 2026
$8.0M
Gene Regulatory Networks of Synaptic SpecificityR00NS125117 · NINDS · STOWERS INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH · PI Mehmet Neset Ozel · 2024 to 2026
$740k
Understanding the regulation of neuron cell number and arbor sizeR00EY032269 · NEI · CITY COLLEGE OF NEW YORK · PI Jennifer A Malin · 2025 to 2026
$448k
Understanding the regulation of neuron cell number and arbor sizeK99EY032269 · NEI · NEW YORK UNIVERSITY · PI MALIN, JENNIFER A · 2021 to 2022
$281k
Deciphering the mechanisms underlying multicolumnar neuron pathfinding and specification in the Drosophila melanogaster optic lobeF32EY028012 · NEI · NEW YORK UNIVERSITY · PI MALIN, JENNIFER A · 2017 to 2019
$184k
Canadian Network for Research and Innovation in Machining Technology, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC Canadian Network for Research and Innovation in Machining Technology) RGPIN2015-06457EC | EU Framework Programme for Research and Innovation H2020 | H2020 Priority Excellent Science | H2020 European Research Council (H2020 Excellent Science - European Research Council) 949500EC | EU Framework Programme for Research and Innovation H2020 | H2020 Priority Excellent Science | H2020 Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions (H2020 Excellent Science - Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions) 101154260NEI NIH HHS F32 EY028012NEI NIH HHS K99 EY032269NEI NIH HHS R00 EY032269NEI NIH HHS R01 EY013010NEI NIH HHS R01 EY017916New York State Stem Cell Science (NYSTEM) C322560GGNew York University (NYU) MacCracken FellowshipNew York University (NYU) MacCracken Fellowship and Dean's Dissertation Ph.D. FellowshipNINDS NIH HHS R00 NS125117U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | NIH | National Eye Institute (NEI) F32EY028012U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | NIH | National Eye Institute (NEI) R01EY017916U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | NIH | National Eye Institute (NEI) R01EY13010U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | NIH | National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) K99R00NS125117
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In the medulla of the Drosophila optic lobe, the identity of each neuronal type is specified in progenitors and newborn neurons via the integration of temporal, spatial and Notch-driven patterning mechanisms. This identity is maintained in differentiating and adult neurons by the continuous expression of neuronal type-specific combinations of transcription factors called terminal selectors, which are thought to control all neuronal type-specific features. How the patterning mechanisms establish terminal selector expression is unknown. Here we have used single-cell mRNA sequencing to characterize the spatial origins of medulla neurons. Combined with our previous characterization of their temporal and Notch origins, this allowed us to identify correlations between patterning information, terminal selector expression and neuronal features. Our results suggest that different subsets of the patterning information accessible to a given neuronal type control the expression of each of its terminal selectors and modules of terminal features, including neurotransmitter identity.

Indexed as

Drosophila ProteinsGene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalNeuronsOptic Lobe, NonmammalianReceptors, NotchAnimalsAnimals, Genetically ModifiedCell DifferentiationDrosophilaTranscription FactorsDrosophila ProteinsN protein, DrosophilaReceptors, NotchTranscription Factors

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PMID41992006
PMCPMC13499599

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