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. 2023 Apr 2;12:12. doi: 10.1186/s13619-022-00155-2

Table 1.

Types of neurons used for studying regeneration and repair in C. elegans and Drosophila

Subtype Function Research focus Reference

C.elegans

VD and DD neuron

Motor neuron; regulation of the sinusoidal body movement Axon regeneration Schuske et al. 2004

C. elegans

DA9

Motor neuron; receive signals from neurons such as AVA and transmit to VD neurons Axon regeneration Ding and Hammarlund 2018

C. elegans

ALM and PLM neuron

Sensory neuron; response to gentle touch to the different part of body Axon regeneration Chen et al. 2011

C. elegans

ASJ neuron

Sensory neuron; control nematodes in and out of the dauer stage, sensing light and electricity Axon regeneration Chung et al. 2016

C. elegans

PVD neuron

Sensory neuron; response to fast and high-displacement mechanical and aversive thermal stimuli Dendrite regeneration; axon regeneration Brar et al. 2022; Oren-Suissa et al. 2017; Zhao et al. 2021

Drosophila

Motor neurons

Motor neurons; dominant muscle group Axon regeneration Xiong et al. 2010

Drosophila

Class IV DA neurons

Sensory neuron; encode sensory input Axon regeneration; dendrite regeneration Song et al. 2019; Thompson-Peer et al. 2016

Drosophila

Class I, III DA neurons

Sensory neuron; encode sensory input Axon regeneration Song et al. 2019