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. 2014 Feb 3;24(3):242–251. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2013.12.015

Table 1.

Cell Number Dimorphisms

Neuronal Class Cell Number Dependent on fruM? Effect of Single Isoform? Isoform Expression fru+ fru+ fruM fruF fruΔA fruB2 fruC1
pMP4/P1 no no A, B, C 17.3 ± 3.8 (n = 10) 0.0 ± 0.0 (n = 10) 0.0 ± 0.0 (n = 10) 17.3 ± 3.3 (n = 10) 17.7 ± 2.9 (n = 10) 17.9 ± 3.9 (n = 10) 17.1 ± 2.7 (n = 10)
pIP10 yes no B, C 0.7 ± 0.5 (n = 30) 0.0 ± 0.0 (n = 30) 1.0 ± 0.2 (n = 22)∗∗∗ 0.0 ± 0.0 (n = 24)∗∗∗ 0.8 ± 0.4 (n = 38) 1.0 ± 0.2 (n = 24) 0.9 ± 0.3 (n = 40)
dPR1 yes no A, B 0.9 ± 0.3 (n = 32) 0.0 ± 0.0 (n = 20) 0.8 ± 0.4 (n = 14)∗∗∗ 0.0 ± 0.0 (n = 58)∗∗∗ 0.9 ± 0.4 (n = 44) 0.8 ± 0.4 (n = 32) 0.9 ± 0.3 (n = 46)
vPR1 yes no A, B, C 3.1 ± 0.6 (n = 20) 0.2 ± 0.5 (n = 20) 2.8 ± 0.9 (n = 20)∗∗∗ 0.6 ± 0.5 (n = 20)∗∗∗ 3.2 ± 0.6 (n = 20) 3.1 ± 1.2 (n = 20) 2.8 ± 0.5 (n = 20)
vPR6 partially yes, C A, B, C 2.9 ± 0.7 (n = 18) 0.0 ± 0.0 (n = 20) 0.8 ± 0.8 (n = 16)∗∗∗ 0.6 ± 0.9 (n = 20)∗∗∗ 3.4 ± 0.6 (n = 20) 3.0 ± 0.8 (n = 18) 1.9 ± 1.0 (n = 20)∗∗∗
aDT2/mAL yes yes, B and C A, B, C 11.1 ± 1.4 (n = 20) 5.1 ± 1.7 (n = 20) 12.3 ± 1.9 (n = 20)∗∗∗ 5.1 ± 1.8 (n = 20)∗∗∗ 10.2 ± 1.9 (n = 20) 8.1 ± 2.1 (n = 20)∗∗∗ 8.2 ± 2.6 (n = 20)∗∗∗
aSP1 yes no A, B, C 13.3 ± 1.6 (n = 20) 2.2 ± 1.1 (n = 20) 14.5 ± 1.5 (n = 20)∗∗∗ 5.0 ± 1.6 (n = 20)∗∗∗ 15.0 ± 2.2 (n = 16) 14.9 ± 2.0 (n = 18) 15.2 ± 1.8 (n = 20)
aSP2 yes no A, B, C 62.1 ± 10.3 (n = 10) 32.9 ± 3.7 (n = 10) 63.0 ± 8.6 (n = 10)∗∗∗ 34.3 ± 6.5 (n = 10)∗∗∗ 67.0 ± 7.6 (n = 10) 67.6 ± 11.1 (n = 10) 62.9 ± 7.8 (n = 10)

Cell bodies per hemisphere ± SD. n, number of hemispheres evaluated. Asterisks indicate significant increase of cells in ♀ fruM compared to ♀ fru+, significant decrease of cells in ♂ fruF compared to ♂ fru+, and significant decrease of cells in ♂ fruB2 or ♂ fruC1 compared to ♂ fru+ (∗∗∗p < 0.0001, Mann-Whitney test).