Table 1.
Lineage (embryonic clones) | Total # of MNs | # of times entire lineage was observed (# embryonic clones) | Latest time entire lineage was labeled (hours AEL) | Cell body position relative to neuropil | Non-MNs in the clone? | Partial lineages observed? | Targeted leg segments (#) | Notes |
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Ab | 28c | 69 (16) | ≤48 | Anterior | No | Yes | Fe (13), Ti (15) | 9 of 10 embryonic clones also labeled F or G; may correspond to NB 15 of Truman et al. (2004) |
B | 7 | 47 (11) | ≤54 | Anterior | No | Yes | Fe (1), Tr (2), Co (4) | |
C | 1 | 18 (2) | ≤54 | Posterior | No | NA | Co | |
D | 2 | 77 (8) | ≤66 | Anterior | No | Yes | Co (2) | |
E | 1 | 54 (10) | ≤48 | Posterior | ∼25 inter-neurons | NA | Co | |
Fb | 1 | 12 (5) | ≤78 | Anterior | No | NA | Co | Some single-cell clones project to coxa and femur |
Gb | 1 | 32 (5) | ≤64 | Anterior | No | NA | Tr | |
H | 2 | 2 (1) | ≤24 | Anterior | No | NA | Fe (2 ) | Embryonic born MN |
I | 2 | 1 (1) | ≤12 | Anterior | No | NA | Fe (2 ) | Embryonic born MN |
J | 1 | 1 (1) | ≤12 | Posterior | No | NA | Co | Embryonic born MN |
K | 1 | 1 (1) | ≤12 | Anterior | No | NA | Fe | Embryonic born MN |
Other MNs (only postembryonic labeling) | ||||||||
V | 1 | 7 (0) | ≤78 | Anterior | No | NA | Fe | |
W | 1 | 2 (0) | ≤76 | Anterior | No | NA | Fe | |
X | 1 | 2 (0) | ≤86 | Anterior | No | NA | Fe | |
Y | 1 | 2 (0) | ≤78 | Anterior | No | NA | Fe |
aTwo Vglut–Gal4+ motor neurons (MNs) were never observed in the MARCM analyses (one in coxa, one in trochanter). For those lineages that were only observed once (I–K), we cannot rule out that these neurons are part of another lineage.
bFor Lin A, F, and G, the entire lineage can be labeled by both embryonic and postembryonic clones without labeling any additional motor neuronss, arguing that all three are independent lineages.
cTwenty-seven of the 28 Lin A motor neurons were observed as single-cell clones. The single unlabeled Lin A motor neuron has a very distinctive axon targeting the ventral tibia.