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. 2019 Sep 19;8:e49373. doi: 10.7554/eLife.49373

Figure 6. Pharmacogenetics shows that ON responses are mediated by GluClα.

(A,B) In vivo calcium signals in response to full-field flashes recorded in layer M1 of Mi1 neurons. Figure shows traces before (blue) and after (red) 2.5 µM PTX application in heterozygous GluClαDf/+ deficient controls (A, n = 5 [63]), as well as flies only expressing the PTX-insensitive GluClαS278T allele (GluClαS278T/GluClαDf).(B, n = 5 [47]). (C) Bar plots showing the quantification of the data from (A,B). *p<0.05, **p<0.01, ***p<0.001, tested with an unbalanced two-way ANOVA, corrected for multiple comparisons. (D,E) In vivo calcium signals in response to full-field flashes recorded in the layer M1 of Tm3 neurons. Figure shows traces before (green) and after (red) PTX application in heterozygous GluClα Df/+ deficient controls (D, n = 5 [30]), as well as flies only expressing the PTX-insensitive GluClαS278T allele (GluClαS278T/GluClαDf) (E, n = 5 [40]). (F) Bar plots showing the quantification of the data shown in (D,E). *p<0.05, **p<0.01, ***p<0.001, tested with an unbalanced two-way ANOVA, corrected for multiple comparisons. (G,H) In vivo calcium signals in response to full-field flashes recorded in T4/T5 axon terminals. Figure shows traces before (gray) and after (red) 100 µM PTX application in heterozygous GluClα Df/+ deficient controls (G, n = 10[440]), as well as flies only expressing the PTX-insensitive GluClαS278T allele (GluClαS278T/GluClαDf) (H, n = 5[192]). The pink dotted line shows responses after the application of 5 µM PTX. (I) Bar plots showing the quantification of the data shown in (G,H). *p<0.05, **p<0.01, ***p<0.001. Statistics was done using an unbalanced two-way ANOVA, corrected for multiple comparisons. All traces show mean ± SEM. Sample sizes are given as number of flies (number of cells). (J) Schematic summarizing the results. Our results provide support for a combinatorial role of glutamatergic and GABAergic inhibition in mediating ON responses. Since GluClα is likely to be the receptor on all neurons postsynaptic to L1, Rdl could function downstream of GluClα.

Figure 6—source data 1. Table 1 contains all mean ± s.e.m.
Data related to quantifications shown in main Figure 6, sorted by genotype and experimental condition.
DOI: 10.7554/eLife.49373.024

Figure 6.

Figure 6—figure supplement 1. Pharmacogenetics shows that ON responses are mediated by GluClα.

Figure 6—figure supplement 1.

(A,B) In vivo calcium signals in response to full-field flashes recorded in layers M5 and M9/10 of Mi1 neurons. Figure shows traces before (blue) and after (red) application of 2.5 µM PTX in heterozygous GluClαDf/+ controls (A, n = 5[44]/[63]), or flies only expressing the PTX-insensitive GluClαS278T allele (GluClαS278T/GluClαDf) (B, n = 5 [49]/[47]). Sample sizes are given as number of flies (number of cells in M5/M9/10). (C) Bar plots showing the quantification of the data shown in (A,B). (D,E) In vivo calcium signals in response to full field stimulation recorded in layers M5 and M9/10 of Tm3 neurons. Shown are traces before (green) and after (red) PTX application in heterozygous GluClαDf/+ controls (D, n = 5 [33]/[30]), or flies only expressing the PTX-insensitive GluClαS278T allele (GluClαS278T/GluClαDf) (E, n = 5 [37]/[40]). Sample sizes are given as number of flies [number of cells in M5/M9/10]. (F) Bar plots showing the quantification of the normalized data from (D,E). (G,H,J,K) In vivo calcium signals in response to full-field flashes recorded in layer M9/10 of Mi1 (G,H) or Tm3 (J,K) neurons. Figure shows traces before (blue/green) and after (red) application of 100 µm PTX in heterozygous GluClαDf/+ controls (G, n = 5[54]; J, n = 4[73]), or flies only expressing the PTX-insensitive GluClαS278T allele (GluClαS278T/GluClαDf) (H, n = 6[78]; K, n = 5[57]). (I,L) Bar plots showing the quantification for Mi1 (I) and Tm3 (L). Sample sizes are shown as number of flies [number of cells]. All traces show mean ± SEM. *p<0.05, **p<0.01, ***p<0.001, tested with an unbalanced two-way ANOVA, corrected for multiple comparisons in (C,F,I,L).
Figure 6—figure supplement 1—source data 1. Table 1 contains all mean ± s.e.m.
Data related to quantifications shown in main Figure 6—figure supplement 1, sorted by genotype and experimental condition.
DOI: 10.7554/eLife.49373.023