Genetic Manipulation of a Neuron

Genetic Manipulation of a Neuron

Nicole Ann Aponte Santiago, Littleton Lab

Picower Institute for Learning and Memory, MIT Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences

This image is showing the connections between neurons (in cyan) and muscles (in red). Specifically, it shows a genetic manipulation in one neuron (green) that innervates one muscle. To achieve this, I expressed Green Fluorescent Proteins (GFP) in only one neuron at the neuromuscular junction of the fruit fly.

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