neuroblast NB5-1 [FBbt_00001424]

neuroblast NB5-1

ID: FBbt_00001424

Neuroblast that delaminates at S5 in the medial column that generates approximately 6-9 local interneurons, some of which project across the posterior commissure (Schmid et al., 1999). In the embryo, one of these cells can be found in each hemisegment from S2-A8 (Birkholz et al., 2013; Urbach et al., 2016). It does not generate a postembryonic lineage and, at least in thoracic segments, it is lost before the end of embryogenesis (Lacin and Truman, 2016).

Schmid et al. (1999) comment that NB5-2 may give rise to a larger number of clones, including at least one motorneuron, but were not observed due to observational restrictions.