Gene Expression Inhibitory Efferent Neurons (zebrafish)
The zebrafish lateral line system is a sensory network made up of neuromasts, which contain hair cells to detect water flow. Neuromasts signal via sensory afferent neurons and their activity is modulated by efferent neurons. Inhibitory efferent neurons consist of REN, ROLE, and RELL cells and previous work has shown that neuromasts can be innervated by multiple efferent neurons, suggesting potential functional differences. To explore this, we performed single-cell RNA sequencing o REN, ROLE, and ELL neurons in 5dpf zebrafish larvae.