Organization of the gravity-sensing system in zebrafish

Zhikai Liu, David G. C. Hildebrand, Joshua L. Morgan, Yizhen Jia, Nicholas Slimmon and Martha W. Bagnall ()
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Zhikai Liu: Washington University in St. Louis
David G. C. Hildebrand: The Rockefeller University
Joshua L. Morgan: Washington University in St. Louis
Yizhen Jia: Washington University in St. Louis
Nicholas Slimmon: Washington University in St. Louis
Martha W. Bagnall: Washington University in St. Louis

Nature Communications, 2022, vol. 13, issue 1, 1-15

Abstract: Abstract Motor circuits develop in sequence from those governing fast movements to those governing slow. Here we examine whether upstream sensory circuits are organized by similar principles. Using serial-section electron microscopy in larval zebrafish, we generated a complete map of the gravity-sensing (utricular) system spanning from the inner ear to the brainstem. We find that both sensory tuning and developmental sequence are organizing principles of vestibular topography. Patterned rostrocaudal innervation from hair cells to afferents creates an anatomically inferred directional tuning map in the utricular ganglion, forming segregated pathways for rostral and caudal tilt. Furthermore, the mediolateral axis of the ganglion is linked to both developmental sequence and neuronal temporal dynamics. Early-born pathways carrying phasic information preferentially excite fast escape circuits, whereas later-born pathways carrying tonic signals excite slower postural and oculomotor circuits. These results demonstrate that vestibular circuits are organized by tuning direction and dynamics, aligning them with downstream motor circuits and behaviors.

Date: 2022
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