Type: Interneuron
In MoW: AIZ
Male Wiring Project: AIZL, AIZR
In Wormbase: AIZ, AIZL, AIZR
Lineage: AB plapaaapav, AB prapaaapav
Location: Ventral ganglia in head
Description: Ring Interneurons
Neurotransmitter:
Function: Involved in thermosensation. Laser ablation of the AIZ pair makes the animals thermophilic. See model below. (Mori and Ohshima, 1995).
Receptor Expression: Express a splice variant of the tyramine receptor SER-2 (Tsalik et al., 2003).