Type: Pharyngeal Interneuron
In MoW:
Male Wiring Project: I3
In Wormbase: I3
Lineage: MS aaaaapaa
Location: Pharynx anterior bulb
Description: Pharyngeal interneuron. Anteriorly, I3 is inserted onto muscles pm1 and pm2 and terminates anterior to the dorsal gland cell duct with a proprioceptive-like ending. Posterior process terminates on the dorsal side of the nerve ring (Albertson and Thomson, 1976).
Neurotransmitter: Express neuropeptide-like protein NLP-3 (Nathoo et al., 2001).
Function: Unknown or redundant (Avery and Thomas, 1997).
Receptor Expression: Express glutamate receptor subunits GLR-7 and GLR-8 (Brockie et al., 2001).