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Fig. 1. CaP axons extend sequentially starting with those from anterior
segments. (A) Schematic representation of the three primary
motoneurons (CaP, MiP and RoP) showing their axonal trajectories. CaP axons
are projected first to establish the common pathway. The common pathway ends
at the muscle pioneers located at the horizontal myoseptum that divides the
myotome into dorsal and ventral halves. This point is a choice point where the
three axons diverge and follow cell specific pathways to innervate the ventral
(CaP), dorsal (MiP) and horizontal myoseptal (RoP) myotomes. sc, spinal cord;
nc, notochord; sm, somite. (B) Side view of the trunk of a 28-somite
stage (23 hpf) embryos showing that CaP axons labeled with mAb znp1 are more
developed anteriorly. Scale bar: 20 µm. (C) The compilation of the
stage of initial CaP axon projection (black circle) and the stage when they
arrive at the horizontal myoseptum (white circle) by CaPs located in specific
segments. CaP axons were projected earlier in anterior segments, e.g. stage 22
for CaPs in segment 14 and stage 29 for those in segment 22. Most CaP axons
reached the horizontal myoseptum 1.5 hours after time of initial projection.
Each data point represents the mean of at least seven CaPs that were assayed
from embryos at 22- to 29-somite stages (20-23.5 hpf). Bars in indicate
standard deviations.
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