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We show, by targeted ablation of one, two, three or four pioneer neurons at a time, that (1) no single pioneer neuron is essential for axon tract formation, (2) the interaction between two pioneers is necessary for the establishment of each fascicle and (3) pioneer neurons function synergistically to establish the longitudinal axon tracts, to guide the fasciculation of follower neurons along specific fascicles and to prevent axons from crossing the midline.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1242\/dev.124.17.3253","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2021,4,26]],"date-time":"2021-04-26T02:54:29Z","timestamp":1619405669000},"page":"3253-3262","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":122,"title":["Targeted neuronal ablation: the role of pioneer neurons in guidance and fasciculation in the CNS of <i>Drosophila<\/i>"],"prefix":"10.1242","volume":"124","author":[{"given":"A.","family":"Hidalgo","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Cambridge University, Tennis Court Road, Cambridge, CB2 1QR, UK The Wellcome\/CRC Institute, and Department of Genetics ,"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"A. 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