Neurons exhibit extraordinary precision in selecting synaptic partners. Whereas cell-surface proteins (CSPs) mediating attractive interactions between developing axons and dendrites have been shown to instruct synaptic partner matching , it is less clear the degree to which repulsive interactions play a role. Here, using a genetic screen guided by single cell transcriptomes , we identified three CSP pairs-Toll2-Ptp10D, Fili-Kek1, and Hbs/Sns-Kirre-in mediating repulsive interactions between non-partner olfactory receptor neuron (ORN) axons and projection neuron (PN) dendrites in the developing olfactory circuit. Each CSP pair exhibits inverse expression patterns in the select PN-ORN partners. Loss of each CSP in ORNs led to similar synaptic partner matching deficits as the loss of its partner CSP in PNs, and mistargeting phenotypes caused by overexpressing one CSP could be suppressed by loss of its partner CSP. Each CSP pair is also differentially expressed in other brain regions. Together, our data reveal that multiple repulsive CSP pairs work together to ensure precise synaptic partner matching during development by preventing neurons from forming connections with non-cognate partners.
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