The transcription factor Cux2 marks development of an A-delta sublineage of TrkA sensory neurons
| Autor: | Hind Abdo, Patrik Ernfors, Lili Li, Isabelle Bachy, Marina C. M. Franck, Alexandre Pattyn |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2011 |
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Tropomyosin receptor kinase B
Tropomyosin receptor kinase C Mice 0302 clinical medicine Dorsal root ganglion Nociceptive neurons Pregnancy Ganglia Spinal Basic Helix-Loop-Helix Transcription Factors Low-affinity nerve growth factor receptor Mice Knockout 0303 health sciences Neurogenesis Gene Expression Regulation Developmental Nociceptors Anatomy medicine.anatomical_structure Differentiation Female Neurotrophin Mice 129 Strain Sensory Receptor Cells Sensation Nerve Tissue Proteins Biology Development Neurotrophins 03 medical and health sciences Sensory modality medicine Animals Receptor trkB Cell Lineage Receptor trkC Receptor trkA Molecular Biology 030304 developmental biology DNA Primers Homeodomain Proteins Base Sequence Cell Biology Sensory neuron Mice Mutant Strains Mice Inbred C57BL nervous system Trk receptor Mutation biology.protein Neuroscience 030217 neurology & neurosurgery Developmental Biology |
| Zdroj: | Developmental Biology |
| ISSN: | 0012-1606 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.ydbio.2011.09.007 |
| Popis: | The developmental process and unique molecular identity between the many different types of dorsal root ganglion (DRG) sensory neurons generated during embryogenesis provide the cellular basis for the distinct perceptual modalities of somatosensation. The mechanisms leading to the generation of different types of nociceptive sensory neurons remain only partly understood. Here, we show that the transcription factor Cux2 is a novel marker of sensory neuron subpopulations of three main sublineages as defined by the expression of neurotrophic factor receptors TrkA, TrkB and TrkC. In particular, it is expressed in a subpopulation of early TrkA+ neurons that arise during the early, Ngn1-independent initiated neurogenesis in the DRG. Postnatally, Cux2 marks a specific subtype of A-delta nociceptors as seen by expression of TrkA and NF200 but absence of TrpV1. Analysis of Cux2 mutant mice shows that Cux2 is not required for specification of Trk+ neuronal subpopulations. However, Cux2 mutant mice are hypersensitive to mechanical, but not to heat or cold stimuli, consistent with a requirement in the process of specification of the mechanoreceptive neuron circuit. Hence, our results show that Cux2 is expressed and may participate in development of a specific subtype of myelinated TrkA+ nociceptors. |
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