Making sense out of spinal cord somatosensory development

Bayesian Sparse Regression Analysis Documents the Diversity of Spinal Inhibitory Interneurons

(2016) Mariano I. Gabitto et al.   CELL

Spinal Inhibitory Interneuron Diversity Delineates Variant Motor Microcircuits

(2016) Jay B. Bikoff et al.   CELL

Neural Progenitors Adopt Specific Identities by Directly Repressing All Alternative Progenitor Transcriptional Programs

(2016) Eva Kutejova et al.   DEVELOPMENTAL CELL

Oscillatory control of Delta-like1 in cell interactions regulates dynamic gene expression and tissue morphogenesis

(2016) Hiromi Shimojo et al.   GENES & DEVELOPMENT

A quantitative study of neurochemically defined excitatory interneuron populations in laminae I–III of the mouse spinal cord

(2016) Maria Gutierrez-Mecinas et al.   Molecular Pain

Identification of a Spinal Circuit for Light Touch and Fine Motor Control

(2015) Steeve Bourane et al.   CELL

Morphogen rules: design principles of gradient-mediated embryo patterning

(2015) J. Briscoe et al.   DEVELOPMENT

Prdm12 specifies V1 interneurons through cross-repressive interactions with Dbx1 and Nkx6 genes in Xenopus

(2015) Aurore Thélie et al.   DEVELOPMENT

A direct fate exclusion mechanism by Sonic hedgehog-regulated transcriptional repressors

(2015) Yuichi Nishi et al.   DEVELOPMENT

Hoxb8 Intersection Defines a Role for Lmx1b in Excitatory Dorsal Horn Neuron Development, Spinofugal Connectivity, and Nociception

(2015) N. E. Szabo et al.   JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE

Misexpression of Ptf1a in Cortical Pyramidal CellsIn VivoPromotes an Inhibitory Peptidergic Identity

(2015) Jeffrey B. Russ et al.   JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE

Targeted Ablation, Silencing, and Activation Establish Glycinergic Dorsal Horn Neurons as Key Components of a Spinal Gate for Pain and Itch

(2015) Edmund Foster et al.   NEURON

Distinct Limb and Trunk Premotor Circuits Establish Laterality in the Spinal Cord

(2015) Cyrill Goetz et al.   NEURON

Dorsal Horn Circuits for Persistent Mechanical Pain

(2015) Cedric Peirs et al.   NEURON

Gate control of mechanical itch by a subpopulation of spinal cord interneurons

(2015) S. Bourane et al.   SCIENCE

The route to spinal cord cell types: a tale of signals and switches

(2015) Mina Gouti et al.   TRENDS IN GENETICS

Real-time imaging of bHLH transcription factors reveals their dynamic control in the multipotency and fate choice of neural stem cells

(2015) Itaru Imayoshi et al.   Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience

Origin of a Non-Clarke’s Column Division of the Dorsal Spinocerebellar Tract and the Role of Caudal Proprioceptive Neurons in Motor Function

(2015) Rachel Yuengert et al.   Cell Reports

Dorsal Horn Parvalbumin Neurons Are Gate-Keepers of Touch-Evoked Pain after Nerve Injury

(2015) Hugues Petitjean et al.   Cell Reports

Molecular and cellular development of spinal cord locomotor circuitry

(2015) Daniel C. Lu et al.   Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience

Motor-Circuit Communication Matrix from Spinal Cord to Brainstem Neurons Revealed by Developmental Origin

(2014) Chiara Pivetta et al.   CELL

Identification of Spinal Circuits Transmitting and Gating Mechanical Pain

(2014) Bo Duan et al.   CELL

Inhibition downunder: an update from the spinal cord

(2014) Martyn Goulding et al.   CURRENT OPINION IN NEUROBIOLOGY

Ultradian oscillations and pulses: coordinating cellular responses and cell fate decisions

(2014) A. Isomura et al.   DEVELOPMENT

A transcription factor network specifying inhibitory versus excitatory neurons in the dorsal spinal cord

(2014) Mark D. Borromeo et al.   DEVELOPMENT

Genetic dissection of Gata2 selective functions during specification of V2 interneurons in the developing spinal cord

(2014) Cédric Francius et al.   Developmental Neurobiology

Presynaptic inhibition of spinal sensory feedback ensures smooth movement

(2014) Andrew J. P. Fink et al.   NATURE

Skilled reaching relies on a V2a propriospinal internal copy circuit

(2014) Eiman Azim et al.   NATURE

Interneuron cell types are fit to function

(2014) Adam Kepecs et al.   NATURE

Transmitting Pain and Itch Messages: A Contemporary View of the Spinal Cord Circuits that Generate Gate Control

(2014) João Braz et al.   NEURON

Dynorphin Acts as a Neuromodulator to Inhibit Itch in the Dorsal Horn of the Spinal Cord

(2014) Adam P. Kardon et al.   NEURON

V1 and V2b Interneurons Secure the Alternating Flexor-Extensor Motor Activity Mice Require for Limbed Locomotion

(2014) Jingming Zhang et al.   NEURON

A ‘tool box’ for deciphering neuronal circuits in the developing chick spinal cord

(2014) Yoav Hadas et al.   NUCLEIC ACIDS RESEARCH

Degradation of mouse locomotor pattern in the absence of proprioceptive sensory feedback

(2014) Turgay Akay et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Isl1 Directly Controls a Cholinergic Neuronal Identity in the Developing Forebrain and Spinal Cord by Forming Cell Type-Specific Complexes

(2014) Hyong-Ho Cho et al.   PLoS Genetics

Temporal control of BMP signalling determines neuronal subtype identity in the dorsal neural tube

(2013) S. Tozer et al.   DEVELOPMENT

Prdm13 Mediates the Balance of Inhibitory and Excitatory Neurons in Somatosensory Circuits

(2013) Joshua C. Chang et al.   DEVELOPMENTAL CELL

Genome-Wide Expression Analysis of Ptf1a- and Ascl1-Deficient Mice Reveals New Markers for Distinct Dorsal Horn Interneuron Populations Contributing to Nociceptive Reflex Plasticity

(2013) H. Wildner et al.   JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE

Ontogeny of Excitatory Spinal Neurons Processing Distinct Somatic Sensory Modalities

(2013) Y. Xu et al.   JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE

Functional Subpopulations of V3 Interneurons in the Mature Mouse Spinal Cord

(2013) J. Borowska et al.   JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE

The lateral reticular nucleus: a precerebellar centre providing the cerebellum with overview and integration of motor functions at systems level. A new hypothesis

(2013) Bror Alstermark et al.   JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY-LONDON

The Sensory Neurons of Touch

(2013) Victoria E. Abraira et al.   NEURON

Etv1 Inactivation Reveals Proprioceptor Subclasses that Reflect the Level of NT3 Expression in Muscle Targets

(2013) Joriene C. de Nooij et al.   NEURON

Shaping Our Minds: Stem and Progenitor Cell Diversity in the Mammalian Neocortex

(2013) Santos J. Franco et al.   NEURON

Circuits for Grasping: Spinal dI3 Interneurons Mediate Cutaneous Control of Motor Behavior

(2013) Tuan V. Bui et al.   NEURON

Hox Genes: Choreographers in Neural Development, Architects of Circuit Organization

(2013) Polyxeni Philippidou et al.   NEURON

Characterization of the Gbx1−/− Mouse Mutant: A Requirement for Gbx1 in Normal Locomotion and Sensorimotor Circuit Development

(2013) Desirè M. Buckley et al.   PLoS One

Identification of Multiple Subsets of Ventral Interneurons and Differential Distribution along the Rostrocaudal Axis of the Developing Spinal Cord

(2013) Cédric Francius et al.   PLoS One

A Transcription Factor Code Defines Nine Sensory Interneuron Subtypes in the Mechanosensory Area of the Spinal Cord

(2013) Marta Garcia Del Barrio et al.   PLoS One

The homeodomain factorGbx1is required for locomotion and cell specification in the dorsal spinal cord

(2013) Hamid Meziane et al.   PeerJ

Type Ib BMP receptors mediate the rate of commissural axon extension through inhibition of cofilin activity

(2012) K. Yamauchi et al.   DEVELOPMENT

The Prdm family: expanding roles in stem cells and development

(2012) T. Hohenauer et al.   DEVELOPMENT

BMP receptor-activated Smads confer diverse functions during the development of the dorsal spinal cord

(2012) V.M. Hazen et al.   DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY

Dorsal-ventral patterning of the neural tube: A tale of three signals

(2012) Gwenvael Le Dréau et al.   Developmental Neurobiology

Functional characterization of dI6 interneurons in the neonatal mouse spinal cord

(2012) Jason Dyck et al.   JOURNAL OF NEUROPHYSIOLOGY

Renshaw Cells and Ia Inhibitory Interneurons Are Generated at Different Times from p1 Progenitors and Differentiate Shortly after Exiting the Cell Cycle

(2012) A. Benito-Gonzalez et al.   JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE

Axon Sorting within the Spinal Cord Marginal Zone via Robo-Mediated Inhibition of N-Cadherin Controls Spinocerebellar Tract Formation

(2012) N. Sakai et al.   JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE

Rodents Rely on Merkel Cells for Texture Discrimination Tasks

(2012) S. M. Maricich et al.   JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE

Mutations in DMRT3 affect locomotion in horses and spinal circuit function in mice

(2012) Lisa S. Andersson et al.   NATURE

Motor Circuits in Action: Specification, Connectivity, and Function

(2012) Silvia Arber   NEURON

Population coding of somatic sensations

(2012) Qiufu Ma   Neuroscience Bulletin

Molecular genetic control of cell patterning and fate determination in the developing ventral spinal cord

(2012) Michael P. Matise   Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews-Developmental Biology

Regulation of Terminal Differentiation Programs in the Nervous System

(2011) Oliver Hobert   Annual Review of Cell and Developmental Biology

SnapShot: Spinal Cord Development

(2011) William A. Alaynick et al.   CELL

The Functional Organization of Cutaneous Low-Threshold Mechanosensory Neurons

(2011) Lishi Li et al.   CELL

Pain and itch: insights into the neural circuits of aversive somatosensation in health and disease

(2011) Sarah E Ross   CURRENT OPINION IN NEUROBIOLOGY

Renshaw cell interneuron specialization is controlled by a temporally restricted transcription factor program

(2011) F. J. Stam et al.   DEVELOPMENT

Regulation of spinal interneuron development by the Olig-related protein Bhlhb5 and Notch signaling

(2011) K. Skaggs et al.   DEVELOPMENT

A novel function of the proneural factor Ascl1 in progenitor proliferation identified by genome-wide characterization of its targets

(2011) D. S. Castro et al.   GENES & DEVELOPMENT

In Vivo Neuronal Subtype-Specific Targets of Atoh1 (Math1) in Dorsal Spinal Cord

(2011) H. C. Lai et al.   JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE

Motor antagonism exposed by spatial segregation and timing of neurogenesis

(2011) Marco Tripodi et al.   NATURE

Itch Signaling in the Nervous System

(2011) Joseph Jeffry et al.   PHYSIOLOGY

Neurogenin 1 (Neurog1) expression in the ventral neural tube is mediated by a distinct enhancer and preferentially marks ventral interneuron lineages

(2010) Herson I. Quiñones et al.   DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY

Prrxl1 is required for the generation of a subset of nociceptive glutamatergic superficial spinal dorsal horn neurons

(2010) Sandra Rebelo et al.   DEVELOPMENTAL DYNAMICS

Motor and Dorsal Root Ganglion Axons Serve as Choice Points for the Ipsilateral Turning of dI3 Axons

(2010) O. Avraham et al.   JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE

Sox1 Is Required for the Specification of a Novel p2-Derived Interneuron Subtype in the Mouse Ventral Spinal Cord

(2010) H. Panayi et al.   JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE

Clarke's column neurons as the focus of a corticospinal corollary circuit

(2010) Adam W Hantman et al.   NATURE NEUROSCIENCE

cJun integrates calcium activity and tlx3 expression to regulate neurotransmitter specification

(2010) Kurt W Marek et al.   NATURE NEUROSCIENCE

Neuronal circuitry for pain processing in the dorsal horn

(2010) Andrew J. Todd   NATURE REVIEWS NEUROSCIENCE

Monosynaptic Rabies Virus Reveals Premotor Network Organization and Synaptic Specificity of Cholinergic Partition Cells

(2010) Anna E. Stepien et al.   NEURON

Loss of Inhibitory Interneurons in the Dorsal Spinal Cord and Elevated Itch in Bhlhb5 Mutant Mice

(2010) Sarah E. Ross et al.   NEURON

Stringent Specificity in the Construction of a GABAergic Presynaptic Inhibitory Circuit

(2009) J. Nicholas Betley et al.   CELL

The Canonical Notch Signaling Pathway: Unfolding the Activation Mechanism

(2009) Raphael Kopan et al.   CELL

Expression of the mouse PR domain protein Prdm8 in the developing central nervous system

(2009) Tae Komai et al.   GENE EXPRESSION PATTERNS

Injury-induced mechanical hypersensitivity requires C-low threshold mechanoreceptors

(2009) Rebecca P. Seal et al.   NATURE

Circuits controlling vertebrate locomotion: moving in a new direction

(2009) Martyn Goulding   NATURE REVIEWS NEUROSCIENCE

Transcriptional control of axonal guidance and sorting in dorsal interneurons by the Lim-HD proteins Lhx9 and Lhx1

(2009) Oshri Avraham et al.   Neural Development

A Cluster of Cholinergic Premotor Interneurons Modulates Mouse Locomotor Activity

(2009) Laskaro Zagoraiou et al.   NEURON

Characterization of Foxp2-expressing cells in the developing spinal cord

(2009) Y. Morikawa et al.   NEUROSCIENCE

Cellular Basis of Itch Sensation

(2009) Y.-G. Sun et al.   SCIENCE

A transcriptional network coordinately determines transmitter and peptidergic fate in the dorsal spinal cord

(2008) Dominique Bröhl et al.   DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY

Identification and subclassification of new Atoh1 derived cell populations during mouse spinal cord development

(2008) George R. Miesegaes et al.   DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY

Tlx1 and Tlx3 Coordinate Specification of Dorsal Horn Pain-Modulatory Peptidergic Neurons

(2008) Y. Xu et al.   JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE

Dynamic Notch signaling in neural progenitor cells and a revised view of lateral inhibition

(2008) Ryoichiro Kageyama et al.   NATURE NEUROSCIENCE

A Molecular Program for Contralateral Trajectory: Rig-1 Control by LIM Homeodomain Transcription Factors

(2008) Sara I. Wilson et al.   NEURON

Coordinated Actions of the Forkhead Protein Foxp1 and Hox Proteins in the Columnar Organization of Spinal Motor Neurons

(2008) David L. Rousso et al.   NEURON

Genetic Ablation of V2a Ipsilateral Interneurons Disrupts Left-Right Locomotor Coordination in Mammalian Spinal Cord

(2008) Steven A. Crone et al.   NEURON

Oscillations in Notch Signaling Regulate Maintenance of Neural Progenitors

(2008) Hiromi Shimojo et al.   NEURON