Somatosensory neurons of the dorsal root ganglia are generated from multipotent neural crest cells by a process of progressive specification and differentiation. Intrinsic transcription programmes active in somatosensory neuron progenitors and early post-mitotic neurons drive the cell-type expression of neurotrophin receptors. In turn, signalling by members of the neurotrophin family controls expression of transcription factors that regulate neuronal sub-type specification. This chapter explores the mechanisms by which this crosstalk between neurotrophin signalling and transcription programmes generates the diverse functional sub-types of somatosensory neurons found in the mature animal.
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Marmigère, F., & Carroll, P. (2014). Neurotrophin signalling and transcription programmes interactions in the development of somatosensory neurons. Handbook of Experimental Pharmacology, 220, 329–353. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-45106-5_13
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