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ArticleScientific reports2016

Single-cell RNA-seq reveals distinct injury responses in different types of DRG sensory neurons.

Ganlu Hu, Kevin Huang, Youjin Hu, Guizhen Du, Zhigang Xue, Xianmin Zhu, Guoping Fan

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Article in Scientific reports, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 98 papers.

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7 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Ganlu HuSchool of Life Sciences and Technology, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China.
Kevin HuangDepartment of Human Genetics, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles CA 90095, USA.
Youjin HuDepartment of Human Genetics, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles CA 90095, USA.
Guizhen DuDepartment of Human Genetics, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles CA 90095, USA.
Zhigang XueTranslational Center for Stem Cell Research, Tongji Hospital, Department of Regenerative Medicine, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai 20065, China.
Xianmin ZhuSchool of Life Sciences and Technology, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China.
Guoping FanSchool of Life Sciences and Technology, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China.
University of California, Los Angeles · USTongji University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Peripheral nerve injury leads to various injury-induced responses in sensory neurons including physiological pain, neuronal cell death, and nerve regeneration. In this study, we performed single-cell RNA-sequencing (scRNA-seq) analysis of mouse nonpeptidergic nociceptors (NP), peptidergic nociceptors (PEP), and large myelinated sensory neurons (LM) under both control and injury conditions at 3 days after sciatic nerve transection (SNT). After performing principle component and weighted gene co-expression network analysis, we categorized dorsal root ganglion (DRG) neurons into different subtypes and discovered co-regulated injury-response genes including novel regeneration associated genes (RAGs) in association with neuronal development, protein translation and cytoplasm transportation. In addition, we found significant up-regulation of the genes associated with cell death such as Pdcd2 in a subset of NP neurons after axotomy, implicating their actions in neuronal cell death upon nerve injury. Our study revealed the distinctive and sustained heterogeneity of transcriptomic responses to injury at single neuron level, implicating the involvement of different gene regulatory networks in nerve regeneration, neuronal cell death and neuropathy in different population of DRG neurons.

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AnimalsFemaleGanglia, SpinalGene Expression ProfilingGene Expression RegulationGene Regulatory NetworksMaleMicePeripheral Nerve InjuriesPrincipal Component AnalysisRatsSensory Receptor CellsSequence Analysis, RNASingle-Cell Analysis

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