Skin-Type-Dependent Development of Murine Mechanosensory Neurons

    August 2023 in “ Developmental Cell ”
    Charalampia Koutsioumpa, Celine Santiago, Kiani Jacobs, Brendan P. Lehnert, Víctor Barrera, John N. Hutchinson, Dhane P. Schmelyun, Jessica A. Lehoczky, David L. Paul, David D. Ginty
    Studysummary In this study, researchers observed that mechanosensory neurons initially develop similar morphologies across different skin regions but diverge post-natally, adapting to the type of skin they innervate, with bone morphogenetic protein signaling crucial for forming Meissner corpuscles in glabrous skin.
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