Publications

For a complete list of publications, please visit PubMed.gov.

Selected Publications:

• de Nooij JC, Zampieri N. The making of a proprioceptor: a tale of two identities. Trends Neurosci. 2023 46(12):1083-1094.

• Marasco PD, de Nooij JC. Proprioception: A New Era Set in Motion by Emerging Genetic and Bionic Strategies? Annu Rev Physiol. 2023 Feb 10;85:1-24.

• de Nooij JC. MS and GTO proprioceptor subtypes in the molecular genetic era: Opportunities for new advances and perspectives. Curr Opin Neurobiol. 2022 Jul 2;76:102597. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 35792479.

• de Nooij JC. Influencers in the Somatosensory System: Extrinsic Control of Sensory Neuron Phenotypes. Neuroscientist. 2022 Feb 14:10738584221074350.

• Oliver KM, Florez-Paz DM, Badea TC, Mentis GZ, Menon V, de Nooij JC. Molecular correlates of muscle spindle and Golgi tendon organ afferents. Nat Commun. 2021 Mar 1;12(1):1451.

• Zampieri N, de Nooij JC. Regulating muscle spindle and Golgi tendon organ proprioceptor phenotypes. Curr Opin Physiol. 2021 Feb;19:204-210.

• Wu D, Schieren I, Qian Y, Zhang C, Jessell TM, de Nooij JC. A Role for Sensory end Organ-Derived Signals in Regulating Muscle Spindle Proprioceptor Phenotype. J Neurosci. 2019 May 29;39(22):4252-4267.

• Woo, S.-H., Lukacs, V., de Nooij, J.C., Zaytseva, D., Criddle, C.R., Francisco, A., Jessell, T.M., Wilkinson, K.A., and Patapoutian, A. Piezo2 is the principal mechanotransduction channel for proprioception. Nat Neurosci. 18:1756-1762, 2015.

• De Nooij, J.C., Simon, C.M., Simon, A., Doobar, S., Steel, K.P., Banks, R.W., Mentis, G.Z., Bewick, G.S., and Jessell, T.M. The PDZ-domain protein Whirlin facilitates mechanosensory signaling in mammalian proprioceptors. J. Neurosc., 35: 3073-3084, 2015.

• De Nooij, J.C., Doobar, S., and Jessell, T.M. Etv1 inactivation reveals proprioceptor subclasses that reflect the level of NT3 expression in muscle targets. Neuron 77:1055-1068, 2013.

• Chen, A.I., de Nooij, J.C., and Jessell, T.M. Graded activity of transcription factor Runx3 specifies the laminar termination pattern of sensory axons in the developing spinal cord. Neuron 49: 395-408, 2006.

• Kramer, I., Sigrist, M., de Nooij, J.C., Taniuchi, I., Jessell, T.M., and Arber, S. A role for Runx transcription factor signaling in dorsal root ganglion sensory neuron diversification. Neuron 49: 379-393, 2006.

• Chen, C.L., Broom, D.C., Liu, Y., de Nooij, J.C., Li, Z., Cen , C., Samad, O.A., Jessell, T.M., Woolf, C.J., and Ma, Q. Runx1 determines nociceptive sensory neuron phenotype and is required for thermal and neuropathic pain. Neuron 49: 365-377, 2006.