Genetic targeting of myelinated primary afferent neurons using a new NefhCreERT2 knock-in mouse
Chen, J. C.; Kaczmarczyk, L.; de Faria, F. M.; Szczot, M.; Jackson, W. S.; Larsson, M.
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Primary afferent neurons that convey somatosensory modalities comprise two large, heterogeneous populations: small-diameter neurons that give rise to slowly conducting unmyelinated axonal C fibers and medium-to-large diameter neurons with fast myelinated A fibers. Despite these two major groupings, tools to differentiate between unmyelinated and myelinated primary afferent fibers by genetic targeting have not been available; in particular, whereas numerous mouse driver lines exist to target different C fiber populations, genetic tools that target myelinated primary afferent populations are scarce. Here we describe a knock-in mouse line expressing tamoxifen-dependent CreERT2 under control of the Nefh gene, which encodes neurofilament heavy chain (NFH or NF200), a protein that is highly enriched in myelinated fibers. This mouse enables highly selective and efficient recombination of Cre-dependent reporters for functional and anatomical interrogation of myelinated fibers while excluding unmyelinated C fibers. In combination with other recombinase-expressing mouse lines, this genetic tool will be valuable for intersectional targeting of subpopulations of myelinated primary afferent fibers.
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