Detailed information for each literature source integrated into the PRECISION cell type framework. Each paper contributes cell type definitions that are harmonized through the Neuron Phenotype Ontology (NPO) and visualized in NervoSensus.

Bhuiyan et al., 2024

Harmonized cross-species cell atlases of trigeminal and dorsal root ganglia

   
DOI 10.1126/sciadv.adj9173
Species human, mouse, macaque, guinea pig
Cell types 54
Methods scRNA-seq
Anatomical focus dorsal root ganglia, trigeminal ganglion

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Bhuiyan et al., 2025

A Reference Atlas of the Human Dorsal Root Ganglion

   
DOI 10.1101/2025.11.05.686654
Species human
Cell types 32
Methods scRNA-seq, spatial transcriptomics
Sex female, male
Age range 0.17-86 years
Anatomical focus dorsal root ganglia (cervical, thoracic, lumbar)

DRG regions sampled:

  • C2
  • T2
  • T3
  • T7
  • T8
  • T9
  • T10
  • T11
  • T12
  • L1
  • L2
  • L3
  • L4
  • L5

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Tavares-Ferreira et al., 2022

Spatial transcriptomics of dorsal root ganglia identifies molecular signatures of human nociceptors

   
DOI 10.1126/scitranslmed.abj8186
Species human
Cell types 12
Methods spatial transcriptomics, scRNA-seq, electrophysiology
Sex female, male
Age range 24-65 years
Anatomical focus dorsal root ganglia (lumbar)

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Yu et al., 2024

Leveraging deep single-soma RNA sequencing to explore the neural basis of human somatosensation

   
DOI 10.1038/s41593-024-01794-1
Species human
Cell types 16
Methods scRNA-seq

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Krauter et al., 2025

Spatial organization, chromatin accessibility and gene-regulatory programs defining mouse sensory neurons

   
DOI 10.1038/s42003-025-08315-1
Species mouse
Cell types 22
Methods scRNA-seq, ATAC-seq

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Qi et al., 2024

A mouse DRG genetic toolkit reveals morphological and physiological diversity of somatosensory neuron subtypes

   
DOI 10.1016/j.cell.2024.02.006
Species mouse
Cell types 17
Methods scRNA-seq, electrophysiology, morphological analysis

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