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Jinheon Choi

Howard Hughes Medical Institute

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Fast-conducting mechanonociceptors uniquely engage reflexive and affective pain circuitry to drive protective responses

Karina Lezgiyeva, Jingyi Liu, Karen Nguyen, Michelle M. DeLisle, Frank C. Ko, Spencer Fullam, Alia M. Obeidat, Josef Turecek, Ilayda Alkislar, Brendan P. Lehnert, Rosa I. Martinez-Garcia, Riya Sivakumar, Jinheon Choi, Ofer Mazor, Lilit Garibyan, , David D. Ginty

The paper identifies A{delta}-HTMRs as fast-conducting mechanonociceptors that drive protective pain responses through unique spinal reflex circuits.

Neuron · Jul 1, 2026Peer-reviewedNeuroscience

Activity-dependent development of the body's touch receptors

Celine Santiago, Julianna Siegrist, Nusrat Africawala, Annie Handler, Aniqa Tasnim, Rabia Anjum, Josef Turecek, Brendan P. Lehnert, Sophia Renauld, Jinheon Choi, Michael Nolan-Tamariz, Michael Iskols, Alexandra R. Magee, Suzanne Paradis, Nikhil Sharma, David D. Ginty

This study shows that neuronal activity is essential for the development of touch receptors, as genetic disruption of Piezo2 and Nav1.6 leads to structural and functional defects in mechanosensory neurons.

Neuron · May 16, 2025Peer-reviewedNeuroscience