Mapping Somatosensory Afferent Circuitry to Bone Identifies Neurotrophic Signals Required for Fracture Healing
Mingxin Xu, Zhao Bo Li, Neelima Thottappillil, Masnsen Cherief, Manyu Zhu, Xin Xing, Mario A. Gomez-Salazar, Chunbao Rao, Sowmya Ramesh, Juliet M. Mwirigi, Ishwarya Sankaranarayanan, Diana Tavares‐Ferreira, Chi Zhang, Xue-Wei Wang, Mary Archer, , Aaron Watkins James
The paper identifies neurotrophic signals, particularly FGF9, required for fracture healing by mapping somatosensory afferent circuitry to bone and analyzing gene expression changes in DRG neurons.
Science · Jan 8, 2026Peer-reviewedCell Biology