A PUBLICATION INVOLVING IGF RESEARCHERS SELECTED FOR THE “BEST OF” BY THE JOURNAL NEURON
The journal Neuron has just published its “Best of Neuron 2022-2023” and among this selection, an article published in 2023 by the team “Calcium channel dynamics and nociception” headed by Emmanuel Bourinet is in the spotlight.
The article presents the first cellular taxonomy of the adult human spinal cord using RNA sequencing technology on isolated cell nuclei. This work was possible thanks to a technique developed at the Montpellier University Hospital for the surgical removal of spinal cord from organ donors as part of transplant procedures according to the Biomedicine Agency, a procedure unique in Europe. The publication describes the great diversity of cell types in the human spinal cord, including glial and neuronal cells, which are organized mainly according to their anatomical location.
