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. 2015 Oct 7;114(6):3050–3063. doi: 10.1152/jn.00522.2015

Table 1.

Molecular markers expressed by spinal interneurons involved in sensorimotor integration of tactile information

Common Name Approved Name UniProt ID References
Ascl1 Achaete-scute family bHLH transcription factor 1 P50553 dI3 IN, dI4 IN: Mizuguchi et al. (2006)
BarH1 BarH-like homeobox 1 Q9BZE3 dI1 IN: Bermingham et al. (2001)
Brn3a POU class 4 homeobox 1 Q01851 dI1 IN, dI3 IN: Zou et al. (2012)
Brn3b POU class 4 homeobox 2 Q12837 dI3 IN: Zou et al. (2012)
Cbln2 Cerebellin 2 precursor Q8IUK8 dI1 IN: Miesegaes et al. (2009)
c-Maf v-maf Avian musculoaponeurotic fibrosarcoma oncogene homolog O75444 RORα IN: Bourane et al. (2015)
Drg11 Dorsal root ganglia homeobox A6NNA5 dI3 IN: Rebelo et al. (2010)
Enkephalin Prodynorphin P01213 dI4 IN: Betley et al. (2009)
Gad2 Glutamate decarboxylase 2 (pancreatic islets and brain, 65 kDa) Q05329 dI4 IN: Betley et al. (2009)
GlyT2 Solute carrier family 6 (neurotransmitter transporter), member 5 Q9Y345 dI4 IN: Betley et al. (2009)
Gsh1 GS homeobox 1 Q9H4S2 dI4 IN: Mizuguchi et al. (2006)
Gsh2 GS homeobox 2 Q9BZM3 dI3 IN, dI4 IN: Mizuguchi et al. (2006)
Isl1 ISL LIM homeobox 1 P61371 dI3 IN: Liem et al. (1997); Pfaff et al. (1996)
Lhx1 LIM homeobox 1 P48742 dI4 IN: Pillai et al. (2007)
Lhx2 LIM homeobox 2 P50458 dI1 IN: Bermingham et al. (2001)
Lhx5 LIM homeobox 5 Q9H2C1 dI4 IN: Pillai et al. (2007)
Lhx9 LIM homeobox 9 Q9NQ69 dI1 IN: Bermingham et al. (2001)
Lmx1b LIM homeobox transcription factor 1, beta O60663 RORα IN: Bourane et al. (2015)
Math1 Atonal homolog 1 (Drosophila) Q92858 dI1 IN: Bermingham et al. (2001)
NPY Neuropeptide Y P01303 dI4 IN: Betley et al. (2009)
Pax2 Paired box 2 Q02962 dI4 IN: Glasgow et al. (2005)
Ptf1a Pancreas transcription factor 1 subunit alpha Q7RTS3 dI4 IN: Glasgow et al. (2005)
RORa RAR-related orphan receptor A P35398 RORα IN: Del Barrio et al. (2013)
Smarca2 SWI/SNF-related, matrix-associated, actin-dependent regulator of chromatin, subfamily a, member 2 P51531 dI1 IN: Miesegaes et al. (2009)
Tag-1 Contactin 2 (axonal) Q02246 dI1 IN: Miesegaes et al. (2009)
Tlx3 T Cell leukemia homeobox 3 O43711 dI3 IN: Cheng et al. (2005); Mizuguchi et al. (2006)
vGluT2 Solute carrier family 17 (vesicular glutamate transporter), member 6 Q9P2U8 dI3 IN: Bui et al. (2013); RORα IN: Bourane et al. (2015)

bHLH, basic helix-loop-helix; IN, interneuron; RORα, retinoic acid receptor (RAR)-related orphan receptor α; SWI/SNF, switch/sucrose nonfermentable. Sources: http://www.genenames.org/ and http://www.uniprot.org/.