We performed mRNA-seq to characterize cultured dorsal root ganglia (DRG) cells from adult mice. Our data is based on ~25 million reads per sample in six independent RNA preparations. The transcript per millions (TPM) gene count distribution was homogenous between individual cultures. We analyzed the transcriptome for marker genes of different cell types present in the DRG. Expression profiles pointed to a sensory progenitor-like cell type originating from peripheral glial cells of the adult DRG. Such progenitor cells are interesting for reprogramming. Overall design: Profiling of cells in 7 day old cell culture of dorsal root ganglia of adult mouse based on 6 biological replicates.