ApoE4 disrupts intracellular trafficking and iron homeostasis in an improved iPSC-based model of human brain endothelial cells
Bell, L.; Stokar-Regenscheit, N.; Simonneau, C.; Augustin, A.; Höllbacher, B.; D'Abate, L.; Ficek-Pascual, J.; Schneider, K.; Von Tell, D.; Zanini, C.; Zundel, C.; Golling, S.; Becker, C.; Odermatt, A.; Pigoni, M.; Villasenor, R.
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Transferrin receptor in brain endothelial cells can deliver therapeutic antibodies to the brain via transcytosis across the blood-brain barrier. Whether receptor transport remains intact in Alzheimers disease is still a major open question. Here, we investigated whether apolipoprotein E4 (ApoE4), the major genetic risk factor for Alzheimers disease, altered intracellular transport in human brain endothelial cells. To achieve this, we first developed an optimized protocol for induced pluripotent stem cells based on a defined chemical cocktail and extracellular-matrix support to differentiate brain endothelial cells (iCE-BECs). Multi-omic profiling and functional transport assays showed that iCE-BECs have a brain endothelial gene signature and recapitulate receptor-mediated transcytosis of a clinically validated BrainshuttleTM antibody against transferrin receptor. Engineered iCE-BECs homozygous for ApoE4 had altered spatiotemporal organization of early endosomes, increased transferrin receptor expression and reduced cytoplasmic iron. Our data revealed that ApoE4 can impact intracellular transport and iron homeostasis at the BBB in a cell-autonomous manner. This finding could be relevant for the brain delivery of therapeutic antibodies for Alzheimers disease.
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