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Circulatory proteins shape microglia state and boost phagocytosis

Lu, N.; Moran-Losada, P.; Hahn, O.; Saksena, A.; Tapp, E.; Chadarevian, J. P.; Dong, W.; Shi, S. M.; Shuken, S. R.; Guldner, I.; Zeng, W.; To, N.-S.; Wong, P. S.; Hasselmann, J.; Davtyan, H.; Sun, J.; Li, L.; Luo, J.; Yang, A. C.; Li, Q.; Cheung, T. H.; Abu-Remaileh, M.; Blurton-Jones, M.; Wyss-Coray, T.

2024-10-02 neuroscience
10.1101/2024.09.30.615861 bioRxiv
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Microglia, the brains immune cells, are highly responsive to their local environment. Given that circulatory proteins can enter the brain, we asked whether microglia are responsive to such proteins. Here, we identify a stable population of microglia specialized to take up circulatory proteins in a region-specific manner under physiological conditions; human hematopoietic stem cell-derived microglia replacing endogenous microglia in chimeric mice show similar regional specialization. Plasma-positive microglia are characterized by prominent expression of genes related to innate immunity and antigen presentation and exhibit high metabolic and phagocytic activity. This activity is dependent, in part, on microglial uptake and accumulation of circulatory Apolipoprotein AI (ApoA-I). Our findings thus identify a new model of communication between brain and periphery through specialized microglia.

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