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Spatial Transcriptomic Analysis Identifies a SERPINA3-Expressing Astrocytic State Associated with the Human Neuritic Plaque Microenvironment

Karaahmet, B.; Zhang, Y.; Duquesne, L.; Sigalov, A.; Yung, C.; Kroshilina, A.; Bennett, D. A.; Taga, M.; Klein, H.-U.

2024-11-14 neuroscience
10.1101/2024.11.13.623438 bioRxiv
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Single-nucleus transcriptomic studies have revealed glial cell states associated with Alzheimers disease; however, these nuclei are dissociated from the complex architecture of the human neocortex. Here, we successfully performed an unbiased distance-based analytic strategy on spatially-registered transcriptomic data. Leveraging immunohistochemistry in the same tissue section, our analyses prioritized SERPINA3 and other genes, such as metallothioneins, as altered in the vicinity of neuritic amyloid plaques. Results were validated at the protein level by immunofluorescence, highlighting that a reactive SERPINA3+ astrocyte subtype, Ast.5, plays a role in the plaque microenvironment.

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