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Loss of TREM2 function increases amyloid seeding but reduces plaque-associated ApoE.
Nat. Neurosci. 22, 191-204 (2019)
Coding variants in the triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells 2 (TREM2) are associated with late-onset Alzheimer's disease (AD). We demonstrate that amyloid plaque seeding is increased in the absence of functional Trem2. Increased seeding is accompanied by decreased microglial clustering around newly seeded plaques and reduced plaque-associated apolipoprotein E (ApoE). Reduced ApoE deposition in plaques is also observed in brains of AD patients carrying TREM2 coding variants. Proteomic analyses and microglia depletion experiments revealed microglia as one origin of plaque-associated ApoE. Longitudinal amyloid small animal positron emission tomography demonstrates accelerated amyloidogenesis in Trem2 loss-of-function mutants at early stages, which progressed at a lower rate with aging. These findings suggest that in the absence of functional Trem2, early amyloidogenesis is accelerated due to reduced phagocytic clearance of amyloid seeds despite reduced plaque-associated ApoE.
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Article: Journal article
Document type
Scientific Article
Language
english
Publication Year
2019
HGF-reported in Year
2019
ISSN (print) / ISBN
1097-6256
e-ISSN
1546-1726
Journal
Nature Neuroscience
Quellenangaben
Volume: 22,
Issue: 2,
Pages: 191-204
Publisher
Nature Publishing Group
Reviewing status
Peer reviewed
Institute(s)
Institute for Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine (ITERM)
PubMed ID
30617257
Erfassungsdatum
2019-12-09