APOE4/4 is linked to damaging lipid droplets in Alzheimer's disease microglia

© 2024. The Author(s)..

Several genetic risk factors for Alzheimer's disease implicate genes involved in lipid metabolism and many of these lipid genes are highly expressed in glial cells1. However, the relationship between lipid metabolism in glia and Alzheimer's disease pathology remains poorly understood. Through single-nucleus RNA sequencing of brain tissue in Alzheimer's disease, we have identified a microglial state defined by the expression of the lipid droplet-associated enzyme ACSL1 with ACSL1-positive microglia being most abundant in patients with Alzheimer's disease having the APOE4/4 genotype. In human induced pluripotent stem cell-derived microglia, fibrillar Aβ induces ACSL1 expression, triglyceride synthesis and lipid droplet accumulation in an APOE-dependent manner. Additionally, conditioned media from lipid droplet-containing microglia lead to Tau phosphorylation and neurotoxicity in an APOE-dependent manner. Our findings suggest a link between genetic risk factors for Alzheimer's disease with microglial lipid droplet accumulation and neurotoxic microglia-derived factors, potentially providing therapeutic strategies for Alzheimer's disease.

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UpdateOf: bioRxiv. 2023 Jul 25;:. - PMID 37546938

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:628

Enthalten in:

Nature - 628(2024), 8006 vom: 12. Apr., Seite 154-161

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Haney, Michael S [VerfasserIn]
Pálovics, Róbert [VerfasserIn]
Munson, Christy Nicole [VerfasserIn]
Long, Chris [VerfasserIn]
Johansson, Patrik K [VerfasserIn]
Yip, Oscar [VerfasserIn]
Dong, Wentao [VerfasserIn]
Rawat, Eshaan [VerfasserIn]
West, Elizabeth [VerfasserIn]
Schlachetzki, Johannes C M [VerfasserIn]
Tsai, Andy [VerfasserIn]
Guldner, Ian Hunter [VerfasserIn]
Lamichhane, Bhawika S [VerfasserIn]
Smith, Amanda [VerfasserIn]
Schaum, Nicholas [VerfasserIn]
Calcuttawala, Kruti [VerfasserIn]
Shin, Andrew [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Yung-Hua [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Chengzhong [VerfasserIn]
Koutsodendris, Nicole [VerfasserIn]
Serrano, Geidy E [VerfasserIn]
Beach, Thomas G [VerfasserIn]
Reiman, Eric M [VerfasserIn]
Glass, Christopher K [VerfasserIn]
Abu-Remaileh, Monther [VerfasserIn]
Enejder, Annika [VerfasserIn]
Huang, Yadong [VerfasserIn]
Wyss-Coray, Tony [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

ACSL1 protein, human
Amyloid beta-Peptides
Apolipoprotein E4
Culture Media, Conditioned
EC 6.2.1.3
Journal Article
Tau Proteins
Triglycerides

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Date Completed 05.04.2024

Date Revised 06.04.2024

published: Print-Electronic

UpdateOf: bioRxiv. 2023 Jul 25;:. - PMID 37546938

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1038/s41586-024-07185-7

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NLM369705882