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ArticleActa neuropathologica communications2021

Microglial transcriptome analysis in the rNLS8 mouse model of TDP-43 proteinopathy reveals discrete expression profiles associated with neurodegenerative progression and recovery.

Mandana Hunter, Krista J Spiller, Myrna A Dominique, Hong Xu, Francis W Hunter, Terry C Fang, Rebecca G Canter, Christopher J Roberts, Richard M Ransohoff, John Q Trojanowski and 1 more

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11 authors.

Mandana HunterCenter for Neurodegenerative Disease Research (CNDR), Institute on Aging, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 19104-2676, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-4803-7278
Krista J SpillerCenter for Neurodegenerative Disease Research (CNDR), Institute on Aging, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 19104-2676, USA.
Myrna A DominiqueCenter for Neurodegenerative Disease Research (CNDR), Institute on Aging, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 19104-2676, USA.
Hong XuCenter for Neurodegenerative Disease Research (CNDR), Institute on Aging, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 19104-2676, USA.
Francis W HunterSchool of Medical Sciences, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand.
Terry C FangBiogen, Cambridge, MA, USA.
Rebecca G CanterBiogen, Cambridge, MA, USA.
Christopher J RobertsBiogen, Cambridge, MA, USA.
Richard M RansohoffThird Rock Ventures, Boston, MA, USA.
John Q TrojanowskiCenter for Neurodegenerative Disease Research (CNDR), Institute on Aging, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 19104-2676, USA.
Virginia M-Y LeeCenter for Neurodegenerative Disease Research (CNDR), Institute on Aging, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 19104-2676, USA. vmylee@upenn.edu.

Funding

Transgenic Mouse Models of Tau PathologiesP01AG017586 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA · PI LEE, VIRGINIA M · 2000 to 2021
$37.3M
Examining neuronal resilience in a mouse model of sporadic ALSR01NS110688 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA · PI LEE, VIRGINIA M · 2019 to 2023
$1.8M
NIA NIH HHS P01 AG017586NIH HHS AG17586NIH HHS R01NS110688NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS110688
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The microglial reaction is a hallmark of neurodegenerative conditions, and elements thereof may exert differential effects on disease progression, either worsening or ameliorating severity. In amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), a syndrome characterized by cytoplasmic aggregation of TDP-43 protein and atrophy of motor neurons in the cortex and spinal cord, the transcriptomic signatures of microglia during disease progression are incompletely understood. Here, we performed longitudinal RNAseq analysis of cortical and spinal cord microglia from rNLS8 mice, in which doxycycline-regulatable expression of human TDP-43 (hTDP-43) in the cytoplasm of neurons recapitulates many features of ALS. Transgene suppression in rNLS8 mice leads to functional, anatomical and electrophysiological resolution that is dependent on a microglial reaction that is concurrent with recovery rather than disease onset. We identified basal differences between the gene expression profiles of microglia dependent on localization in spinal cord or cortex. Microglia subjected to chronic hTDP-43 overexpression demonstrated transcriptomic changes in both locations. We noted strong upregulation of Apoe, Axl, Cd63, Clec7a, Csf1, Cst7, Igf1, Itgax, Lgals3, Lilrb4, Lpl and Spp1 during late disease and recovery. Importantly, we identified a distinct suite of differentially expressed genes associated with each phase of disease progression and recovery. Differentially expressed genes were associated with chemotaxis, phagocytosis, inflammation, and production of neuroprotective factors. These data provide new insights into the microglial reaction in TDP-43 proteinopathy. Genes differentially expressed during progression and recovery may provide insight into a unique instance in which the microglial reaction promotes functional recovery after neuronal insult.

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Amyotrophic Lateral SclerosisAnimalsCerebral CortexChemotaxisDisease Models, AnimalDisease ProgressionDNA-Binding ProteinsGene Expression ProfilingHumansLongitudinal StudiesMiceMice, TransgenicMicrogliaNeuroinflammatory DiseasesNeuroprotectionPhagocytosisDNA-Binding ProteinsTARDBP protein, humanALSAmyotrophic lateral sclerosisMicrogliaNeurodegenerationNeuroinflammationPhagocytosisProteinopathyRecoveryrNLS8TDP-43

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PMID34412701
PMCPMC8377972

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