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ArticleGlia2021

Differential interaction with TREM2 modulates microglial uptake of modified Aβ species.

Pranav Joshi, Florian Riffel, Kanayo Satoh, Masahiro Enomoto, Seema Qamar, Hannah Scheiblich, Nàdia Villacampa, Sathish Kumar, Sandra Theil, Samira Parhizkar and 5 more

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Article in Glia, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers.

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13citing papers in PubMed
1.5field-weighted citation impact, top 18% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

13 citing papers in PubMed, 20 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Roles of TREM2 in Alzheimer's disease.Translational neurodegeneration · 2025
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  9. Glial Cell-Mediated Neuroinflammation in Alzheimer's Disease.International journal of molecular sciences · 2022
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

15 authors at 7 institutions in 3 countries.

Pranav JoshiDepartment of Neurology, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-1153-0440
Florian RiffelDepartment of Neurology, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-8594-100X
Kanayo SatohDepartments of Medical Biophysics and Medicine (Neurology), Tanz Centre for Research in Neurodegenerative Diseases and, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Masahiro EnomotoPrincess Margaret Cancer Centre Research Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Seema QamarCambridge Institute for Medical Research, Department of Clinical Neurosciences, School of Clinical Medicine, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.
Hannah ScheiblichDepartment of Neurodegenerative Diseases and Gerontopsychiatry, University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany.
Nàdia VillacampaDepartment of Neurodegenerative Diseases and Gerontopsychiatry, University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-6513-0250
Sathish KumarDepartment of Neurology, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-2792-7047
Sandra TheilDepartment of Neurology, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany.
Samira ParhizkarChair of Metabolic Biochemistry, Biomedical Center (BMC), Faculty of Medicine, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Munich, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-5807-190X
Christian HaassChair of Metabolic Biochemistry, Biomedical Center (BMC), Faculty of Medicine, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Munich, Germany.
Michael T HenekaDepartment of Neurodegenerative Diseases and Gerontopsychiatry, University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany.
Paul E FraserDepartments of Medical Biophysics and Medicine (Neurology), Tanz Centre for Research in Neurodegenerative Diseases and, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Peter St George-HyslopDepartments of Medical Biophysics and Medicine (Neurology), Tanz Centre for Research in Neurodegenerative Diseases and, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Jochen WalterDepartment of Neurology, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-4678-2912
University of Bonn · DEUniversity Hospital Bonn · DEOccupational Cancer Research Centre · CAUniversity of Cambridge · GBGerman Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases · DELudwig-Maximilians-Universität München · DEUniversity Health Network · CA

Funding

CIHR PJT17349Wellcome Trust
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Rare coding variants of the microglial triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells 2 (TREM2) confer an increased risk for Alzheimer's disease (AD) characterized by the progressive accumulation of aggregated forms of amyloid β peptides (Aβ). Aβ peptides are generated by proteolytic processing of the amyloid precursor protein (APP). Heterogeneity in proteolytic cleavages and additional post-translational modifications result in the production of several distinct Aβ variants that could differ in their aggregation behavior and toxic properties. Here, we sought to assess whether post-translational modifications of Aβ affect the interaction with TREM2. Biophysical and biochemical methods revealed that TREM2 preferentially interacts with oligomeric Aβ, and that phosphorylation of Aβ increases this interaction. Phosphorylation of Aβ also affected the TREM2 dependent interaction and phagocytosis by primary microglia and in APP transgenic mouse models. Thus, TREM2 function is important for sensing phosphorylated Aβ variants in distinct aggregation states and reduces the accumulation and deposition of these toxic Aβ species in preclinical models of Alzheimer's disease.

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Alzheimer DiseaseAmyloid beta-PeptidesMicrogliaAmyloid beta-Protein PrecursorAnimalsDisease Models, AnimalMembrane GlycoproteinsMiceMice, TransgenicReceptors, ImmunologicAmyloid beta-PeptidesAmyloid beta-Protein PrecursorMembrane GlycoproteinsReceptors, ImmunologicTrem2 protein, mouseAlzheimer's diseaseamyloid βFTD mutationphosphorylationpost-translational modificationTREM2

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PMID34427354
PMCPMC11497331
OpenAlexW3195554938

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