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ArticlebioRxiv : the preprint server for biology2025

Satellite microglia gate neuronal excitability by shielding inhibitory synapses in adult brain.

Shunyi Zhao, Mengdi Fei, Jiaying Zheng, Trace A Christensen, Dimitrios Kleidonas, Yue Liang, Fangfang Qi, Koichiro Haruwaka, Lingxiao Wang, Gregory A Worrell and 2 more

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12 authors.

Shunyi ZhaoCenter for Neuroimmunology and Glial Biology, Institute of Molecular Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston; Houston, TX 77030, USA.
Mengdi FeiCenter for Neuroimmunology and Glial Biology, Institute of Molecular Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston; Houston, TX 77030, USA.
Jiaying ZhengCenter for Neuroimmunology and Glial Biology, Institute of Molecular Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston; Houston, TX 77030, USA.
Trace A ChristensenElectron Microscopy Core, Mayo Clinic; Rochester, MN 55905, USA.
Dimitrios KleidonasCenter for Neuroimmunology and Glial Biology, Institute of Molecular Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston; Houston, TX 77030, USA.
Yue LiangCenter for Neuroimmunology and Glial Biology, Institute of Molecular Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston; Houston, TX 77030, USA.
Fangfang QiDepartment of Neurology, Mayo Clinic; Rochester, MN 55905, USA.
Koichiro HaruwakaCenter for Neuroimmunology and Glial Biology, Institute of Molecular Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston; Houston, TX 77030, USA.
Lingxiao WangDepartment of Neurology, Mayo Clinic; Rochester, MN 55905, USA.
Gregory A WorrellDepartment of Neurology, Mayo Clinic; Rochester, MN 55905, USA.
Aivi T NguyenDepartment of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Mayo Clinic; Rochester, MN 55905, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-1809-9451
Long-Jun WuCenter for Neuroimmunology and Glial Biology, Institute of Molecular Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston; Houston, TX 77030, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-8019-3380

Funding

How microglia sense and regulate neuronal activity in the adult brainR35NS132326 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HLTH SCI CTR HOUSTON · PI Long-Jun Wu · 2023 to 2026
$3.2M
NINDS NIH HHS R35 NS132326
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Microglia, the primary immune cells of the central nervous system, are known for sculpting excitatory neural circuits via dynamic processes. However, their role in modulating inhibitory synaptic connections in adulthood remains largely unexplored. In this study, we identified an underappreciated microglia subpopulation, satellite microglia with physical soma-soma contact with neurons, that reshape inhibitory circuit connectivity and gate neuronal activity by shielding inhibitory synapses in the adult mouse brain. Using chronic in vivo two-photon imaging in adult mice, we observed in real time that satellite microglia associations displaced perisomatic inhibitory synapses whereas their dissociation permitted inhibitory synaptogenesis. Redistribution of satellite microglia reorganized inhibitory connectivity, altered local neural networks and changed behaviors. These findings establish satellite microglia as key architects of inhibitory circuitry and suggest their broader role in neural plasticity in health and disease.

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PMCPMC12710648

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