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ArticleMolecular psychiatry2026

Comprehensive single-cell transcriptomic atlas of microglia in Alzheimer's disease mouse models.

Ping Liu, Tingfang Sun, Jie Yang, Hongrui Li, Wanwan Min, Xingyu Zhou, Ruihan Xiong, Jing Wu, Yu Huang, Yifan Li and 7 more

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Article in Molecular psychiatry, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Ping Liu *Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China.
Tingfang Sun *Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China.
Jie YangDepartment of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China.
Hongrui LiDepartment of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China.
Wanwan MinDepartment of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China.
Xingyu ZhouDepartment of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0003-1320-5603
Ruihan XiongDepartment of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China.
Jing WuDepartment of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China.
Yu HuangDepartment of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2493-3879
Yifan LiDepartment of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China.
Minghao YuanDepartment of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China.
Jianping ZhangDepartment of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0000-2999-2945
Xunmin TanDepartment of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China.
Xiaodong SongDepartment of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China.
Hongsheng ZhangDepartment of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8138-2108
Ma-Li WongDepartment of Psychiatry, College of Medicine, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY, USA. wongma@upstate.edu.
Peng ZhengDepartment of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China. pengzheng_cqmu@yeah.net.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9864-6832

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Microglia are central mediators of neuroinflammation in Alzheimer's disease (AD), yet conserved microglial states and activation trajectories across AD mouse models remain incompletely defined. Here, we constructed a comprehensive Mouse Microglia Atlas (MoMicA) to resolve conserved subtypes, delineate dynamic trajectories, and identify key regulators associated with AD pathology. We integrated ten single-cell and single-nucleus RNA-sequencing datasets from major AD mouse models, yielding 84,764 microglia for harmonized clustering, co-expression network analysis, and pseudotime inference, complemented by immune staining. Across models, AD was characterized by contraction of homeostatic microglia and marked expansion of DAM. MoMicA further delineated refined homeostatic and disease-associated subpopulations, including different homeostatic microglia subclusters and a stepwise progression from homeostatic microglia through activated response and pre-disease-associated states to disease-associated microglia. Network analysis highlighted lipid metabolism and inflammation as dominant AD-related programs and identified Fabp5 as a central hub gene within a DAM-associated lipid module. Multiplex immunofluorescence confirmed that Fabp5 is induced in Clec7a-positive DAM around amyloid plaques in two amyloidosis models. MoMicA therefore provides a valuable resource for dissecting the mechanistic roles of microglia in the onset and progression of AD.

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Alzheimer DiseaseMicrogliaAnimalsBrainDisease Models, AnimalInflammationLipid MetabolismMiceMice, TransgenicNeuroinflammatory DiseasesPlaque, AmyloidSingle-Cell Gene Expression AnalysisTranscriptome

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