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Microglia Actively Remodel Adult Hippocampal Neurogenesis through the Phagocytosis Secretome
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adult neurogenesis
MerTK/Axl
microglia
P2Y12
phagocytosis
secretome
Clasificación UNESCO
2490 Neurociencias
2410 Biología Humana
Fecha de publicación
2020-02-12
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During adult hippocampal neurogenesis, most newborn cells undergo apoptosis and are rapidly phagocytosed by resident microglia to prevent the spillover of intracellular contents. Here, we propose that phagocytosis is not merely passive corpse removal but has an active role in maintaining neurogenesis. First, we found that neurogenesis was disrupted in male and female mice chronically deficient for two phagocytosis pathways: the purinergic receptor P2Y12, and the tyrosine kinases of the TAM family Mer tyrosine kinase (MerTK)/Axl. In contrast, neurogenesis was transiently increased in mice in which MerTK expression was conditionally downregulated. Next, we per-formed a transcriptomic analysis of the changes induced by phagocytosis in microglia in vitro and identified genes involved in metabolism, chromatin remodeling, and neurogenesis-related functions. Finally, we discovered that the secretome of phagocytic microglia limits the production of new neurons both in vivo and in vitro. Our data suggest that microglia act as a sensor of local cell death, modulating the balance between proliferation and survival in the neurogenic niche through the phagocytosis secretome, thereby supporting the long-term maintenance of adult hippocampal neurogenesis.
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0270-6474
DOI
10.1523/JNEUROSCI.0993-19.2019
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