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ArticleNature communications2025

The APOE isoforms differentially shape the transcriptomic and epigenomic landscapes of human microglia xenografted into a mouse model of Alzheimer's disease.

Kitty B Murphy, Di Hu, Leen Wolfs, Susan K Rohde, Gonzalo Leguía Fauró, Ivana Geric, Renzo Mancuso, Bart De Strooper, Sarah J Marzi

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Article in Nature communications, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

Kitty B MurphyUK Dementia Research Institute at Imperial College London, London, UK.
Di HuUK Dementia Research Institute at Imperial College London, London, UK.
Leen WolfsVIB Center for Brain & Disease Research, VIB, Leuven, Belgium.
Susan K RohdeVIB Center for Brain & Disease Research, VIB, Leuven, Belgium.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9985-9645
Gonzalo Leguía FauróVIB Center for Molecular Neurology, VIB, Antwerp, Belgium.
Ivana GericVIB Center for Brain & Disease Research, VIB, Leuven, Belgium.
Renzo MancusoVIB Center for Molecular Neurology, VIB, Antwerp, Belgium.
Bart De StrooperVIB Center for Brain & Disease Research, VIB, Leuven, Belgium.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5455-5819
Sarah J MarziDepartment of Brain Sciences, Imperial College London, London, UK. sarah.marzi@kcl.ac.uk.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3924-2053

Funding

Alzheimer's Association ADSF-21-829660-CAlzheimer's Association E2A-23-1148152EC | EU Framework Programme for Research and Innovation H2020 | H2020 Priority Excellent Science | H2020 European Research Council (H2020 Excellent Science - European Research Council) 101041867EC | EU Framework Programme for Research and Innovation H2020 | H2020 Priority Excellent Science | H2020 European Research Council (H2020 Excellent Science - European Research Council) 834682RCUK | Medical Research Council (MRC) MR/Y014847/1RCUK | Medical Research Council (MRC) UKDRI-6205
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Microglia play a key role in the response to amyloid beta in Alzheimer's disease (AD). In this context, the major transcriptional response of microglia is the upregulation of APOE, the strongest late-onset AD risk gene. Of its three isoforms, APOE2 is thought to be protective, while APOE4 increases AD risk. We hypothesised that the isoforms change gene regulatory patterns that link back to biological function by shaping microglial transcriptomic and chromatin landscapes. We use RNA- and ATAC-sequencing to profile gene expression and chromatin accessibility of human microglia xenotransplantated into the brains of male APP

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Alzheimer DiseaseApolipoprotein E2Apolipoproteins EMicrogliaTranscriptomeAnimalsApolipoprotein E4BrainChromatinDisease Models, AnimalEpigenomicsGene Expression ProfilingHumansMaleMiceMice, TransgenicApolipoprotein E2Apolipoprotein E4Apolipoproteins EChromatinProtein Isoforms

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PMID40419479
PMCPMC12106835

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