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ArticleActa neuropathologica2025

Single-cell transcriptomic landscape of the neuroimmune compartment in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis brain and spinal cord.

John F Tuddenham, Masashi Fujita, Emily Lee, Nivedita Nimmagadda, Anthony Khairallah, Claire Harbison, Xena E Flowers, Guillermo Coronas-Samano, Silas Maniatis, Aidan Daly and 14 more

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Article in Acta neuropathologica, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

12 citing papers in PubMed.

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  6. Decoding neurodegeneration one cell at a time.The Journal of clinical investigation · 2026
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  7. cGAS inhibition delays TDP-43-driven ALS Pathogenesis.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2026
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  12. Role of lipocalin-2 in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.Frontiers in aging neuroscience · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

24 authors.

John F TuddenhamDepartment of Neurology, Divisions of Neuroimmunology/Translational Neurobiology/None, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, USA.
Masashi FujitaDepartment of Neurology, Divisions of Neuroimmunology/Translational Neurobiology/None, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, USA.
Emily LeeDepartment of Neurology, Divisions of Neuroimmunology/Translational Neurobiology/None, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, USA.
Nivedita NimmagaddaDepartment of Neurology, Divisions of Neuroimmunology/Translational Neurobiology/None, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, USA.
Anthony KhairallahDepartment of Neurology, Divisions of Neuroimmunology/Translational Neurobiology/None, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, USA.
Claire HarbisonDepartment of Neurology, Divisions of Neuroimmunology/Translational Neurobiology/None, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, USA.
Xena E FlowersTaub Institute for Research On Alzheimer's Disease and the Aging Brain, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, USA.
Guillermo Coronas-SamanoTaub Institute for Research On Alzheimer's Disease and the Aging Brain, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, USA.
Silas ManiatisCenter for Genomics of Neurodegenerative Disease, New York Genome Center, New York, NY, USA.
Aidan DalyCenter for Genomics of Neurodegenerative Disease, New York Genome Center, New York, NY, USA.
Julie A SchneiderRush Alzheimer's Disease Center, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, USA.
Andrew F TeichDepartment of Neurology, Divisions of Neuroimmunology/Translational Neurobiology/None, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, USA.
Jean Paul G VonsattelDepartment of Neurology, Divisions of Neuroimmunology/Translational Neurobiology/None, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, USA.
Peter A SimsDepartment of Systems Biology, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, USA.
Wassim ElyamanDepartment of Neurology, Divisions of Neuroimmunology/Translational Neurobiology/None, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, USA.
Elizabeth M BradshawDepartment of Neurology, Divisions of Neuroimmunology/Translational Neurobiology/None, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, USA.
Lyle W OstrowDepartment of Neurology, Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
Hemali PhatnaniDepartment of Neurology, Divisions of Neuroimmunology/Translational Neurobiology/None, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, USA.
Neil A ShneiderDepartment of Neurology, Divisions of Neuroimmunology/Translational Neurobiology/None, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, USA.
David A BennettRush Alzheimer's Disease Center, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, USA.
Philip L De JagerDepartment of Neurology, Divisions of Neuroimmunology/Translational Neurobiology/None, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, USA.
Serge PrzedborskiDepartment of Neurology, Divisions of Neuroimmunology/Translational Neurobiology/None, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, USA.
Vilas MenonDepartment of Neurology, Divisions of Neuroimmunology/Translational Neurobiology/None, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, USA.
Marta OlahDepartment of Neurology, Divisions of Neuroimmunology/Translational Neurobiology/None, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, USA. mo2738@cumc.columbia.edu.

Funding

Tumor Biology and Microenvironment ProgramP30CA013696 · NCI · COLUMBIA UNIV NEW YORK MORNINGSIDE · PI Anil K Rustgi · 1985 to 2026
$115.3M
Clinical and Translational Science AwardUL1TR001873 · NCATS · COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES · PI REILLY, MUREDACH P · 2016 to 2025
$99.0M
Research Education CoreP30AG066462 · NIA · COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES · PI PHILIP L DE JAGER · 2020 to 2026
$30.1M
Multi-omic network-directed proteoform discovery, dissection and functional validation to prioritize novel AD therapeutic targetsU01AG061356 · NIA · COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES · PI BENNETT, DAVID ALAN, DE JAGER, PHILIP L · 2018 to 2022
$13.7M
Deconstructing and modeling the single cell architecture of the Alzheimer brainRF1AG057473 · NIA · COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES · PI BENNETT, DAVID ALAN, DE JAGER, PHILIP L · 2017 to 2018
$4.0M
Protein prenylation inhibition for the treatment of tauopathiesR01NS107442 · NINDS · COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES · PI PRZEDBORSKI, SERGE E · 2018 to 2022
$3.1M
Defining Immune Cell Heterogeneity in Human ALS and Mouse Model of the DiseaseR01NS117583 · NINDS · COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES · PI PRZEDBORSKI, SERGE E · 2020 to 2024
$2.4M
Training the Next Generation of Psychiatrists-Scientists for Translational ResearchR25MH129256 · NIMH · ICAHN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AT MOUNT SINAI · PI ANTONIA S NEW, Maria De Las Mercedes Perez Rodriguez · 2023 to 2026
$831k
BD Biosciences InfluxS10OD020056 · OD · COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES · PI SNOECK, HANS-WILLEM E · 2015 to 2015
$600k
Chan-Zuckerberg Neurodegeneration Challenge Network CS-02018-191971National Institute of Health, USA AG057473National Institute of Health, USA NS107442National Institute of Health, USA NS117583NCATS NIH HHS UL1 TR001873NCI NIH HHS P30 CA013696NIA NIH HHS P30 AG066462NIA NIH HHS RF1 AG057473NIA NIH HHS U01 AG061356NIH HHS S10 OD020056NIMH NIH HHS R25 MH129256NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS107442NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS117583
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Development of therapeutic approaches that target specific microglia responses in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is crucial due to the involvement of microglia in ALS progression. Our study identifies the predominant microglia subset in human ALS primary motor cortex and spinal cord as an undifferentiated phenotype with dysregulated respiratory electron transport. Moreover, we find that the interferon response microglia subset is enriched in donors with aggressive disease progression, while a previously described potentially protective microglia phenotype is depleted in ALS. Additionally, we observe an enrichment of non-microglial immune cell, mainly NK/T cells, in the ALS central nervous system, primarily in the spinal cord. These findings pave the way for the development of microglia subset-specific therapeutic interventions to slow or even stop ALS progression.

Indexed as

Amyotrophic Lateral SclerosisBrainMicrogliaSpinal CordTranscriptomeAgedFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedSingle-Cell AnalysisAmyotrophic lateral sclerosisMicrogliaPhenotypic heterogeneitySingle-cell RNA-sequencing

Identifiers

PMID40728732
PMCPMC12307561

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