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ArticleDevelopment (Cambridge, England)2026

Immune regulation of neuronal stem cells in the medaka retina.

Rashi Agarwal, Joergen Benjaminsen, Katharina Lust, Clara Julseth, Natalia Fuchs, Eva Hasel de Carvalho, Fanny Eggeler, Omnia El Said Ibrahim, Narges Aghaallaei, Baubak Bajoghli and 1 more

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Article in Development (Cambridge, England), 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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11 authors.

Rashi AgarwalCentre for Organismal Studies, Heidelberg University, Heidelberg 69120, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-0504-899X
Joergen BenjaminsenCentre for Organismal Studies, Heidelberg University, Heidelberg 69120, Germany.
Clara JulsethCentre for Organismal Studies, Heidelberg University, Heidelberg 69120, Germany.
Natalia FuchsCentre for Organismal Studies, Heidelberg University, Heidelberg 69120, Germany.
Eva Hasel de CarvalhoCentre for Organismal Studies, Heidelberg University, Heidelberg 69120, Germany.
Fanny EggelerCentre for Organismal Studies, Heidelberg University, Heidelberg 69120, Germany.
Omnia El Said IbrahimCentre for Organismal Studies, Heidelberg University, Heidelberg 69120, Germany.
Narges AghaallaeiCentre for Organismal Studies, Heidelberg University, Heidelberg 69120, Germany.
Baubak BajoghliCentre for Organismal Studies, Heidelberg University, Heidelberg 69120, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-7368-7523
Joachim WittbrodtCentre for Organismal Studies, Heidelberg University, Heidelberg 69120, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-8550-7377

Funding

Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft EXC-2082/1-390761711European Research Council 810172/IndiGeneEuropean Research Council GA 294354-ManISteCHeidelberg UniversityMinisterium für Wissenschaft, Forschung und Kunst Baden-WürttembergStudienstiftung des deutschen Volkes
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Stem cell populations in tissues require precise regulation of their number and quality to maintain proper organ growth. Among the various regulatory mechanisms, immune cells are emerging to directly regulate stem cell populations. The medaka retinal stem cell (RSC) niche, a model for lifelong neurogenic growth, provides a system for studying immune-stem cell interactions. We investigate how microglia, which are resident macrophages of the central nervous system, regulate the RSC niche. We identify that bona fide RSCs express the chemokine Ccl25b, while its cognate receptor, Ccr9a, is expressed in microglia. These microglia form a surveillance ring adjacent to the RSC niche and actively phagocytose RSCs. Interference with microglia by deletion of spi1b reveals that microglia absence leads to increased numbers of ccl25b-positive RSCs and results in morphological defects of the retina. Targeted mutation of ccl25b specifically affects microglia mobility under injury conditions; however, we did not observe any morphological defects, indicating that Ccl25b-Ccr9a signaling is not essential for stem cell maintenance. Overall, our data show that, under homeostatic conditions, the individual RSCs, which are essential for proper eye development, are actively phagocytosed by immune surveillance.

Indexed as

Neural Stem CellsOryziasRetinaAnimalsChemokines, CCMicrogliaPhagocytosisReceptors, CCRSignal TransductionStem Cell NicheCC chemokine receptor 9Chemokines, CCReceptors, CCRChemokineMedakaMicrogliaPhagocytosisRetinal stem cells

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PMID42720090
PMCPMC13615679

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