dock8 deficiency attenuates microglia colonization in early zebrafish larvae

Abstract Microglia are tissue-resident macrophages that carry out immune functions in the brain. The deficiency or dysfunction of microglia has been implicated in many neurodegenerative disorders. DOCK8, a member of the DOCK family, functions as a guanine nucleotide exchange factor and plays key rol...

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Main Authors: Linxiu Wu, Rongtao Xue, Jiahao Chen, Jin Xu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2022-08-01
Series:Cell Death Discovery
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41420-022-01155-6