microRNA-132 regulates gene expression programs involved in microglial homeostasis

Summary: microRNA-132 (miR-132), a known neuronal regulator, is one of the most robustly downregulated microRNAs (miRNAs) in the brain of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) patients. Increasing miR-132 in AD mouse brain ameliorates amyloid and Tau pathologies, and also restores adult hippocampal neurogenesis...

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Main Authors: Hannah Walgrave, Amber Penning, Giorgia Tosoni, Sarah Snoeck, Kristofer Davie, Emma Davis, Leen Wolfs, Annerieke Sierksma, Mayte Mars, Taofeng Bu, Nicola Thrupp, Lujia Zhou, Diederik Moechars, Renzo Mancuso, Mark Fiers, Andrew J.M. Howden, Bart De Strooper, Evgenia Salta
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author Hannah Walgrave
Amber Penning
Giorgia Tosoni
Sarah Snoeck
Kristofer Davie
Emma Davis
Leen Wolfs
Annerieke Sierksma
Mayte Mars
Taofeng Bu
Nicola Thrupp
Lujia Zhou
Diederik Moechars
Renzo Mancuso
Mark Fiers
Andrew J.M. Howden
Bart De Strooper
Evgenia Salta
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Amber Penning
Giorgia Tosoni
Sarah Snoeck
Kristofer Davie
Emma Davis
Leen Wolfs
Annerieke Sierksma
Mayte Mars
Taofeng Bu
Nicola Thrupp
Lujia Zhou
Diederik Moechars
Renzo Mancuso
Mark Fiers
Andrew J.M. Howden
Bart De Strooper
Evgenia Salta
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description Summary: microRNA-132 (miR-132), a known neuronal regulator, is one of the most robustly downregulated microRNAs (miRNAs) in the brain of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) patients. Increasing miR-132 in AD mouse brain ameliorates amyloid and Tau pathologies, and also restores adult hippocampal neurogenesis and memory deficits. However, the functional pleiotropy of miRNAs requires in-depth analysis of the effects of miR-132 supplementation before it can be moved forward for AD therapy. We employ here miR-132 loss- and gain-of-function approaches using single-cell transcriptomics, proteomics, and in silico AGO-CLIP datasets to identify molecular pathways targeted by miR-132 in mouse hippocampus. We find that miR-132 modulation significantly affects the transition of microglia from a disease-associated to a homeostatic cell state. We confirm the regulatory role of miR-132 in shifting microglial cell states using human microglial cultures derived from induced pluripotent stem cells.
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spelling doaj.art-fb4068bec1c2405a988aa5fa7009aa7c2023-05-20T04:30:42ZengElsevieriScience2589-00422023-06-01266106829microRNA-132 regulates gene expression programs involved in microglial homeostasisHannah Walgrave0Amber Penning1Giorgia Tosoni2Sarah Snoeck3Kristofer Davie4Emma Davis5Leen Wolfs6Annerieke Sierksma7Mayte Mars8Taofeng Bu9Nicola Thrupp10Lujia Zhou11Diederik Moechars12Renzo Mancuso13Mark Fiers14Andrew J.M. Howden15Bart De Strooper16Evgenia Salta17VIB-KU Leuven Center for Brain & Disease Research, 3000 Leuven, Belgium; KU Leuven, Department of Neurosciences, Leuven Brain Institute (LBI), 3000 Leuven, BelgiumNetherlands Institute for Neuroscience, 1105 BA Amsterdam, the NetherlandsNetherlands Institute for Neuroscience, 1105 BA Amsterdam, the NetherlandsNetherlands Institute for Neuroscience, 1105 BA Amsterdam, the NetherlandsVIB-KU Leuven Center for Brain & Disease Research, 3000 Leuven, Belgium; VIB-KU Leuven Center for Brain & Disease Research, Bioinformatics Core Facility, 3000 Leuven, BelgiumUK Dementia Research Institute at UCL, London WC1E 6BT, UKVIB-KU Leuven Center for Brain & Disease Research, 3000 Leuven, Belgium; KU Leuven, Department of Neurosciences, Leuven Brain Institute (LBI), 3000 Leuven, BelgiumVIB-KU Leuven Center for Brain & Disease Research, 3000 Leuven, Belgium; KU Leuven, Department of Neurosciences, Leuven Brain Institute (LBI), 3000 Leuven, BelgiumNetherlands Institute for Neuroscience, 1105 BA Amsterdam, the NetherlandsVIB-KU Leuven Center for Brain & Disease Research, 3000 Leuven, Belgium; KU Leuven, Department of Neurosciences, Leuven Brain Institute (LBI), 3000 Leuven, BelgiumVIB-KU Leuven Center for Brain & Disease Research, 3000 Leuven, Belgium; KU Leuven, Department of Neurosciences, Leuven Brain Institute (LBI), 3000 Leuven, BelgiumDiscovery Neuroscience, Janssen Research and Development, Division of Janssen Pharmaceutica NV, 2340 Beerse, BelgiumDiscovery Neuroscience, Janssen Research and Development, Division of Janssen Pharmaceutica NV, 2340 Beerse, BelgiumMicroglia and Inflammation in Neurological Disorders (MIND) Lab, VIB Center for Molecular Neurology, VIB, 2610 Antwerp, Belgium; Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Antwerp, 2610 Antwerp, BelgiumVIB-KU Leuven Center for Brain & Disease Research, 3000 Leuven, Belgium; KU Leuven, Department of Neurosciences, Leuven Brain Institute (LBI), 3000 Leuven, BelgiumUK Dementia Research Institute, University of Dundee, Dundee DD1 4HN, UKVIB-KU Leuven Center for Brain & Disease Research, 3000 Leuven, Belgium; KU Leuven, Department of Neurosciences, Leuven Brain Institute (LBI), 3000 Leuven, Belgium; UK Dementia Research Institute at UCL, London WC1E 6BT, UK; Corresponding authorNetherlands Institute for Neuroscience, 1105 BA Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Corresponding authorSummary: microRNA-132 (miR-132), a known neuronal regulator, is one of the most robustly downregulated microRNAs (miRNAs) in the brain of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) patients. Increasing miR-132 in AD mouse brain ameliorates amyloid and Tau pathologies, and also restores adult hippocampal neurogenesis and memory deficits. However, the functional pleiotropy of miRNAs requires in-depth analysis of the effects of miR-132 supplementation before it can be moved forward for AD therapy. We employ here miR-132 loss- and gain-of-function approaches using single-cell transcriptomics, proteomics, and in silico AGO-CLIP datasets to identify molecular pathways targeted by miR-132 in mouse hippocampus. We find that miR-132 modulation significantly affects the transition of microglia from a disease-associated to a homeostatic cell state. We confirm the regulatory role of miR-132 in shifting microglial cell states using human microglial cultures derived from induced pluripotent stem cells.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589004223009069Molecular biologyNeuroscienceOmics
spellingShingle Hannah Walgrave
Amber Penning
Giorgia Tosoni
Sarah Snoeck
Kristofer Davie
Emma Davis
Leen Wolfs
Annerieke Sierksma
Mayte Mars
Taofeng Bu
Nicola Thrupp
Lujia Zhou
Diederik Moechars
Renzo Mancuso
Mark Fiers
Andrew J.M. Howden
Bart De Strooper
Evgenia Salta
microRNA-132 regulates gene expression programs involved in microglial homeostasis
iScience
Molecular biology
Neuroscience
Omics
title microRNA-132 regulates gene expression programs involved in microglial homeostasis
title_full microRNA-132 regulates gene expression programs involved in microglial homeostasis
title_fullStr microRNA-132 regulates gene expression programs involved in microglial homeostasis
title_full_unstemmed microRNA-132 regulates gene expression programs involved in microglial homeostasis
title_short microRNA-132 regulates gene expression programs involved in microglial homeostasis
title_sort microrna 132 regulates gene expression programs involved in microglial homeostasis
topic Molecular biology
Neuroscience
Omics
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589004223009069
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