Differential Stimulation of Pluripotent Stem Cell-Derived Human Microglia Leads to Exosomal Proteomic Changes Affecting Neurons

Microglial exosomes are an emerging communication pathway, implicated in fulfilling homeostatic microglial functions and transmitting neurodegenerative signals. Gene variants of <i>triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells-2 (TREM2)</i> are associated with an increased risk of devel...

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Autores principales: Anna Mallach, Johan Gobom, Charles Arber, Thomas M. Piers, John Hardy, Selina Wray, Henrik Zetterberg, Jennifer Pocock
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:e5f7dfff72ee4e26a9361a11d732053f2021-11-25T17:08:15ZDifferential Stimulation of Pluripotent Stem Cell-Derived Human Microglia Leads to Exosomal Proteomic Changes Affecting Neurons10.3390/cells101128662073-4409https://doaj.org/article/e5f7dfff72ee4e26a9361a11d732053f2021-10-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/2073-4409/10/11/2866https://doaj.org/toc/2073-4409Microglial exosomes are an emerging communication pathway, implicated in fulfilling homeostatic microglial functions and transmitting neurodegenerative signals. Gene variants of <i>triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells-2 (TREM2)</i> are associated with an increased risk of developing dementia. We investigated the influence of the <i>TREM2</i> Alzheimer’s disease risk variant, R47H<sup>het</sup>, on the microglial exosomal proteome consisting of 3019 proteins secreted from human iPS-derived microglia (iPS-Mg). Exosomal protein content changed according to how the iPS-Mg were stimulated. Thus lipopolysaccharide (LPS) induced microglial exosomes to contain more inflammatory signals, whilst stimulation with the TREM2 ligand phosphatidylserine (PS<sup>+</sup>) increased metabolic signals within the microglial exosomes. We tested the effect of these exosomes on neurons and found that the exosomal protein changes were functionally relevant and influenced downstream functions in both neurons and microglia. Exosomes from R47H<sup>het</sup> iPS-Mg contained disease-associated microglial (DAM) signature proteins and were less able to promote the outgrowth of neuronal processes and increase mitochondrial metabolism in neurons compared with exosomes from the common <i>TREM2</i> variant iPS-Mg. Taken together, these data highlight the importance of microglial exosomes in fulfilling microglial functions. Additionally, variations in the exosomal proteome influenced by the R47H<sup>het</sup> <i>TREM2</i> variant may underlie the increased risk of Alzheimer’s disease associated with this variant.Anna MallachJohan GobomCharles ArberThomas M. PiersJohn HardySelina WrayHenrik ZetterbergJennifer PocockMDPI AGarticledementiaAlzheimer’s diseaseexosomesmicrogliaproteomeintercellular signallingBiology (General)QH301-705.5ENCells, Vol 10, Iss 2866, p 2866 (2021)
institution DOAJ
collection DOAJ
language EN
topic dementia
Alzheimer’s disease
exosomes
microglia
proteome
intercellular signalling
Biology (General)
QH301-705.5
spellingShingle dementia
Alzheimer’s disease
exosomes
microglia
proteome
intercellular signalling
Biology (General)
QH301-705.5
Anna Mallach
Johan Gobom
Charles Arber
Thomas M. Piers
John Hardy
Selina Wray
Henrik Zetterberg
Jennifer Pocock
Differential Stimulation of Pluripotent Stem Cell-Derived Human Microglia Leads to Exosomal Proteomic Changes Affecting Neurons
description Microglial exosomes are an emerging communication pathway, implicated in fulfilling homeostatic microglial functions and transmitting neurodegenerative signals. Gene variants of <i>triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells-2 (TREM2)</i> are associated with an increased risk of developing dementia. We investigated the influence of the <i>TREM2</i> Alzheimer’s disease risk variant, R47H<sup>het</sup>, on the microglial exosomal proteome consisting of 3019 proteins secreted from human iPS-derived microglia (iPS-Mg). Exosomal protein content changed according to how the iPS-Mg were stimulated. Thus lipopolysaccharide (LPS) induced microglial exosomes to contain more inflammatory signals, whilst stimulation with the TREM2 ligand phosphatidylserine (PS<sup>+</sup>) increased metabolic signals within the microglial exosomes. We tested the effect of these exosomes on neurons and found that the exosomal protein changes were functionally relevant and influenced downstream functions in both neurons and microglia. Exosomes from R47H<sup>het</sup> iPS-Mg contained disease-associated microglial (DAM) signature proteins and were less able to promote the outgrowth of neuronal processes and increase mitochondrial metabolism in neurons compared with exosomes from the common <i>TREM2</i> variant iPS-Mg. Taken together, these data highlight the importance of microglial exosomes in fulfilling microglial functions. Additionally, variations in the exosomal proteome influenced by the R47H<sup>het</sup> <i>TREM2</i> variant may underlie the increased risk of Alzheimer’s disease associated with this variant.
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author Anna Mallach
Johan Gobom
Charles Arber
Thomas M. Piers
John Hardy
Selina Wray
Henrik Zetterberg
Jennifer Pocock
author_facet Anna Mallach
Johan Gobom
Charles Arber
Thomas M. Piers
John Hardy
Selina Wray
Henrik Zetterberg
Jennifer Pocock
author_sort Anna Mallach
title Differential Stimulation of Pluripotent Stem Cell-Derived Human Microglia Leads to Exosomal Proteomic Changes Affecting Neurons
title_short Differential Stimulation of Pluripotent Stem Cell-Derived Human Microglia Leads to Exosomal Proteomic Changes Affecting Neurons
title_full Differential Stimulation of Pluripotent Stem Cell-Derived Human Microglia Leads to Exosomal Proteomic Changes Affecting Neurons
title_fullStr Differential Stimulation of Pluripotent Stem Cell-Derived Human Microglia Leads to Exosomal Proteomic Changes Affecting Neurons
title_full_unstemmed Differential Stimulation of Pluripotent Stem Cell-Derived Human Microglia Leads to Exosomal Proteomic Changes Affecting Neurons
title_sort differential stimulation of pluripotent stem cell-derived human microglia leads to exosomal proteomic changes affecting neurons
publisher MDPI AG
publishDate 2021
url https://doaj.org/article/e5f7dfff72ee4e26a9361a11d732053f
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