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[200508 Àú³Î¹ßÇ¥] IL-33-PU.1 Transcriptome Reprogramming Drives Functional State Transition and Clearance Activity of Microglia in Alzheimer¡¯s Disease

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IL-33-PU.1 Transcriptome Reprogramming Drives Functional State Transition and Clearance Activity of Microglia in Alzheimer¡¯s Disease


Highlights

  • IL-33 induces a MHC-II-expressing microglial subpopulation in AD
  • IL-33-responsive microglia exhibit increased A¥â clearance activity
  • Chromatin state controls the transcriptome signature of IL-33-responsive microglia
  • PU.1 activity is required for the microglial A¥â clearance stimulated by IL-33

Summary

Impairment of microglial clearance activity contributes to beta-amyloid (A¥â) pathology in Alzheimer¡¯s disease (AD). While the transcriptome profile of microglia directs microglial functions, how the microglial transcriptome can be regulated to alleviate AD pathology is largely unknown. Here, we show that injection of interleukin (IL)-33 in an AD transgenic mouse model ameliorates A¥â pathology by reprogramming microglial epigenetic and transcriptomic profiles to induce a microglial subpopulation with enhanced phagocytic activity. These IL-33-responsive microglia (IL-33RMs) express a distinct transcriptome signature that is highlighted by increased major histocompatibility complex class II genes and restored homeostatic signature genes. IL-33-induced remodeling of chromatin accessibility and PU.1 transcription factor binding at the signature genes of IL-33RM control their transcriptome reprogramming. Specifically, disrupting PU.1-DNA interaction abolishes the microglial state transition and A¥â clearance that is induced by IL-33. Thus, we define a PU.1-dependent transcriptional pathway that drives the IL-33-induced functional state transition of microglia, resulting in enhanced A¥â clearance.




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