Microbiota-derived short chain fatty acids modulate microglia and promote Aβ plaque deposition

…, V Singh, S Roth, S Heindl, L Sebastian Monasor… - Elife, 2021 - elifesciences.org
Previous studies have identified a crucial role of the gut microbiome in modifying Alzheimer’s
disease (AD) progression. However, the mechanisms of microbiome–brain interaction in …

Loss of TREM2 function increases amyloid seeding but reduces plaque-associated ApoE

…, SA Müller, A Colombo, LS Monasor… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
Coding variants in the triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells 2 (TREM2) are associated
with late-onset Alzheimer’s disease (AD). We demonstrate that amyloid plaque seeding …

[HTML][HTML] Microglia contribute to the propagation of Aβ into unaffected brain tissue

…, P Hoffmann, C Mezö, D Erny, LS Monasor… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Microglia appear activated in the vicinity of amyloid beta (Aβ) plaques, but whether microglia
contribute to Aβ propagation into unaffected brain regions remains unknown. Using …

Transcriptome sequencing during mouse brain development identifies long non‐coding RNAs functionally involved in neurogenic commitment

…, S Prenninger, M Dori, T Ghosh, LS Monasor… - The EMBO …, 2013 - embopress.org
Transcriptome analysis of somatic stem cells and their progeny is fundamental to identify
new factors controlling proliferation versus differentiation during tissue formation. Here, we …

Fibrillar Aβ triggers microglial proteome alterations and dysfunction in Alzheimer mouse models

L Sebastian Monasor, SA Müller, AV Colombo… - Elife, 2020 - elifesciences.org
Microglial dysfunction is a key pathological feature of Alzheimer's disease (AD), but little is
known about proteome-wide changes in microglia during the course of AD and their …

Opposite microglial activation stages upon loss of PGRN or TREM 2 result in reduced cerebral glucose metabolism

…, S Parhizkar, L Sebastian Monasor… - EMBO molecular …, 2019 - embopress.org
Microglia adopt numerous fates with homeostatic microglia ( HM ) and a microglial
neurodegenerative phenotype ( MG nD) representing two opposite ends. A number of variants in …

An optimized quantitative proteomics method establishes the cell type‐resolved mouse brain secretome

…, ES Kataka, J Zaucha, L Sebastian Monasor… - The EMBO …, 2020 - embopress.org
To understand how cells communicate in the nervous system, it is essential to define their
secretome, which is challenging for primary cells because of large cell numbers being required…

[HTML][HTML] Loss of NPC1 enhances phagocytic uptake and impairs lipid trafficking in microglia

…, L Dinkel, SA Müller, L Sebastian Monasor… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Niemann-Pick type C disease is a rare neurodegenerative disorder mainly caused by
mutations in NPC1, resulting in abnormal late endosomal/lysosomal lipid storage. Although …

[HTML][HTML] Human stem cell–derived monocytes and microglia-like cells reveal impaired amyloid plaque clearance upon heterozygous or homozygous loss of TREM2

…, R Boon, S Schouteden, A Colombo, LS Monasor… - Alzheimer's & …, 2019 - Elsevier
Introduction Murine microglia expressing the Alzheimer's disease–linked TREM2 R47H
mutation display variable decrease in phagocytosis, while impaired phagocytosis is reported …

[HTML][HTML] Casein Kinase 2 dependent phosphorylation of eIF4B regulates BACE1 expression in Alzheimer's disease

B Bettegazzi, L Sebastian Monasor, S Bellani… - Cell death & …, 2021 - nature.com
Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is the most common age-related neurodegenerative disorder.
Increased Aβ production plays a fundamental role in the pathogenesis of the disease and …