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SUBMITTER: Wang Y
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4477963 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Mar
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Wang Yaming Y Cella Marina M Mallinson Kaitlin K Ulrich Jason D JD Young Katherine L KL Robinette Michelle L ML Gilfillan Susan S Krishnan Gokul M GM Sudhakar Shwetha S Zinselmeyer Bernd H BH Holtzman David M DM Cirrito John R JR Colonna Marco M
Cell 20150226 6
Triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells 2 (TREM2) is a microglial surface receptor that triggers intracellular protein tyrosine phosphorylation. Recent genome-wide association studies have shown that a rare R47H mutation of TREM2 correlates with a substantial increase in the risk of developing Alzheimer's disease (AD). To address the basis for this genetic association, we studied TREM2 deficiency in the 5XFAD mouse model of AD. We found that TREM2 deficiency and haploinsufficiency augment ...[more]