Project description:Apolipoprotein E (apoE) plays a pivotal role in the pathogenesis of Alzheimer’s disease (AD). In the brain, apoE is predominantly expressed and secreted by astrocytes, but is dramatically up-regulated in microglia under AD-associated conditions. Although the function of astrocytic apoE has been widely investigated, whether and how apoE particles derived from different types of glia differ in biological features and function remains elusive. Here, we show that apoE particles derived from astrocytes and microglia exhibit dissimilar sizes. Microglial apoE particles impaired neurite growth and synapses and promoted neuronal senescence, whereas GPNMB-deficient microglial apoE particles abolished these detrimental effects. These findings provide direct evidence supporting that microglia-derived apoE particles contribute to neuronal senescence and toxicity.
Project description:In previous studies we identified the small RNA-binding protein CcaF1 that is involved in sRNA maturation and RNA turnover in Rhodobacter sphaeroides under microaerobic growth conditions (Grützner et al., 2021, Nucleic Acids Res. 49(6), doi: 10.1093/nar/gkab146). In this study we analysed the the small RNA-binding protein CcaF1 under phototrophic growth condtions to identify new RNA binding partners.
