Immunity · 2017

The TREM2-APOE Pathway Drives the Transcriptional Phenotype of Dysfunctional Microglia in Neurodegenerative Diseases

Krasemann S, Madore C, Cialic R, Baufeld C, Calcagno N, El Fatimy R, Beckers L, O'Loughlin E, Xu Y, Fanek Z, Greco DJ, Smith ST, Tweet G, Humulock Z, Zrzavy T, Conde-Sanroman P, Gacias M, Weng Z, Chen H, Tjon E, Mazaheri F, Hartmann K, Madi A, Ulrich JD, Glatzel M, Worthmann A, Heeren J, Budnik B, Lemere C, Ikezu T, Heppner FL, Litvak V, Holtzman DM, Lassmann H, Weiner HL, Ochando J, Haass C, Butovsky O.

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  • Krasemann SAnn Romney Center for Neurologic Diseases, Department of Neurology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA; Institute of Neuropathology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany.
  • Madore CAnn Romney Center for Neurologic Diseases, Department of Neurology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
  • Cialic RAnn Romney Center for Neurologic Diseases, Department of Neurology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
  • Baufeld CAnn Romney Center for Neurologic Diseases, Department of Neurology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
  • Calcagno NAnn Romney Center for Neurologic Diseases, Department of Neurology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
  • El Fatimy RAnn Romney Center for Neurologic Diseases, Department of Neurology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
  • Beckers LAnn Romney Center for Neurologic Diseases, Department of Neurology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
  • O'Loughlin EAnn Romney Center for Neurologic Diseases, Department of Neurology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
  • Xu YDepartment of Microbiology and Physiological Systems, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, USA.
  • Fanek ZAnn Romney Center for Neurologic Diseases, Department of Neurology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
  • Greco DJAnn Romney Center for Neurologic Diseases, Department of Neurology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
  • Smith STAnn Romney Center for Neurologic Diseases, Department of Neurology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
  • Tweet GAnn Romney Center for Neurologic Diseases, Department of Neurology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
  • Humulock ZAnn Romney Center for Neurologic Diseases, Department of Neurology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
  • Zrzavy TCenter for Brain Research, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
  • Conde-Sanroman PDepartment of Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, NY, USA.
  • Gacias MDepartment of Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, NY, USA.
  • Weng ZDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, USA.
  • Chen HDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, USA.
  • Tjon EAnn Romney Center for Neurologic Diseases, Department of Neurology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
  • Mazaheri FGerman Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases, Munich, Germany.
  • Hartmann KInstitute of Neuropathology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany.
  • Madi AAnn Romney Center for Neurologic Diseases, Department of Neurology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
  • Ulrich JDDepartment of Neurology, Hope Center for Neurological Disorders, Knight Alzheimer's Disease Research Center, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, USA.
  • Glatzel MInstitute of Neuropathology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany.
  • Worthmann ADepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Cell Biology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany.
  • Heeren JDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Cell Biology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany.
  • Budnik BMass Spectrometry and Proteomics Resource Laboratory, Faculty of Arts and Sciences Division of Science, Harvard University, Cambridge MA, USA.
  • Lemere CAnn Romney Center for Neurologic Diseases, Department of Neurology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
  • Ikezu TDepartment of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics and Department of Neurology, Boston University School of Medicine, MA, USA.
  • Heppner FLDepartment of Neuropathology, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany; Cluster of Excellence, NeuroCure, Charitéplatz 1, 10117 Berlin, Germany.
  • Litvak VDepartment of Microbiology and Physiological Systems, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, USA.
  • Holtzman DMDepartment of Neurology, Hope Center for Neurological Disorders, Knight Alzheimer's Disease Research Center, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, USA.
  • Lassmann HCenter for Brain Research, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
  • Weiner HLAnn Romney Center for Neurologic Diseases, Department of Neurology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA; Evergrande Center for Immunologic Diseases, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
  • Ochando JDepartment of Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, NY, USA.
  • Haass CGerman Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases, Munich, Germany; Biomedical Center, Biochemistry, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität Munich, Munich, Germany; Munich Cluster for Systems Neurology, Munich, Germany.
  • Butovsky OAnn Romney Center for Neurologic Diseases, Department of Neurology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA; Evergrande Center for Immunologic Diseases, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA. Electronic address: obutovsky@rics.bwh.harvard.edu.
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Maya Sato

Rigor 5/5Novelty 4/5Impact 1/5Reprod. 4/5

Nice but incremental.

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Noor Brown

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Solid methods, convincing results.

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Tom Cohen

Rigor 5/5Novelty 1/5Impact 1/5Reprod. 1/5

Interesting idea, small sample.

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Lena Wang

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Replication is unclear to me.

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Pablo Patel

Rigor 2/5Novelty 4/5Impact 5/5Reprod. 1/5

Interesting idea, small sample.

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Lena Silva

Rigor 3/5Novelty 3/5Impact 2/5Reprod. 3/5

Great figures and clear story.

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Hugo Rossi

Rigor 5/5Novelty 1/5Impact 2/5Reprod. 4/5

Nice but incremental.

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Jonas Rossi

Rigor 2/5Novelty 4/5Impact 3/5Reprod. 4/5

Nice but incremental.

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Ravi Wang

Rigor 3/5Novelty 3/5Impact 3/5Reprod. 1/5

Interesting idea, small sample.