A new fate mapping system reveals context-dependent random or clonal expansion of microglia

Item Type:	Article
Title:	A new fate mapping system reveals context-dependent random or clonal expansion of microglia
Creators Name:	Tay, T.L. and Mai, D. and Dautzenberg, J. and Fernández-Klett, F. and Lin, G. and Sagar, D.M. and Datta, M. and Drougard, A. and Stempfl, T. and Ardura-Fabregat, A. and Staszewski, O. and Margineanu, A. and Sporbert, A. and Steinmetz, L.M. and Pospisilik, J.A. and Jung, S. and Priller, J. and Grün, D. and Ronneberger, O. and Prinz, M.
Abstract:	Microglia constitute a highly specialized network of tissue-resident immune cells that is important for the control of tissue homeostasis and the resolution of diseases of the CNS. Little is known about how their spatial distribution is established and maintained in vivo. Here we establish a new multicolor fluorescence fate mapping system to monitor microglial dynamics during steady state and disease. Our findings suggest that microglia establish a dense network with regional differences, and the high regional turnover rates found challenge the universal concept of microglial longevity. Microglial self-renewal under steady state conditions constitutes a stochastic process. During pathology this randomness shifts to selected clonal microglial expansion. In the resolution phase, excess disease-associated microglia are removed by a dual mechanism of cell egress and apoptosis to re-establish the stable microglial network. This study unravels the dynamic yet discrete self-organization of mature microglia in the healthy and diseased CNS.
Keywords:	Apoptosis, Biological Models, Brain, Cell Count, Cell Lineage, Cell Proliferation, Chemokine Receptors, Histological Techniques, Homeostasis, Microglia, Nerve Degeneration, Transgenic Mice, Animals, Mice
Source:	Nature Neuroscience
ISSN:	1097-6256
Publisher:	Nature Publishing Group
Volume:	20
Number:	6
Page Range:	793-803
Date:	June 2017
Official Publication:	https://doi.org/10.1038/nn.4547
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