Microglial Uptake of Extracellular Tau by Actin-Mediated Phagocytosis.
Methods Mol Biol
; 2761: 231-243, 2024.
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ABSTRACT
Microglia are scavengers of the brain environment that clear dead cells, debris, and microbes. In Alzheimer's disease, microglia get activated to phagocytose damaged neurons, extracellular Amyoid-ß, and Tau deposits. Several Tau internalization mechanisms of microglia have been studied which include phagocytosis, pinocytosis, and receptor-mediated endocytosis. In this chapter, we have visualized microglial phagocytic structures that are actin-rich cup-like extensions, which surrounds extracellular Tau species by wide-field fluorescence and confocal microscopy. We have shown the association of filamentous actin in Tau phagocytosis along the assembly of LC-3 molecules to phagosomes. The 3-dimensional, orthogonal and gallery wise representation of these phagocytic structures provides an overview of the phagocytic mechanism of extracellular Tau by microglia.
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MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Microglía
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Enfermedad de Alzheimer
Límite:
Humans
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En
Revista:
Methods Mol Biol
Asunto de la revista:
BIOLOGIA MOLECULAR
Año:
2024
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Article
País de afiliación:
India
Pais de publicación:
Estados Unidos