Your browser doesn't support javascript.
loading
Microglial Uptake of Extracellular Tau by Actin-Mediated Phagocytosis.
Chidambaram, Hariharakrishnan; Desale, Smita Eknath; Qureshi, Tazeen; Chinnathambi, Subashchandrabose.
Afiliación
  • Chidambaram H; Neurobiology Group, Division of Biochemical Sciences, CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory, Pune, India.
  • Desale SE; Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad, India.
  • Qureshi T; Department of Neurochemistry, National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences (NIMHANS), Institute of National Importance, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.
  • Chinnathambi S; Neurobiology Group, Division of Biochemical Sciences, CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory, Pune, India.
Methods Mol Biol ; 2761: 231-243, 2024.
Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38427240
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.
Asunto(s)
Palabras clave

Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Microglía / Enfermedad de Alzheimer Límite: Humans Idioma: En Revista: Methods Mol Biol Asunto de la revista: BIOLOGIA MOLECULAR Año: 2024 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: India Pais de publicación: Estados Unidos

Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Microglía / Enfermedad de Alzheimer Límite: Humans Idioma: En Revista: Methods Mol Biol Asunto de la revista: BIOLOGIA MOLECULAR Año: 2024 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: India Pais de publicación: Estados Unidos