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Microglial TDP-43 mediates myelin refinement and represses Tyrobp cryptic exon inclusion in mice

ABSTRACT: TDP-43 proteinopathy is a hallmark of neurodegenerative disorders such as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and frontotemporal dementia where mislocalization of TDP-43 has been observed in neurons and glial cells. However, the role of TDP-43 in microglia and the consequences of its loss-of-function remain unexplored. Combining magnetic resonance imaging, confocal, and electron microscopy we uncovered structural changes and myelin abnormalities in the early postnatal brain of mice lacking microglial TDP-43. Spatial transcriptomics further revealed an enriched interferon-response signature associated with oligodendrocyte dysfunction. Early microglial TDP-43 depletion resulted in motor deficits in adult mice. Mechanistically, knocking out TDP-43 impaired microglial ability to engulf and degrade myelin. It also led to cryptic exon inclusion in the Tyrobp mRNA, resulting in truncated DAP12 protein, thus causing defective TREM2 signaling. Our findings reveal a novel role for TDP-43 in regulating the TREM2-DAP12 axis in mice, highlighting a previously unrecognized mechanism by which TDP-43 controls microglial function.

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ORGANISM(S): Mus Musculus (mouse)

TISSUE(S): Brain, Cell Culture, Microglial Cell

SUBMITTER: Rosa Chiara Paolicelli

LAB HEAD: Rosa Chiara Paoliceli

PROVIDER: PXD070157 | Pride | 2026-04-29

REPOSITORIES: Pride

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Project description:TDP-43 is a nuclear protein encoded by the TARDBP gene, which forms pathological aggregates in various neurodegenerative diseases, collectively known as TDP-43 proteinopathies, including amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and frontotemporal dementia (FTD). These diseases are characterized by multiple pathological mechanisms, with disruptions in lipid regulatory pathways emerging as a critical factor. However, the role of TDP-43 in the regulation of the brain lipid homeostasis and the potential connection of TDP-43 dysfunction to myelin alterations in TDP-43 proteionopathies remain poorly understood, despite the fact that lipids, particularly cholesterol, comprise nearly 70% of myelin. To investigate the causal relationship between TDP-43 dysfunction and disruptions in brain cholesterol homeostasis, we conducted multi-omics analyses (lipidomics, transcriptomics, and functional splicing) on the frontal cortex from the TardbpM323K/M323K knock-in mouse model. Lipidomic analysis revealed alterations in lipid pathways related to membrane composition and lipid droplet accumulation, particularly affecting cholesterol-related species. We found higher lipid droplets accumulation in primary fibroblast derived from these mice, as well as in the brain of the mutant mice. Similarly, the immunohistochemical detection of a lipid droplet marker was higher in the post-mortem frontal cortex, gray and white matter, of FTLD-TDP patients compared to non-neurological controls. Transcriptomic analyses showed that TDP-43 pathology led to transcriptional dysregulation of genes essential for myelin production and maintenance. We identified impaired cholesterol metabolism, mainly through the downregulation of endogenous cholesterol synthesis, alongside upregulated cholesterol transport pathways, which we further replicated in FTLD-TDP patients transcriptomic datasets. Collectively, our findings suggest that TDP-43 dysfunction disrupts brain cholesterol homeostasis, potentially compromising myelin integrity.

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