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2015 ; 6
(ä): 6768
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Prion-like transmission of neuronal huntingtin aggregates to phagocytic glia in
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Pearce MMP
; Spartz EJ
; Hong W
; Luo L
; Kopito RR
Nat Commun
2015[Apr]; 6
(ä): 6768
PMID25866135
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The brain has a limited capacity to self-protect against protein
aggregate-associated pathology, and mounting evidence supports a role for
phagocytic glia in this process. We have established a Drosophila model to
investigate the role of phagocytic glia in clearance of neuronal mutant
huntingtin (Htt) aggregates associated with Huntington disease. We find that glia
regulate steady-state numbers of Htt aggregates expressed in neurons through a
clearance mechanism that requires the glial scavenger receptor Draper and
downstream phagocytic engulfment machinery. Remarkably, some of these engulfed
neuronal Htt aggregates effect prion-like conversion of soluble, wild-type Htt in
the glial cytoplasm. We provide genetic evidence that this conversion depends
strictly on the Draper signalling pathway, unveiling a previously unanticipated
role for phagocytosis in transfer of pathogenic protein aggregates in an intact
brain. These results suggest a potential mechanism by which phagocytic glia
contribute to both protein aggregate-related neuroprotection and pathogenesis in
neurodegenerative disease.