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A Fragment Of Apolipoprotein E4 Leads To The Downregulation Of A Cxorf56 Homologue, A Novel Er-Associated Protein, And Activation Of Bv2 Microglial Cells, Tanner B. Pollock, Jacob M. Mack, Noail F. Isho, Raquel J. Brown, Alexandra E. Oxford, Brad E. Morrison, Eric J. Hayden, Troy T. Rohn
A Fragment Of Apolipoprotein E4 Leads To The Downregulation Of A Cxorf56 Homologue, A Novel Er-Associated Protein, And Activation Of Bv2 Microglial Cells, Tanner B. Pollock, Jacob M. Mack, Noail F. Isho, Raquel J. Brown, Alexandra E. Oxford, Brad E. Morrison, Eric J. Hayden, Troy T. Rohn
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Despite the fact that harboring the apolipoprotein E4 (APOE4) allele represents the single greatest risk factor for late-onset Alzheimer’s disease (AD), the exact mechanism by which apoE4 contributes to disease progression remains unknown. Recently, we demonstrated that a 151 amino-terminal fragment of apoE4 (nApoE41-151) localizes within the nucleus of microglia in the human AD brain, suggesting a potential role in gene expression. In the present study, we investigated this possibility utilizing BV2 microglia cells treated exogenously with nApoE41-151. The results indicated that nApoE41-151 leads to morphological activation of microglia cells through, at least in part, …