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APOE4 exacerbates synapse loss and neurodegeneration in Alzheimer’s disease patient iPSC-derived cerebral organoids

Authors :
Jing Zhao
Yuan Fu
Yu Yamazaki
Yingxue Ren
Mary D. Davis
Chia-Chen Liu
Wenyan Lu
Xue Wang
Kai Chen
Yesesri Cherukuri
Lin Jia
Yuka A. Martens
Lucy Job
Francis Shue
Thanh Thanh Nguyen
Steven G. Younkin
Neill R. Graff-Radford
Zbigniew K. Wszolek
David A. Brafman
Yan W. Asmann
Nilüfer Ertekin-Taner
Takahisa Kanekiyo
Guojun Bu
Source :
Nature Communications, Vol 11, Iss 1, Pp 1-14 (2020)
Publication Year :
2020
Publisher :
Nature Portfolio, 2020.

Abstract

APOE4 is a strong genetic risk factor for late-onset Alzheimer’s disease. Here, the authors show that APOE4 is associated with AD features in hiPSCs-derived cerebral organoids. Isogenic conversion of APOE4 to APOE3 attenuates the AD-associated phenotype.

Subjects

Subjects :
Science

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
20411723
Volume :
11
Issue :
1
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Nature Communications
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.6279c67f0fd74c15a58ff8bbebdd96ab
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-19264-0