Journal: bioRxiv
Article Title: Increased CD33 levels tune activation and function of induced human microglial cells through inhibition of the TREM2 pathway
doi: 10.64898/2026.01.28.701050
Figure Lengend Snippet: (A) Schematic of the TREM2-CD33 pathway. CD33 inhibition acts on SYK activation, upstream of microglial activation pathways AKT, ERK, p38, and JNK. (B) Protein lysates isolated from THP-1 monocytes 48 hours after transduction were used to quantify percent SYK phosphorylation by MSD. (MOI = 31250) (C) 48 hours post-transduction, THP-1 cells (MOI = 31250) were treated with increasing concentrations of TREM2-targeting antibody agonist (0-10 μg/mL). After 5 minutes, protein lysates were isolated and used to quantify percent SYK phosphorylation by MSD. (D) 48-hours post-transduction of increasing concentrations of AAV6-CD33 (MOI = 0-31250), THP-1 cells were treated with a TREM2-targeting antibody agonist (2.5 ug/mL). After 5 minutes, protein lysates were isolated and used to quantify percent SYK phosphorylation by MSD. (E) Percent AKT and GSK3β phosphorylation was quantified from HMC3 cell lysates 48 hours after transduction of AAV6-CD33, quantified by MSD and ELISA, respectively. (F) Percent ERK and p38-MAPK phosphorylation was quantified from HMC3 cell lysates 48 hours after transduction of AAV6-CD33, quantified by ELISA. (G) Percent JNK phosphorylation was quantified from HMC3 cell lysates 48 hours after transduction of AAV6-CD33, quantified by ELISA. (H) (left to right) Percent expression of secreted IL10, IL1β, TNFα, and IL6 in conditioned media from HMC3 cells 24 hours after LPS challenge and 48 hours after transduction of AAV6-CD33 was quantified by MSD. Data represent mean ± SEM using one-tailed unpaired t-test (A, E-G), and two-way ANOVA using uncorrected Fisher’s LSD with a single pooled variance (H). Data points (n-numbers) are plotted on each bar graph and scatter plot each representing an independent experimental replicate. Line plots are representative of three and two independent experimental replicates (C, D, respectively).
Article Snippet: Briefly, streptavidin-coated small spot MSD plates (Meso Scale Diagnostics, Rockville, MD) were coated with Biotinylated goat anti-human TREM2 polyclonal antibody (R&D Systems) used as a capture antibody for 1.5 hours with agitation at 600 rpm.
Techniques: Inhibition, Activation Assay, Isolation, Transduction, Phospho-proteomics, Enzyme-linked Immunosorbent Assay, Expressing, One-tailed Test