Nature Communications (Mar 2020)

Human iPSC-derived mature microglia retain their identity and functionally integrate in the chimeric mouse brain

  • Ranjie Xu,
  • Xiaoxi Li,
  • Andrew J. Boreland,
  • Anthony Posyton,
  • Kelvin Kwan,
  • Ronald P. Hart,
  • Peng Jiang

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-15411-9
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 11, no. 1
pp. 1 – 16

Abstract

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Human microglia present unique features; therefore, chimeric mouse models can enhance modelling of human microglia response in health and disease. Here, the authors show that hiPSC-derived mature microglia developed in the mouse brain, retain their identity and respond to demyelination.