Embryonic Microglia Derive from Primitive Macrophages and Are Replaced by cmyb-Dependent Definitive Microglia in Zebrafish

Giuliano Ferrero, Christopher B. Mahony, Eléonore Dupuis, Laurent Yvernogeau, Elodie Di Ruggiero, Magali Miserocchi, Marianne Caron, Catherine Robin, David Traver*, Julien Y. Bertrand, Valérie Wittamer

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Abstract

Using zebrafish to investigate microglia ontogeny during vertebrate development, Ferrero et al. find that embryonic “primitive” microglia exclusively derive from primitive macrophages, while adult “definitive” microglia originate from cmyb-dependent hematopoietic stem cells.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)130-141
Number of pages12
JournalCell Reports
Volume24
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 3 Jul 2018

Keywords

  • cmyb
  • developmental hematopoiesis
  • erythro-myeloid progenitors
  • fate mapping
  • hematopoietic stem cells
  • microglia
  • ontogeny
  • primitive macrophages

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