ApoE Lipidation State Directs Immunometabolic Reprogramming of Human Microglia
Tsion G. Shiferaw, Snigdha Sarkar, Katelyn M. Baker, Rowan S. Wooldridge, Hannah M. Binfet, Victoria N. Prozapas, Chinemerum P. Ogbu, Athena Schepmoes, Isaac Kwame Attah, Christy S. Niemeyer, Kayla G. Sprenger, James E. Hassell, Robert H. Eckel, John Melchior, Kimberley D. Bruce
This study shows that ApoE4 lipidation state affects human microglial metabolism and function, with lipid-bound ApoE4 causing metabolic reprogramming and lipid-free ApoE4 inducing inflammatory signaling.
bioRxiv · May 7, 2026 · PreprintNeuroscience