APOE-ϵ4-induced Fibronectin at the blood-brain barrier is a conserved pathological mediator of disrupted astrocyte-endothelia interaction in Alzheimer's disease
Prabesh Bhattarai, Elanur Yılmaz, Elif Öykü Cakir, Hüseyin Tayran, Imdadul Haq, Dylan Murphy, Jonah Nadelmann Keller, Quentin Le Grand, Jacqueline Eschbach, Hilal Çelikkaya, Mehmet İlyas Coşacak, Hande Yüceer, Annie Lee, Verena Claudia Haage, Yiyi Ma, , Çağhan Kızıl
This paper identifies APOE-ϵ4-induced fibronectin accumulation at the blood-brain barrier as a key mediator of astrocyte-endothelial dysfunction in Alzheimer's disease, highlighting it as a potential therapeutic target.
Nature Aging · Sep 11, 2026Peer-reviewedCell Biology