PLoS BiologyPub Date : 2024-10-30eCollection Date: 2024-10-01DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.3002819
Hannah Gordon, Zachary T Schafer, Cody J Smith
{"title":"Microglia cannibalism and efferocytosis leads to shorter lifespans of developmental microglia.","authors":"Hannah Gordon, Zachary T Schafer, Cody J Smith","doi":"10.1371/journal.pbio.3002819","DOIUrl":"10.1371/journal.pbio.3002819","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The overproduction of cells and subsequent production of debris is a universal principle of neurodevelopment. Here, we show an additional feature of the developing nervous system that causes neural debris-promoted by the sacrificial nature of embryonic microglia that irreversibly become phagocytic after clearing other neural debris. Described as long-lived, microglia colonize the embryonic brain and persist into adulthood. Using transgenic zebrafish to investigate the microglia debris during brain construction, we identified that unlike other neural cell types that die in developmental stages after they have expanded, necroptosis-dependent microglial debris is prevalent when microglia are expanding in the zebrafish brain. Time-lapse imaging of microglia demonstrates that this debris is cannibalized by other microglia. To investigate features that promote microglia death and cannibalism, we used time-lapse imaging and fate-mapping strategies to track the lifespan of individual developmental microglia. These approaches revealed that instead of embryonic microglia being long-lived cells that completely digest their phagocytic debris, once most developmental microglia in zebrafish become phagocytic they eventually die, including ones that are cannibalistic. These results establish a paradox-which we tested by increasing neural debris and manipulating phagocytosis-that once most microglia in the embryo become phagocytic, they die, create debris, and then are cannibalized by other microglia, resulting in more phagocytic microglia that are destined to die.</p>","PeriodicalId":49001,"journal":{"name":"PLoS Biology","volume":"22 10","pages":"e3002819"},"PeriodicalIF":9.8,"publicationDate":"2024-10-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11524473/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142548519","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
PLoS BiologyPub Date : 2024-10-30eCollection Date: 2024-10-01DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.3002903
Simon Hanslmayr
{"title":"The promises and challenges of neurotechnology to improve human health and cognition.","authors":"Simon Hanslmayr","doi":"10.1371/journal.pbio.3002903","DOIUrl":"10.1371/journal.pbio.3002903","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This PLOS Biology collection explores the present and possible futures of neurotechnology to improve human health and cognition, as well as the scientific, technological and ethical challenges they face.</p>","PeriodicalId":49001,"journal":{"name":"PLoS Biology","volume":"22 10","pages":"e3002903"},"PeriodicalIF":9.8,"publicationDate":"2024-10-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11524468/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142548521","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
PLoS BiologyPub Date : 2024-10-29eCollection Date: 2024-10-01DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.3002831
Ines R Violante, Prince Okyere
{"title":"Can neurotechnology revolutionize cognitive enhancement?","authors":"Ines R Violante, Prince Okyere","doi":"10.1371/journal.pbio.3002831","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.3002831","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The development and implementation of neurotechnology for cognitive enhancement could spearhead a new wave of innovation in the information age. However, we argue here that this will only happen with a more fundamental understanding of human brain function.</p>","PeriodicalId":49001,"journal":{"name":"PLoS Biology","volume":"22 10","pages":"e3002831"},"PeriodicalIF":9.8,"publicationDate":"2024-10-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11521288/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142548517","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
PLoS BiologyPub Date : 2024-10-29eCollection Date: 2024-10-01DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.3002866
Andrea Cimolato, Stanisa Raspopovic
{"title":"Closing the sensory feedback loop is necessary for effective neurorehabilitation.","authors":"Andrea Cimolato, Stanisa Raspopovic","doi":"10.1371/journal.pbio.3002866","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.3002866","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Recent advances in neurotechnology enable somatosensory feedback restoration in disabled individuals. This Perspective discusses how closing the sensory feedback loop with brain implants and nerve electrodes for stimulation may improve rehabilitation and assistive systems for patients.</p>","PeriodicalId":49001,"journal":{"name":"PLoS Biology","volume":"22 10","pages":"e3002866"},"PeriodicalIF":9.8,"publicationDate":"2024-10-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11521242/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142548518","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
PLoS BiologyPub Date : 2024-10-29eCollection Date: 2024-10-01DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.3002884
Keith Murphy, Elsa Fouragnan
{"title":"The future of transcranial ultrasound as a precision brain interface.","authors":"Keith Murphy, Elsa Fouragnan","doi":"10.1371/journal.pbio.3002884","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.3002884","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Our understanding of brain circuit operations and disorders has rapidly outpaced our ability to intervene and restore them. Developing technologies that can precisely interface with any brain region and circuit may combine diagnostics with therapeutic intervention, expediting personalised brain medicine. Transcranial ultrasound stimulation (TUS) is a promising noninvasive solution to this challenge, offering focal precision and scalability. By exploiting the biomechanics of pressure waves on brain tissue, TUS enables multi-site targeted neuromodulation across distributed circuits in the cortex and deeper areas alike. In this Essay, we explore the emergent evidence that TUS can functionally test and modify dysfunctional regions, effectively serving as a search and rescue tool for the brain. We define the challenges and opportunities faced by TUS as it moves towards greater target precision and integration with advanced brain monitoring and interventional technology. Finally, we propose a roadmap for the evolution of TUS as it progresses from a research tool to a clinically validated therapeutic for brain disorders.</p>","PeriodicalId":49001,"journal":{"name":"PLoS Biology","volume":"22 10","pages":"e3002884"},"PeriodicalIF":9.8,"publicationDate":"2024-10-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11521279/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142548520","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
PLoS BiologyPub Date : 2024-10-28eCollection Date: 2024-10-01DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.3002854
Alison Robert, David Crottès, Jérôme Bourgeais, Naig Gueguen, Arnaud Chevrollier, Jean-François Dumas, Stéphane Servais, Isabelle Domingo, Stéphanie Chadet, Julien Sobilo, Olivier Hérault, Thierry Lecomte, Christophe Vandier, William Raoul, Maxime Guéguinou
{"title":"MICU2 up-regulation enhances tumor aggressiveness and metabolic reprogramming during colorectal cancer development.","authors":"Alison Robert, David Crottès, Jérôme Bourgeais, Naig Gueguen, Arnaud Chevrollier, Jean-François Dumas, Stéphane Servais, Isabelle Domingo, Stéphanie Chadet, Julien Sobilo, Olivier Hérault, Thierry Lecomte, Christophe Vandier, William Raoul, Maxime Guéguinou","doi":"10.1371/journal.pbio.3002854","DOIUrl":"10.1371/journal.pbio.3002854","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The mitochondrial Ca2+ uniporter (MCU) plays crucial role in intramitochondrial Ca2+ uptake, allowing Ca2+-dependent activation of oxidative metabolism. In recent decades, the role of MCU pore-forming proteins has been highlighted in cancer. However, the contribution of MCU-associated regulatory proteins mitochondrial calcium uptake 1 and 2 (MICU1 and MICU2) to pathophysiological conditions has been poorly investigated. Here, we describe the role of MICU2 in cell proliferation and invasion using in vitro and in vivo models of human colorectal cancer (CRC). Transcriptomic analysis demonstrated an increase in MICU2 expression and the MICU2/MICU1 ratio in advanced CRC and CRC-derived metastases. We report that expression of MICU2 is necessary for mitochondrial Ca2+ uptake and quality of the mitochondrial network. Our data reveal the interplay between MICU2 and MICU1 in the metabolic flexibility between anaerobic glycolysis and OXPHOS. Overall, our study sheds light on the potential role of the MICUs in diseases associated with metabolic reprogramming.</p>","PeriodicalId":49001,"journal":{"name":"PLoS Biology","volume":"22 10","pages":"e3002854"},"PeriodicalIF":9.8,"publicationDate":"2024-10-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11542858/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142523370","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
PLoS BiologyPub Date : 2024-10-28eCollection Date: 2024-10-01DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.3002899
Emma C Gordon, Anil K Seth
{"title":"Ethical considerations for the use of brain-computer interfaces for cognitive enhancement.","authors":"Emma C Gordon, Anil K Seth","doi":"10.1371/journal.pbio.3002899","DOIUrl":"10.1371/journal.pbio.3002899","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Brain-computer interfaces (BCIs) enable direct communication between the brain and external computers, allowing processing of brain activity and the ability to control external devices. While often used for medical purposes, BCIs may also hold great promise for nonmedical purposes to unlock human neurocognitive potential. In this Essay, we discuss the prospects and challenges of using BCIs for cognitive enhancement, focusing specifically on invasive enhancement BCIs (eBCIs). We discuss the ethical, legal, and scientific implications of eBCIs, including issues related to privacy, autonomy, inequality, and the broader societal impact of cognitive enhancement technologies. We conclude that the development of eBCIs raises challenges far beyond practical pros and cons, prompting fundamental questions regarding the nature of conscious selfhood and about who-and what-we are, and ought, to be.</p>","PeriodicalId":49001,"journal":{"name":"PLoS Biology","volume":"22 10","pages":"e3002899"},"PeriodicalIF":9.8,"publicationDate":"2024-10-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11542783/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142523369","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
PLoS BiologyPub Date : 2024-10-28eCollection Date: 2024-10-01DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.3002885
Silvestro Micera, Guglielmo Foffani
{"title":"The expanding horizon of neurotechnology: Is multimodal neuromodulation the future?","authors":"Silvestro Micera, Guglielmo Foffani","doi":"10.1371/journal.pbio.3002885","DOIUrl":"10.1371/journal.pbio.3002885","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The clinical applications of neurotechnology are rapidly expanding, and the combination of different approaches could be more effective and precise to treat brain disorders. This Perspective discusses the potential and challenges of \"multimodal neuromodulation,\" which combines modalities such as electrical, magnetic, and ultrasound stimulation.</p>","PeriodicalId":49001,"journal":{"name":"PLoS Biology","volume":"22 10","pages":"e3002885"},"PeriodicalIF":9.8,"publicationDate":"2024-10-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11527385/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142523374","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
PLoS BiologyPub Date : 2024-10-28eCollection Date: 2024-10-01DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.3002824
Daniele Faccio
{"title":"The future of quantum technologies for brain imaging.","authors":"Daniele Faccio","doi":"10.1371/journal.pbio.3002824","DOIUrl":"10.1371/journal.pbio.3002824","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The neurosciences have pioneered the use of quantum technologies for sensing and imaging the brain. Next-generation technologies promise routes towards low-cost, wearable imaging devices with high spatial and temporal resolution.</p>","PeriodicalId":49001,"journal":{"name":"PLoS Biology","volume":"22 10","pages":"e3002824"},"PeriodicalIF":9.8,"publicationDate":"2024-10-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11515994/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142523375","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
PLoS BiologyPub Date : 2024-10-28eCollection Date: 2024-10-01DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.3002838
Aijun Liu, Yezhou Liu, Geng Chen, Wenping Lyu, Fang Ye, Junlin Wang, Qiwen Liao, Lizhe Zhu, Yang Du, Richard D Ye
{"title":"Structure of G protein-coupled receptor GPR1 bound to full-length chemerin adipokine reveals a chemokine-like reverse binding mode.","authors":"Aijun Liu, Yezhou Liu, Geng Chen, Wenping Lyu, Fang Ye, Junlin Wang, Qiwen Liao, Lizhe Zhu, Yang Du, Richard D Ye","doi":"10.1371/journal.pbio.3002838","DOIUrl":"10.1371/journal.pbio.3002838","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Chemerin is an adipokine with chemotactic activity to a subset of leukocytes. Chemerin binds to 3 G protein-coupled receptors, including chemokine-like receptor 1 (CMKLR1), G protein-coupled receptor 1 (GPR1), and C-C chemokine receptor-like 2 (CCRL2). Here, we report that GPR1 is capable of Gi signaling when stimulated with full-length chemerin or its C-terminal nonapeptide (C9, YFPGQFAFS). We present high-resolution cryo-EM structures of Gi-coupled GPR1 bound to full-length chemerin and to the C9 peptide, respectively. C9 insertion into the transmembrane (TM) binding pocket is both necessary and sufficient for GPR1 signaling, whereas the full-length chemerin uses its bulky N-terminal core for interaction with a β-strand located at the N-terminus of GPR1. This interaction involves multiple β-strands of full-length chemerin, forming a β-sheet that serves as a \"lid\" for the TM binding pocket and is energetically expensive to remove as indicated by molecular dynamics simulations with free energy landscape analysis. Combining results from functional assays, our structural model explains why C9 is an activating peptide at GPR1 and how the full-length chemerin uses a \"two-site\" model for enhanced interaction with GPR1.</p>","PeriodicalId":49001,"journal":{"name":"PLoS Biology","volume":"22 10","pages":"e3002838"},"PeriodicalIF":9.8,"publicationDate":"2024-10-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11515964/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142523373","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}