Gene expression of microglia from wild type, Gba flox/flox; Nestin-Cre, and Gba flox/flox; Nestin-Cre; Mincle-/- mice

To investigate the contribution of Mincle in neuronopathic Gaucher disease, we established Gba flox/flox; Nestin-Cre mice and crossed them with Mincle deficient mice. RNA sequencing of microglia from these mice revealed Axl, a phaogocytic receptor was upregulated in Gba flox/flox; Nestin-Cre mice. In addition, Tnf was upregulated in Gba flox/flox; Nestin-Cre mice in a Mincle-dependent manner. Our further study elucidated that Mincle, Axl and TNF are involved in the pathology of Gaucher disease. Overall design: Microglia from 2-week-old wild type, Gba flox/flox; Nestin-Cre, and Gba flox/flox; Nestin-Cre; Mincle-/- mice were isolated by magnetic cell sorting and analyzed using RNA sequencing.