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. 2021 Jul 21;12:4434. doi: 10.1038/s41467-021-24684-7

Fig. 8. Tim4 links regulation of post-prandial cholesterol transport and ABCA1+ ATM metabolism.

Fig. 8

A high-fat diet (HFD) meal leads to increase in Abca1 expression and lysosomal function in Tim4+ resident adipose tissue macrophages (ATMs). CD36 mediates lipoprotein particle uptake by ATMs, and Tim4 is required for lysosomal activation following uptake. Blocking Tim4 prevents lysosomal activation in ATMs and inhibits post-prandial HDLc release.