Fig. 3: Dorsal horn microglia in WT and TASTPM K/BxN ST highly express homoeostatic genes.

a Representative scatterplots of CD45low CD11b+ CX3CR1+ DH microglia. b Quantification of microglia number in DH. Data represent mean ± SEM, n = 7 (WT Control), n = 8 (K/BxN ST), and n = 4 (TASTPM Control and K/BxN ST). **p < 0.01 compared to the same genotype Control ST. Two-way ANOVA, Tukey’s multiple comparisons test. c Top 20 expressed transcripts identified in microglia in DH. Minimal expression of non-microglial transcripts in the sorted cells. n = 3 (WT and TASTPM Control), n = 4 (WT and TASTPM K/BxN ST).