TAM receptors regulate multiple features of microglial physiology

Microglial phagocytosis is required for neurogenic niche maintenance and response to injury; the TAM kinases Mer and Axl are expressed by microglia in the adult CNS, and mediate the clearance of apoptotic cells from the niche. Microglial phagocytosis is required for neurogenic niche maintenance and response to central nervous system (CNS) injury. Here Greg Lemke and colleagues show that the TAM receptor kinases Mer and Axl are expressed by...