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The transport and metabolism of lipids in cerebrovascular endothelial cells (ECs) have been hypothesized to regulate blood-brain barrier (BBB) maturation and homeostasis. Long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (LCPUFAs) as the important lipids components of cell membranes are essential for the development and function of BBB, but the direct links of lipid metabolism and ECs barrier function remain to be established. Here, we comprehensively characterize the transcriptomic phenotype of developmental cerebrovascular ECs in single-cell resolution and firstly find that  trans -2-enoyl-CoA reductase (Tecr), a very-long-chain fatty acid synthesis, is highly expressed during barriergenesis and decreased after BBB maturation. EC-specific knockout of Tecr compromises angiogenesis due to delayed vascular sprouting. Importantly, EC-specific deletion of Tecr loss restrictive quality of vascular permeability from neonatal stages to adulthood, with high levels of transcytosis, but maintains the vascular tight junctions. Moreover, lipidomic analysis shows that the expression of Tecr in ECs is associated with the containing of omega-3 fatty acids, which directly suppresses caveolae vesicles formation. These results reveal a protective role for Tecr in BBB integrity and suggest that Tecr as a novel therapeutic target in the central nervous system (CNS) diseases associated with BBB dysfunction.

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<i>trans</i> -2-Enoyl-CoA Reductase Tecr-Driven Lipid Metabolism in Endothelial Cells Protects against Transcytosis to Maintain Blood-Brain Barrier Homeostasis

trans -2-Enoyl-CoA Reductase Tecr-Driven Lipid Metabolism in Endothelial Cells Protects against Transcytosis to Maintain Blood-Brain Barrier Homeostasis