Catalog

ASAP is committed to accelerating the pace of discovery and informing a path to a cure for Parkinson’s disease through collaboration, research-enabling resources, and data sharing. We’ve created this catalog to showcase the research outputs and tools developed by ASAP-funded programs.

Protocol

Coating coverslips for cell culture

Coated coverslips provide a nourishing adherent surface for cell culture. This protocol provides step by step instruction on how to coat coverslips for cell culture.

Article

Dopaminergic axons track somatic signaling in behaving mice

Preprint: Striatal dopamine released from the axons of midbrain dopamine neurons has been linked to a wide range of functions, including movement control and reward-based learning. Here, authors used genetic strategies to isolate key dopaminergic neuron subtypes and monitor their axonal and somatic signaling patterns in behaving mice.

Article

Molecular heterogeneity in the substantia nigra: a roadmap for understanding PD motor pathophysiology

Review: This article discusses the existing knowledge of DA neuron subtypes and attempts to provide a roadmap for how their distinctive properties can provide novel insights into the motor symptoms of Parkinson’s disease (PD).

Article

LRRK2 at Striatal Synapses: Cell-Type Specificity and Mechanistic Insights

Review: This review focuses on pathogenic LRRK2 mutations and their effects on striatial neurons.

Article

R1441C and G2019S LRRK2 knock-in mice have distinct striatal molecular, physiological, and behavioral alterations

Publication: LRRK2 mutations are closely associated with PD. Convergent evidence suggests that LRRK2 regulates striatal function. Here, by using knock-in mouse lines expressing the two most common LRRK2 pathogenic mutations – G2019S and R1441C – the authors investigated how LRRK2 mutations altered striatal physiology. View original preprint.