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.

Article

Alpha-synuclein overexpression can drive microbiome dysbiosis in mice

Growing evidence indicates that persons living with Parkinson’s disease (PD) have a unique composition of indigenous gut microbes. Here, the authors used a transgenic mouse strain, which overexpress wild-type human α-syn to test how the gut microbiome composition responds in this model of PD pathology during aging.

Dataset

Datasets associated with “Peripheral Neuronal Activation Shapes the Microbiome and Alters Gut Physiology”

This RNA data set corresponds to the preprint: Neuronal Activation of the Gastrointestinal Tract Shapes the Gut Environment in Mice (Yoo et al., 2021).

Article

Dopamine transporter and synaptic vesicle sorting defects initiate auxilin-linked Parkinson’s disease

Published: Auxilin helps in recycling of synaptic vesicles to facilitate neurotransmission and loss of auxilin is associated with PD. The authors show auxilin knockout mice exhibit typical PD pathology, dopamine transport is disrupted due to slower dopamine reuptake kinetics, and that macroautophagy and defective synaptic vesicle sorting contributes to dopamine dyshomeostasis. View original preprint.

Article

Peripheral neuronal activation shapes the microbiome and alters gut physiology | bioRxiv

Preprint: The enteric nervous system shapes the intestinal environment and communicates with various brain organs, including the brain. The authors used recombinant adeno-associated viral (rAAV) vectors and chemogenetics to map and activate enteric neurons in mice with spatial and temporal resolution.

Article

Integrated multi-cohort analysis of the Parkinson’s disease gut metagenome

Preprint: Here, the fecal metagenomes of those living with PD compared to others in the household were profiled from 4 geographically-distinct sites across 3 continents. The question was whether there were any specific PD-associated signatures in gut microbiome that are either enriched or depleted in PD.

Protocol

Whole gut transit time, fecal water content, and fecal output

Protocol for mouse gastrointestinal function assays (whole gut transit time, fecal water content, and fecal output).