Cellular lipid uptake with flow cytometry readout
By onCellular lipid uptake with flow cytometry readout
Human neuroblastoma cell line SH-SY5Y culturing
By onThis is the brief protocol for seeding and culturing human neuroblastoma SH-SY5Y cells.
Endosomal and lysosomal immunoprecipitation for proteomics, lipidomics, and TEM
By onHere, authors describe an approach for purification of early/sorting endosomes, providing a means by which to examine early aspects of the endolysosomal system (Endo-IP) and to combine this with lysosome purification using Lyso-IP.
Live-cell imaging
By onLive-cell imaging is a technique to visualize dynamic cellular processes in living biological samples.
Tissue handling for mice, marmoset, and rhesus macaques injected with AAV
By onThis protocol outlines all procedures for handling of tissue of animal subjects treated with AAV.
Proteomics workflow for APP/Aβ TOMAHAQ analysis in endosomal and lysosomal fractions
By onProtocol for analyzing Ab "half-tryptic" peptides from organelles using TOMAHAQ and Tomahto on a Thermo orbitrap instrument for detecting APP processing to Ab amyloid peptide.
Mitomycin C inactivation of mouse embryonic fibroblasts (MEFs) for hPSC cultures
By onThis protocol describes the process of using Mitomycin C to inactivate mouse embryonic fibroblasts (MEFs), which can then be used as feeder cells for human pluripotent stem cell (hPSC) culture.
Structure of human ULK1 complex core (2:1:1 stoichiometry)
By onStructure of human ULK1 complex core (2:1:1 stoichiometry)
Parkinson’s disease and cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis of over 17 million participants
By onThe authors examined risk association between Parkinson’s disease and cancer using data from 63 publications. With the exception of melanoma, the authors found that the risk association of Parkinson’s disease and cancer was inversely related.
Immunostaining of iPSC-derived neurons for quantification of synaptic proteins
By onHere, the authors fix, permeabilize, and stain human iPSC-derived neurons for the purpose of observing and quantifying somal proteins of interest.
Mitoguardin-2–mediated lipid transfer preserves mitochondrial morphology and lipid droplet formation
By onLipid transport proteins at membrane contacts, where organelles are closely apposed, are critical in redistributing lipids from the endoplasmic reticulum (ER), where they are made, to other cellular membranes. Such protein-mediated transfer is especially important for maintaining organelles disconnected from secretory pathways, like mitochondria. We identify mitoguardin-2, a mitochondrial protein at contacts with the ER and/or lipid droplets (LDs), as a lipid transporter. An x-ray structure shows that the C-terminal domain of mitoguardin-2 has a hydrophobic cavity that binds lipids. Mass spectrometry analysis reveals that both glycerophospholipids and free-fatty acids co-purify with mitoguardin-2 from cells, and that each mitoguardin-2 can accommodate up to two lipids. Mitoguardin-2 transfers glycerophospholipids between membranes in vitro, and this transport ability is required for roles both in mitochondrial and LD biology. While it is not established that protein-mediated transfer at contacts plays a role in LD metabolism, our findings raise the possibility that mitoguardin-2 functions in transporting fatty acids and glycerophospholipids at mitochondria-LD contacts.
Towards a phenome-wide view of Parkinson’s disease
By onMany studies have examined the relation between PD and environmental variables serially --- one candidate association at a time. In the real world however, both environmental exposures and patients are much more complex, including correlated environmental exposures, polypharmacy, and complex comorbidities. Here we begin to characterize a holistic view of environmental, health, and pharmacological traits linked to patients with PD.
LRRK2 Immunofluorescent staining
By onProtocol for immunofluorescent staining for LRRK2 in cultured cells using the MJFF2 (c41-2) antibody.
In vitro assembling of RNP for nucleofection of hPSCs
By onThis protocol describes the procedure for the in vitro assembly of ribonucleoprotein (RNP) which can be delivered into human pluripotent stem cells (hPSCs) using nucleofection.
Image processing of full-length monomeric LRRK2
By onThis protocol assumes that 2000 to 4000 movies of full-length LRRK2 embedded on vitreous ice are collected with an electron microscope equipped with a direct detector. It focuses primarily on the monomeric population of LRRK2 and has been leading to 3-4 Å resolution structures.
H9 ES AAVS1-NGN2 FAM134C/A/B-/-;TEX264-/-; CCPG1-/-; PiggyBac-Keima-RAMP4
By onES cells were used to create iNeurons lacking ER-phagy receptor genes FAM134C, A, B, TEX264, CCPG1. They expressed Keima-RAMP4 ER-phagy flux reporter. CRISPR/Cas9 was used to introduce NEUROG2 construct in AAVS1 safe harbor locus.
Isolation and Processing of Embryonic and Postnatal Brains
By onThis protocol describes: -Harvesting embryos from females from embryonic day 10 to embryonic day 18 -Brain isolation of embryonic (e10-e18) and postnatal brains (p0-p30) -Processing and Freezing of embryonic and postnatal brains