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  • Immunostaining of iPSC-derived neurons for quantification of synaptic proteins

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    Here, 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

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    Lipid 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

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    Many 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

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    Protocol for immunofluorescent staining for LRRK2 in cultured cells using the MJFF2 (c41-2) antibody.

  • pCAG-GST-ATG13 (363-398)

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    Plasmid for mammalian expression of GST tagged ATG13 (363-398).

  • In vitro assembling of RNP for nucleofection of hPSCs

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    This 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

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    This 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

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    ES 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.

  • Microscopy-based mtDNA turnover measurements in HeLa and iNeurons

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    Associated with preprint:

  • Isolation and Processing of Embryonic and Postnatal Brains

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    This 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

  • Structure of PPM1H phosphatase with manganese ions at the active site

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    Structure of PPM1H phosphatase with manganese ions at the active site (as reported in 10.15252/embr.202152675) deposited in the Protein Data Bank with code 7N0Z.

  • Hydrop enables droplet-based single-cell ATAC-seq and single-cell RNA-seq using dissolvable hydrogel beads

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    HyDrop protocol enables single-cell sequencing for RNA and chromatin accessibility. Generated over 7996 single-cell profiles for ATAC-seq and 9508 for RNA-seq in mouse cortex. Protocol validated on low-input samples from Drosophila brain.

  • Cell culture on EM grids and fluorescence microscopy imaging

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    This protocol describes the general procedure of seeding mammalian cells on EM grids and confocal fluorescence microscopy imaging of grids for subsequent cryo-tomography experiments, performed.

  • Structure of human ULK1 complex core (2:2:2 stoichiometry) in the PI3KC3-C1 mixture

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    Structure of human ULK1 complex core (2:2:2 stoichiometry) in the PI3KC3-C1 mixture (Method: ELECTRON MICROSCOPY, Resolution: 5.85 Å, Aggregation State: PARTICLE, Reconstruction Method: SINGLE PARTICLE).

  • EGFP-Ubiquitin

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    Plasmid: Mammalian cell expression of EGFP-tagged Ubiquitin.

  • Quick guide to use paceTOMO for cryo-ET data collection from Titan Krios

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    This quick guide provides key minimal steps for preparing the Titan/SerialEM for the tomogram data collection on lamella or in vitro specimens with a K3 camera. paceTOMO routine is also included for a typical tomogram data collection session. Please note that this is not an exhaustive guide, but summarises the order of key steps.

  • AT8 Tau Pathology Image Analysis

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    This protocol describes how to analyze AT8 tau pathology in human brain tissue (FFPE sections with IHC).

  • Coordinating a new approach to basic research into Parkinson’s disease

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    This article introduces the Aligning Science Across Parkinson's (ASAP) initiative by taking a deep dive into the planning of the initiative, scientific themes, objectives, and outlook.

  • Cell surface biotinylation

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    Cell surface biotinylation

  • Quantifying Acetylcholinesterase activity in striatal brain tissue with DTNB assay

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    This protocol describes the steps to measure acetylcholinesterase (AChE) activity in mouse striatal brain tissue, including how to store tissue samples, extract AChE and obtain Michaelis-Menten like plots to measure the rate of AChE activity.

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