Clusterin cellular uptake assay

By Patricia Yuste Checa, PhD and Franz-Ulrich Hartl, MD
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Description
This protocol details how to efficiently monitor Clusterin and Clusterin/Substrate uptake in different cell types, like HEK293T, iNeurons and iMicroglia.
Identifier (DOI)
10.17504/protocols.io.14egn3k2yl5d/v1
Tags
  • CLU (Clusterin)
  • iGlia (induced glia)
  • iNeurons (induced neurons)
  • Microglia
  • Protein aggregates
Team
Team Harper
Program
Collaborative Research Network
Theme
PD Functional Genomics

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