Hippocampal Cultures, lentivirus production, vGLUT1-pHluorin imaging and analysis

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Description
Procedures for mouse hippocampal cultures, lentivirus production, vGLUT1-pHluorin imaging and analysis used in "Serine-129 phosphorylation of α-synuclein is a trigger for physiologic protein-protein interactions and synaptic function"
Identifier (DOI)
10.17504/protocols.io.q26g7pdkkgwz/v1
Tags
  • Activity Assay
  • Alpha-synuclein
  • Lentivirus
  • Mouse
  • Synapse
Team
Team Gradinaru
Program
Collaborative Research Network
Theme
Circuitry and Brain-Body Interactions

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