Cell Culture
By onThis protocol describes routine cell culture maintenance as described in Adriaenssens & Nguyen et al., 2023 (BioRxiv)
Membrane and cytosol fractionation
By onThis protocol describes membrane and cytosol fractionation of cells expressing different DNAJC5 isoforms.
Mitochondria purification
By onThis protocol describes how to purify mitochondria from cell culture.
shRNA knockdown
By onThis protocol describes a standard procedure to generate a stable cell line for a DNAJC5 knockdown using shRNA.
Differentiation of SH-SY5Y cells
By onThis protocol describes a standard procedure to differentiate SH-SY5Y cells into dopaminergic neurons using retinoic acid
Immunoblots
By onThe steps of this protocol are similar for different sources of protein such as cell lysate, cytosol, or membrane samples, and EV samples.
Neuronal transdifferentiation from human primary adult fibroblasts
By onThis is a protocol for the direct conversion of human primary fibroblasts into neurons using a combination of transcription factor- and small molecule-based approach. The majority of converted neurons showing characteristics of cortical glutamatergic neurons.
Lentivirus preparation for neuronal transdifferentiation
By onThis is a protocol for the preparation of Lentiviruses.
Fabrication of fluid-walled dumbbells and generation of the human corticostriatal pathway
By onThis protocol described the generation of fluid-walled dumbbells for culturing of induced pluripotent stem cell-derived neurons with directional connectivity so as to recapitulate the human corticostriatal connectivity.
Automatic flow in fluid-walled dumbbells driven by Laplace pressure
By onThis protocol describes experiments performed to quantify pressure and volume variations inside fluid-walled dumbbells when a pressure difference is generated between the two chambers.
Generation of stable cell lines using retroviral system
By onThis protocol details the procedure for the generation of stable cell lines using retroviral system.
A human development-based protocol for the differentiation of human ESCs into midbrain dopaminergic neurons.
By onProtocol for the differentiation of human embryonic stem cells into midbrain dopaminergic neurons.
Patient PBMC differentiation to macrophages
By onDifferentiation of patient peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) into macrophages is a common method used in research to study immune responses and diseases.
Harvesting and culturing of peritoneal macrophages and ex-vivo stimulation
By onThe process involves harvesting and culturing peritoneal macrophages followed by ex-vivo stimulation with IFNy for research purposes.
Protocol for α-synuclein (αSyn) proximity ligation assay (PLA) for detecting α-synuclein oligomers in rodents
By onProtocol for α-synuclein (αSyn) proximity ligation assay (PLA) for detecting α-synuclein oligomers in rodents.
Induction of aggregation in alpha-synuclein-expressing cells by treatment with preformed fibrils (PFFs)
By onThis protocol details how to efficiently produce alpha-synuclein aggregates in cells by templating the misfolding of intracellular alpha-synuclein through treatment with preformed fibrils of alpha-synuclein (PFFs).
Immunofluorescence on human brain FFPE sections to identify neuromelanin in A6, A9, and A10
By onA protocol to scan brain neuromelanin with reduced impact of the chemicals on their original color and intensity. The immunofluorescence staining protocol is designed to identify human A6, A9, and A10 cell clusters and alpha-synuclein pathology.
Preparing 10X Genomics CytAssist FFPE Sections
By onDesigning and properly mounting FFPE sections on large-window CytAssist slides is important for downstream analysis and data quality. This protocol describes the key steps for this preparation.
Immunophenotyping of immune cells by high dimensional flow cytometry
By onProtocol to assess cellular phenotypes by multiparametric flow cytometry panels containing markers to identify cell types and activation states.