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    A protease protection assay for the detection of internalized alpha-synuclein pre-formed fibrils.

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    Author
    Jarvela, Timothy S
    Chaplot, Kriti
    Lindberg, Iris
    Date
    2021-01-26
    Journal
    PLoS ONE
    Publisher
    Public Library of Science
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    Article
    
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    https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0241161
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    Alpha-synuclein pre-formed fibrils (PFFs) represent a promising model system for the study of cellular processes underlying cell-to-cell transmission of alpha-synuclein proteopathic aggregates. However, the ability to differentiate the fate of internalized PFFs from those which remain in the extracellular environment remains limited due to the propensity for PFFs to adhere to the cell surface. Removal of PFFs requires repeated washing and/or specific quenching of extracellular fluorescent PFF signals. In this paper we present a new method for analyzing the fate of internalized alpha-synuclein. We inserted a tobacco etch virus (TEV) protease cleavage site between alpha-synuclein and green fluorescent protein and subjected cells to brief treatment with TEV protease after incubation with tagged PFFs. As the TEV protease is highly specific, non-toxic, and active under physiological conditions, protection from TEV cleavage can be used to distinguish internalized PFFs from those which remain attached to the cell surface. Using this experimental paradigm, downstream intracellular events can be analyzed via live or fixed cell microscopy as well as by Western blotting. We suggest that this method will be useful for understanding the fate of PFFs after endocytosis under various experimental manipulations.
    Keyword
    PFF
    TEV protease
    alpha-Synuclein
    Cell Membrane
    Tobacco etch virus
    Green Fluorescent Proteins
    Microscopy
    Blotting, Western
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    http://hdl.handle.net/10713/14734
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    10.1371/journal.pone.0241161
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