Project description:We have generated human induced Pluripotent Stem cells (hiPSc) from Parkinson's Disease patients, using retrovirus-mediated delivery of reprogramming factors. hiPSc lines have been screened using SNP array to assess chromosomal stability (alongside the fibroblast lines from which they derived), and validation of the pluripotency of the hiPSc lines is provided by Pluritest assessment of transcriptome datasets, prior to differentiation to dopaminergic neuronal clutures and downstream functional assays. human iPSc lines were derived from human dermal fibroblasts from 2 Parkinson's Disease patients with heterozygous glucocerebrosidase mutations (GBA N370S) mutations, and 2 idiopathic Parkinson's Disease patients. SNP datasets from the 2 control individuals used in this study have been published previously [PMID 23951090; A mature physiological cellular model of human dopaminergic neurons Hartfield E.M., Yamasaki-Mann M., Fernandes H.J., Vowles., James W.S., Cowley S.A, and Wade-Martins R. In revision]
Project description:We have generated human induced Pluripotent Stem cells (hiPSc) from Parkinson's Disease patients, using retrovirus-mediated delivery of reprogramming factors. hiPSc lines have been screened using SNP array to assess chromosomal stability (alongside the fibroblast lines from which they derived), and validation of the pluripotency of the hiPSc lines is provided by Pluritest assessment of transcriptome datasets, prior to differentiation to dopaminergic neuronal clutures and downstream functional assays. Fernandes H.J.R., Hartfield E.M., Badger J., Christian H. C., Emmanoulidou E., Vowles J., Evetts S., Vekrellis K., Talbot K., Hu M.T., James W., Cowley S.A., and Wade-Martins, R. Heterozygous glucocerebrosidase mutations in Parkinson's increase autophagic demand, but decrease capacity, in induced pluripotent stem cell-derived dopaminergic neuronal cultures. submitted for publication human iPSc lines were derived from human dermal fibroblasts from 2 Parkinson's Disease patients with heterozygous glucocerebrosidase mutations (GBA N370S) mutations, and 2 idiopathic Parkinson's Disease patients. SNP datasets from the 2 control individuals used in this study have been published previously [PMID 23951090; A mature physiological cellular model of human dopaminergic neurons Hartfield E.M., Yamasaki-Mann M., Fernandes H.J., Vowles., James W.S., Cowley S.A, and Wade-Martins R. In revision]
Project description:We have generated human induced Pluripotent Stem cells (hiPSc) from Parkinson's Disease patients, using retrovirus-mediated delivery of reprogramming factors. hiPSc lines have been screened using SNP array to assess chromosomal stability (alongside the fibroblast lines from which they derived), and validation of the pluripotency of the hiPSc lines is provided by Pluritest assessment of transcriptome datasets, prior to differentiation to dopaminergic neuronal clutures and downstream functional assays.
Project description:We have generated human induced Pluripotent Stem cells (hiPSc) from Parkinson's Disease patients, using retrovirus-mediated delivery of reprogramming factors. hiPSc lines have been screened using SNP array to assess chromosomal stability (alongside the fibroblast lines from which they derived), and validation of the pluripotency of the hiPSc lines is provided by Pluritest assessment of transcriptome datasets, prior to differentiation to dopaminergic neuronal clutures and downstream functional assays. Fernandes H.J.R., Hartfield E.M., Badger J., Christian H. C., Emmanoulidou E., Vowles J., Evetts S., Vekrellis K., Talbot K., Hu M.T., James W., Cowley S.A., and Wade-Martins, R. Heterozygous glucocerebrosidase mutations in Parkinson's increase autophagic demand, but decrease capacity, in induced pluripotent stem cell-derived dopaminergic neuronal cultures. submitted for publication
Project description:In the present work, we aimed to investigate the expression of microRNAs (miRNAs) in routine colonic biopsies obtained from patients with idiopathic Parkinson's disease (iPD) and to address their value as a diagnostic biomarker for PD and their mechanistic contribution to PD onset and progression.
Project description:Identification of early Parkinson's disease events by developing methodology that utilizes recent innovations in human pluripotent stem cells and chemical sensors of HSP90-incorporating chaperome networks.
Project description:Genome-wide association scan was performed in 1,705 cases of parkinson's genotyped on the Illumina Human 660W SNP array, and 5,175 controls genotyped on the Illumina1.2M-Duo. Analysis was carried out on the overlaps set of SNPs.
Project description:Transcriptional analysis of multiple brain regions in Parkinson's disease supports the involvement of specific protein processing, energy metabolism, and signaling pathways, and suggests novel disease mechanisms. This SuperSeries is composed of the following subset Series: GSE20168: Transcriptional analysis of prefrontal area 9 in Parkinson's disease GSE20291: Transcriptional analysis of putamen in Parkinson's disease GSE20292: Transcriptional analysis of whole substantia nigra in Parkinson's disease Refer to individual Series
Project description:Parkinson's disease (PD) is a common human neurodegenerative movement disorder. Studies of the genetic forms of PD have helped to reveal disease mechanisms. Functional interactions between some Parkinson's disease (PD) genes, like PINK1 and parkin, have been identified, but whether other ones interact remains elusive. Here we report an unexpected genetic interaction between two PD genes, VPS35 and EIF4G1. We provide evidence that EIF4G1 upregulation causes defects associated with protein misfolding. Expression of a sortilin protein rescues these defects, downstream of VPS35, suggesting a potential role for sortilins in PD. We also show interactions between VPS35, EIF4G1 and alpha-synuclein, a protein with a key role in the pathogenesis of both sporadic and familial PD. We extend our findings from yeast to an animal model and show these interactions are conserved in neurons. We also connect VPS35 impairments to neurodegeneration in alpha-synuclein transgenic mice. Our studies reveal unexpected genetic and functional interactions between two seemingly unrelated PD genes and functionally connect them to alpha-synuclein pathobiology in yeast, worms, and mouse. Finally, we provide a resource of candidate PD genes for future genetic and functional interrogation. Ribosome profiling (RiboSeq) of wild type and VPS35 deletion yeast strains, with or without overexpression of the TIF4631 initiation factor