To save researchers time and resources, The Michael J. Fox Foundation has made a number of tools available to the scientific community at low cost, with rapid delivery.
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Sponsored Tools Program
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Tools Consortium
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Preclinical Models
Learn more about the various in vivo models used in Parkinson's disease research.
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Mouse Alpha-Synuclein Plasmid for PFFs
DNA Plasmids
Plasmid used for bacterial expression of mouse monomeric alpha-synuclein for the PFF-compatible protein distributed by Proteos (see Protein section). RRID:Addgene_89075
Mouse GCase Antibody
Antibody
Rabbit monoclonal antibody directed against mouse GCase for immunostaining applications. Antibody development failed.
Mouse/Human pS129 Alpha-Synuclein Assay
Assay
AlphaLISA® SureFire® Ultra™ immunoassay kit for detection of Human and Mouse alpha-synuclein phosphorylated at S129 (pS129 aSyn).
Mouse/Human Total Alpha-Synuclein Assay
Assay
AlphaLISA® SureFire® Ultra™ immunoassay kit for detection of Human and Mouse total alpha-synuclein.
Oligomeric Alpha-Synuclein Protein*
Protein
Stable oligomeric aggregates of alpha-synuclein protein. Intended for use in biochemical assays (not intended for use in the pre-formed fibril model).
OMP25 Antibody
Antibody
Rabbit monoclonal antibody directed against human/mouse OMP25 for immunoprecipitation of endogenous mitochondria.
Estimated Availability: Late 2025
Oxidized-DJ-1-Specific Antibody
Antibody
Rabbit monoclonal phosphospecific antibody directed against oxidized DJ-1 protein.
p62 pT138 Phosphospecific Antibody
Antibody
Rabbit monoclonal phosphospecific antibody directed against Threonine 138 of the p62 protein. Suitable for immunoblotting applications.
Parkin K161N KI Mouse*
Mouse Model
Mice with the K161N mutation in Parkin. Model was generated and deposited by Dr David Komander at Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research through the MJFF Sponsored Tools Program.
Estimated Availability: Late 2024
Parkin Knockout Mouse*
Mouse Model
Homozygous knockout mice with exon 3 mutation resulting in a frame shift and a premature stop codon in exon 5. Model was generated and deposited by Jie Shen at Harvard Medical School Brigham and Women’s Hospital through the MJFF Sponsored Tools Program. RRID:IMSR_JAX:006582
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"We have shown, thanks in part to MJFF, that researchers now have in their pantry the right ‘ingredients’, to... help to drive forward PD drug development.”
Heather Melrose, PhD
Mayo Clinic