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.
Helpful Resources
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Sponsored Tools Program
Learn more about how MJFF can help share your tools.
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Tools Consortium
MJFF is working with industry to develop priority tools.
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Preclinical Models
Learn more about the various in vivo models used in Parkinson's disease research.
Find a Research Tool
Filter by Tool Type or Gene/Protein Type to Organize Results
* = MJFF does not control pricing or terms of availability for this tool.
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Halo-Tagged LRRK2 MEF
Mouse embryonic fibroblast line with knockin of the Halo tag on the N-terminal of LRRK2.
Expected availability: Late 2025
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LRRK2 R1441G KI MEF
Mouse embryonic fibroblast line with knockin of the LRRK2 R1441G mutation.
Expected availability: Late 2025
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LRRK2 G2019S KI MEF
Mouse embryonic fibroblast line with knockin of the LRRK2 G2019S mutation.
Expected availability: Late 2025
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LRRK2 KO MEF
Mouse embryonic fibroblast line with knockout of LRRK2.
Expected availability: Mid 2025
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SNCA Multiplication iPSC Lines*
Isogenic iPSC lines harboring a triplication , duplication, single copy, or KO of the SNCA gene derived from a patient with the triplication mutation. These lines were generated and kindly deposited by Birgitt Schuele at Stanford University into the MJFF Sponsored Tools Program.
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Rab 3 pT86 Phosphospecific Antibody
Rabbit monoclonal phosphospecific antibody directed against Threonine86 of Rab3. Suitable for immunoblot applications.
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Alpha-Synuclein Monomer Protein for PMCA/RT-QuIC Assays
Recombinant human alpha-synuclein monomeric protein designed to serve as substrate in PMCA/RT-QuIC assays.
Estimated Availability: Late 2025
Generated as part of the Industry Tools Consortium.
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Humanized SNCA Mouse
Mouse expressing the full human SNCA gene (including promoter, introns, and regulatory elements) without endogenous murine SNCA. Please note: MJFF was not successful in generating this line after multiple attempts. Alternative BAC human alpha-synuclein mouse lines are available at JAX.
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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