Elsevier, Molecular and Cellular Proteomics, 10(13), p. 2584-2592, 2014
Wiley, Alzheimer's & Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer's Association, 4S_Part_9(10), 2014
DOI: 10.1016/j.jalz.2014.05.393
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We report a novel strategy for studying synaptic pathology by concurrently measuring levels of four SNARE complex proteins from individual brain tissue samples. This method combines affinity purification and mass spectrometry and can be applied directly for studies of SNARE complex proteins in multiple species or modified to target other key elements in neuronal function. We use the technique to demonstrate altered levels of presynaptic proteins in Alzheimer disease patients and prion-infected mice.