Journal: bioRxiv
Article Title: Parkinson’s disease-linked D620N mutation selectively alters the brain-specific protein interactome of VPS35
doi: 10.64898/2026.04.09.717005
Figure Lengend Snippet: ( A ) Soluble hemi-brain extracts from 3-4 month-old WT, heterozygous and homozygous KI mice were subjected to IP with anti-VPS35 antibody (or isotype-matched control anti-V5 IgG) followed by Western blot analysis. Input and IP fractions were probed with anti-VPS35 and anti-VPS26 antibodies, prior to subjecting VPS35 IP samples to LC-MS/MS analysis. ( B ) Correlation analysis of VPS35-interacting proteins from WT vs homozygous D620N VPS35 KI reveal a high degree of correlation (R = 0.995). ( C ) Proportional Venn diagram demonstrating the strong overlap between interacting proteins identified in WT and homozygous D620N VPS35 KI brains. ( D ) Table highlighting peptide intensities across conditions for core retromer subunits, and three interacting proteins depleted in D620N VPS35 KI brain. ( E ) Soluble striatal extracts from 3-4 month-old WT and KI mice were subjected to IP with anti-VPS35 antibody (or isotype-matched control anti-V5 IgG) followed by Western blot analysis. Input and IP fractions were probed with anti-VPS35 and anti-VPS26 antibodies, prior to subjecting VPS35 IP samples to LC-MS/MS analysis. ( F ) Table outlining peptide intensities across conditions for core retromer subunits in striatal tissue of D620N VPS35 KI mice. ( G ) Triton-soluble fractions from striatum of adult WT or D620N VPS35 KI mice were subjected to Western blot analysis to monitor steady-state levels of core retromer subunits (VPS35, VPS26, VPS29), Rab7 and TBC1D5. ( H ) Graphs indicate densitometric analysis of protein levels normalized to actin or β-tubulin and expressed as fold-change compared to WT mice (mean ± SEM, n = 3 mice/group). Data are not significant ( P >0.05) by unpaired, two-tailed Student’s t -test.
Article Snippet: The following primary antibodies were used: mouse anti-VPS35 (ab57632, Abcam), mouse anti-VPS35 (SMC-602, stressmarq), mouse anti-V5 (Thermo Fisher), mouse anti-V5-HRP (R96125, Invitrogen), mouse anti-GFP (clone 7.1 and 13.1, Roche), rabbit anti-VPS26 (ab23892, Abcam), goat anti-VPS29 (ab10160, Abcam), rabbit anti-WASH1 (SAB4200372, Sigma-Aldrich), rabbit anti-Rab7 (ab137029, Abcam), mouse anti-actin (MAB1501, Millipore), mouse anti-β-tubulin (Sigma, T5201), rabbit anti-TBC1D5 (ab203896, Abcam) and mouse anti-TBC1D5 (sc-376296, Santa Cruz Biotechnology).
Techniques: Control, Western Blot, Liquid Chromatography with Mass Spectroscopy, Two Tailed Test