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ReviewNature protocols2024

In vivo identification of astrocyte and neuron subproteomes by proximity-dependent biotinylation.

Joselyn S Soto, Yasaman Jami-Alahmadi, James A Wohlschlegel, Baljit S Khakh

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Review in Nature protocols, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers.

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14citing papers in PubMed
1.9field-weighted citation impact, top 15% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

14 citing papers in PubMed, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

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  4. Astrocyte-driven multicellular mechanisms of CNS repair and cerebroprotection.Journal of cerebral blood flow and metabolism : official journal of the International Society of Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism · 2026
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  11. Astrocytes in aging.Neuron · 2025
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  13. Development of perivascular astrocyte processes.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Joselyn S SotoDepartment of Physiology, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA. joselynsoto@ucla.edu.ORCID 0000-0002-5869-9091
Yasaman Jami-AlahmadiDepartment of Biological Chemistry, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
James A WohlschlegelDepartment of Biological Chemistry, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Baljit S KhakhDepartment of Physiology, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA. bkhakh@mednet.ucla.edu.ORCID 0000-0002-0939-1218
University of California, Los Angeles · US

Funding

Fundamental astrocyte biology in intact neural circuitsR35NS111583 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES · PI Baljit Khakh · 2019 to 2026
$7.9M
Astrocyte and neuron brain-region and compartment-specific proteome dynamics in aging and Alzheimer’s diseaseR01AG075955 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES · PI KHAKH, BALJIT, VOSSEL, KEITH ALAN · 2021 to 2025
$5.2M
NIA NIH HHS R01 AG075955NINDS NIH HHS R35 NS111583
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The central nervous system (CNS) comprises diverse and morphologically complex cells. To understand the molecular basis of their physiology, it is crucial to assess proteins expressed within intact cells. Commonly used methods utilize cell dissociation and sorting to isolate specific cell types such as neurons and astrocytes, the major CNS cells. Proteins purified from isolated cells are identified by mass spectrometry-based proteomics. However, dissociation and cell-sorting methods lead to near total loss of cellular morphology, thereby losing proteins from key relevant subcompartments such as processes, end feet, dendrites and axons. Here we provide a systematic protocol for cell- and subcompartment-specific labeling and identification of proteins found within intact astrocytes and neurons in vivo. This protocol utilizes the proximity-dependent biotinylation system BioID2, selectively expressed in either astrocytes or neurons, to label proximal proteins in a cell-specific manner. BioID2 is targeted genetically to assess the subproteomes of subcellular compartments such as the plasma membrane and sites of cell-cell contacts. We describe in detail the expression methods (variable timing), stereotaxic surgeries for expression (1-2 d and then 3 weeks), in vivo protein labeling (7 d), protein isolation (2-3 d), protein identification methods (2-3 d) and data analysis (1 week). The protocol can be applied to any area of the CNS in mouse models of physiological processes and for disease-related research.

Indexed as

AstrocytesNeuronsAnimalsAxonsBiotinylationCentral Nervous SystemMiceProteinsProteins

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PMID38062165
PMCPMC11917372
OpenAlexW4389428054

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