into small pieces and homogenized at 4C using the Precellys 24 homogenizer
in PBS with protease and phosphatase inhibitors (Roche, Indianapolis,
Indiana). The brain tissue that was fractionated (
It was homogenized and fractionated using sucrose gradient fractionation
method following a previously published protocol.29 (link) After homogenization, protein concentration was determined
with a Pierce BCA protein assay (Life Technologies, Grand Island,
NY).