All tissues were further dissected
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 (Figure 1E) was prepared differently.
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).