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. 2016 Nov 30;11(11):e0167235. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0167235

Fig 1. Transgene expression in the substantia nigra and putamen 17 weeks post surgical delivery of AAV1/2 hA53T alpha synuclein.

Fig 1

Panel A shows wide spread overexpression of alpha synuclein (aSyn) in dopamine neurons within the macaque substantia nigra (SN). This was evident throughout the anatomical boundaries of the SN (Panels A-D). The inset of Panel A and Panel E shows high power magnification of the accumulation of aSyn in SN cell bodies. Transport and expression of aSyn was observed throughout the putamen in animals that received SN injections of AAV1/2 hA53T alpha synuclein (Panel G) compared to endogenous expression of aSyn in the SN (Panel F) and putamen (Panel H) of AAV1/2 GFP injected controls. Scale bars: in inset of panel A, 50 μm; in panel E, 25 μm and in panel F-H, 50 μm.