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Fig. 1. Distribution and transport of transfected {alpha}-synuclein in neurons. (A) Rat cortical neurons 5 DIV were transfected with wild-type (WT) {alpha}-synuclein and fixed at intervals after glycerol shock. Panels show the expression of exogenous {alpha}-synuclein, detected with the {alpha}90 antibody, at 2.5 hours, 6 hours and 24 hours after glycerol shock. Cells fixed at 6 hours after glycerol shock are double labelled with {alpha}90 (left) and the antibody to tau, TP70 (right). Arrows indicate co-distribution of {alpha}-synuclein and tau, arrowheads indicate dendritic extensions containing {alpha}-synuclein. Scale bars, 50 µm. (B) Rat cortical neurons (5 DIV) were transfected with wild-type {alpha}-synuclein and labelled with {alpha}90 at 30 minute intervals from 3 hours to 6 hours after glycerol shock. Neurons were either untreated (circles) or treated with the metabolic inhibitors sodium azide and 2-deoxy-D-glucose (triangles) between 3 hours and 3.5 hours after glycerol shock. Points represent mean distance travelled (in µm) from the axon hilum ± s.e.m.