To save researchers time and resources, The Michael J. Fox Foundation has made a number of tools available to the scientific community at low cost, with rapid delivery.
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Preclinical Models
Learn more about the various in vivo models used in Parkinson's disease research.
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PINK1 pS228 Phosphospecific Antibody
Antibody
Rabbit monoclonal phosphospecific antibody directed against Serine 228 of PINK1.
Expected Availability: Early 2025
PINK1 Plasmids
DNA Plasmids
DNA Plasmids encoding various PINK1 cDNA inserts
PINK1 KO Rat*
Rat Model
Homozygous rat knockout of Pink1 (PTEN-induced putative kinase 1) in the Long Evans Hooded rat strain. RRID:RGD_7241054
PINK1 KO Rat
Rat Model
CRISPR/Cas9 genome targeting strategy to knockout PINK1 on a Sprague Dawley rat background.
Estimated Availability: Late 2025
PINK1 Knockout Mouse*
Mouse Model
PINK1 knockout mice with exons 4 through 7 deleted, producing a nonsense mutation at the start of exon 8 due to a reading frame shift. Model was generated and deposited by Jie Shen at Harvard Medical School Brigham and Women’s Hospital through the MJFF Sponsored Tools Program. RRID:IMSR_JAX:017946
PINK1 Edited iPSC Lines
Human iPS Cell
KOLF2.1J human iPSC line with CRISPR-engineered mutations in PINK1, including heterozygous and homozygous P399L and A217D mutations. These lines were generated within the iPSC Neurodegeneration Initiative for Parkinson’s Disease (iNDI-PD) which is supported by Aligning Science Across Parkinson's (ASAP). *Heterozygous and homozygous L347P mutations are currently in development. Estimated Availability: Q1 2026.
PDGFβ-Human Alpha Synuclein (Line D) Mouse*
Mouse Model
Mice express wildtype human alpha synuclein cDNA driven by the platelet derived growth factor, β polypeptide (PDGFB) promoter. Model was developed by Eliezer Masliah and deposited by Robert Rissman at University of California San Diego, and made available through the MJFF Sponsored Tools Program. RRID:IMSR_JAX:038774
Parkin/PINK1 Double KO Rat
Rat Model
Knockout of Parkin and PINK1 in the Long Evans Hooded rat strain.
Parkin/PINK1 Double KO Rat
Rat Model
Breeding of the CRISPR Parkin KO Sprague Dawley rat with the CRISPR PINK1 KO Sprague Dawley rat to create a line with homozygous deletion of both genes.
Estimated Availability: Mid 2026
Parkin W402A KI Mouse
Mouse Model
CRISPR/Cas9 generated mice carrying the Park2, Parkinson disease (autosomal recessive, juvenile) 2, parkin, W402A point mutation in exon 11.
Generated as part of the Industry Tools Consortium. RRID:IMSR_JAX:029317
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"We have shown, thanks in part to MJFF, that researchers now have in their pantry the right ‘ingredients’, to... help to drive forward PD drug development.”
Heather Melrose, PhD
Mayo Clinic