Accumulating evidence supports the idea that pathogenic protein aggregates associated with neurodegenerative diseases spread between cells with prion-like properties. Here, we describe a method that enables visualization of cell-to-cell spreading of prion-like aggregates in the model organism, Drosophila melanogaster.
Donnelly, K. M., Pearce, M. M. P. Monitoring Cell-to-cell Transmission of Prion-like Protein Aggregates in Drosophila Melanogaster. J. Vis. Exp. (133), e56906, doi:10.3791/56906 (2018).