Exogenously added α-synuclein and Syn61-140 penetrate platelets.

(A) Confocal microscopic analysis of the platelets treated or not treated with 10 μM α-synuclein in the presence (i,ii) or absence (iii,iv) of 0.1% saponin. (B) Western blot analysis of the platelets either treated or not treated with 10 μM synuclein proteins. Lane 1, platelets not treated with α-synuclein; lane 2, platelets treated with α-synucleinl; lane 3, platelets treated with Syn61-140; lane 4, platelets treated with Syn96-140.