2013
Delayed amyloid plaque deposition and behavioral deficits in outcrossed AβPP/PS1 mice
Couch BA, Kerrisk ME, Kaufman AC, Nygaard HB, Strittmatter SM, Koleske AJ. Delayed amyloid plaque deposition and behavioral deficits in outcrossed AβPP/PS1 mice. The Journal Of Comparative Neurology 2013, 521: 1395-1408. PMID: 23047754, PMCID: PMC3562562, DOI: 10.1002/cne.23239.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmyloid beta-Protein PrecursorAnimalsAnimals, Outbred StrainsFemaleMaleMaze LearningMemory DisordersMiceMice, 129 StrainMice, Inbred C3HMice, Inbred C57BLMice, TransgenicPlaque, AmyloidPresenilin-1Protein Processing, Post-TranslationalConceptsAβPP/PS1 micePS1 micePlaque burdenPlaque depositionBehavioral deficitsRadial arm water maze performanceBehavioral impairmentsAlzheimer's diseaseAβPP processingPresenilin 1Amyloid-β precursor proteinLower plaque burdenProgressive neurodegenerative dementiaAmyloid plaque depositionAmyloid plaque accumulationAmyloid plaque burdenAD-like featuresNovel object recognitionWater maze performanceMonths of ageDendrite lossAD progressionNeurodegenerative dementiaPlaque accumulationMixed genetic background
2007
ROCK and Rho: Biochemistry and Neuronal Functions of Rho-Associated Protein Kinases
Schmandke A, Schmandke A, Strittmatter SM. ROCK and Rho: Biochemistry and Neuronal Functions of Rho-Associated Protein Kinases. The Neuroscientist 2007, 13: 454-469. PMID: 17901255, PMCID: PMC2849133, DOI: 10.1177/1073858407303611.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCell Adhesion MoleculesCentral Nervous SystemCytoskeletonHumansLipoproteinsMyelin ProteinsNerve Tissue ProteinsNeuronsNogo ProteinsProtein Processing, Post-TranslationalReceptor Protein-Tyrosine KinasesReceptors, G-Protein-CoupledReceptors, ImmunologicRho GTP-Binding ProteinsRho-Associated KinasesSignal TransductionConceptsProtein kinaseRho-Associated Protein KinaseSignal transduction mechanismsNeuronal functionDiverse neuronal functionsActin cytoskeletonRho familyExtracellular signalsROCK functionSignaling pathwaysBiochemical knowledgeCell survivalTransduction mechanismsCell migrationAxonal guidanceDendritic spine morphologyKinaseROCK pathwayPathwayNeuronal regenerationSpine morphologyRhoBrain developmentKey rolePotential sites
1992
GAP-43 as a modulator of G protein transduction in the growth cone.
Strittmatter SM. GAP-43 as a modulator of G protein transduction in the growth cone. Perspectives On Developmental Neurobiology 1992, 1: 13-9. PMID: 1364285.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGrowth cone membraneGrowth cone motilityMolecular mechanismsSame cellular functionCone motilityG protein-coupled transmembrane receptorsAmino acid stretchComplex cellular propertiesCone membraneGrowth conesNeurotransmitter releaseGrowth cone functionPossible molecular mechanismsCellular functionsGAP-43 functionHydrophilic proteinProtein transductionGAP-43Transmembrane receptorsGAP-43 regulationCysteine residuesTransduction systemSynaptic plasticityAmino terminusCell shape
1988
Characterization of a neutral, divalent cation-sensitive endopeptidase: a possible role in neuropeptide processing.
Supattapone S, Strittmatter SM, Fricker LD, Snyder SH. Characterization of a neutral, divalent cation-sensitive endopeptidase: a possible role in neuropeptide processing. Brain Research 1988, 427: 173-81. PMID: 3382941, DOI: 10.1016/0169-328x(88)90063-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCorpus striatumBrain regionsTissue distributionBovine adrenal chromaffin granulesAdrenal chromaffin granulesHomogeneous tissue distributionPossible roleNeuropeptide processingDensity gradient fractionationSucrose density gradient fractionationEndopeptidaseLeu-ArgChromaffin granulesHigh levelsBasic amino acidsTrypsin-like endopeptidaseEnzyme activityHippocampusStriatum