Regulation of STEP61 and tyrosine-phosphorylation of NMDA and AMPA receptors during homeostatic synaptic plasticity
Jang SS, Royston SE, Xu J, Cavaretta JP, Vest MO, Lee KY, Lee S, Jeong HG, Lombroso PJ, Chung HJ. Regulation of STEP61 and tyrosine-phosphorylation of NMDA and AMPA receptors during homeostatic synaptic plasticity. Molecular Brain 2015, 8: 55. PMID: 26391783, PMCID: PMC4578242, DOI: 10.1186/s13041-015-0148-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsN-methyl-D-aspartate receptorsHomeostatic synaptic plasticitySynaptic plasticityTyrosine phosphorylationActivity blockadeDephosphorylation of GluN2BSynaptic scalingProtein tyrosine phosphataseLevel of GluN2BProlonged activity blockadeExcitatory synaptic transmissionHippocampal cultured neuronsIsoxazolepropionic acid (AMPA) receptorsNMDAR subunit GluN2BActivity-dependent regulationTyrosine phosphataseSTEP61 levelsHomeostatic stabilizationSynaptic transmissionExcitatory synapsesAMPA receptorsGluA2 expressionPostsynaptic accumulationCultured neuronsAcid receptorsDown‐regulation of BDNF in cell and animal models increases striatal‐enriched protein tyrosine phosphatase 61 (STEP61) levels
Xu J, Kurup P, Azkona G, Baguley TD, Saavedra A, Nairn AC, Ellman JA, Pérez-Navarro E, Lombroso PJ. Down‐regulation of BDNF in cell and animal models increases striatal‐enriched protein tyrosine phosphatase 61 (STEP61) levels. Journal Of Neurochemistry 2015, 136: 285-294. PMID: 26316048, PMCID: PMC4769989, DOI: 10.1111/jnc.13295.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBenzothiepinsBrainBrain-Derived Neurotrophic FactorCells, CulturedCysteine Proteinase InhibitorsDown-RegulationEmbryo, MammalianFemaleFlavonesLeupeptinsMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, TransgenicMotor ActivityNeuronsProtein Tyrosine PhosphatasesRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyRNA, Small InterferingTime FactorsConceptsBrain-derived neurotrophic factorNormal cognitive functionSynaptic strengtheningStriatal-enriched protein tyrosine phosphataseBDNF expressionBDNF knockdownCortical culturesRegulation of BDNFN-methyl-D-aspartate receptor functionNeuropsychiatric disordersCognitive functionBetter therapeutic strategiesMouse frontal cortexNMDA receptor subunit GluN2BSTEP61 levelsHyperlocomotor activityMotor abnormalitiesNeurotrophic factorNMDA receptorsFrontal cortexKinase B signalingTherapeutic strategiesAgonists resultsAnimal modelsCultured neurons