2010
A STEP forward in neural function and degeneration
Baum ML, Kurup P, Xu J, Lombroso PJ. A STEP forward in neural function and degeneration. Communicative & Integrative Biology 2010, 3: 419-422. PMID: 21057629, PMCID: PMC2974069, DOI: 10.4161/cib.3.5.12692.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchStriatal-enriched phosphataseProtein tyrosine phosphataseTyrosine kinase FynMAP kinases ERK1/2Tyrosine phosphataseKinase FynLocal translationKinases ERK1/2NR1/NR2BProteolytic cleavageNormal regulationNeurodegenerative diseasesSubunitsSynaptic plasticityPhosphataseRegulationGluR2 receptorsNR2B subunitSynaptic strengtheningUbiquitinationRecent progressNeural functionFynPhosphorylationGluR2 subunit
2008
Expression and function of striatal enriched protein tyrosine phosphatase is profoundly altered in cerebral ischemia
Braithwaite SP, Xu J, Leung J, Urfer R, Nikolich K, Oksenberg D, Lombroso PJ, Shamloo M. Expression and function of striatal enriched protein tyrosine phosphatase is profoundly altered in cerebral ischemia. European Journal Of Neuroscience 2008, 27: 2444-2452. PMID: 18445231, PMCID: PMC2738830, DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-9568.2008.06209.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStriatal enriched protein tyrosine phosphataseProtein tyrosine phosphataseTyrosine phosphatasePost-transcriptional levelNovel speciesPhosphorylation stateImportant proteinsMature formKey substrateNMDA receptor subunitsReceptor subunitsActive formSynaptic functionComplex cascadeCritical roleERKMRNA levelsProteinMRNAPERKPhosphataseCleavageCentral nervous systemNervous systemSubunits