Striatal-Enriched Protein Tyrosine Phosphatase Expression and Activity in Huntington's Disease: A STEP in the Resistance to Excitotoxicity
Saavedra A, Giralt A, Rué L, Xifró X, Xu J, Ortega Z, Lucas JJ, Lombroso PJ, Alberch J, Pérez-Navarro E. Striatal-Enriched Protein Tyrosine Phosphatase Expression and Activity in Huntington's Disease: A STEP in the Resistance to Excitotoxicity. Journal Of Neuroscience 2011, 31: 8150-8162. PMID: 21632937, PMCID: PMC3472648, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.3446-10.2011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBrainCalcineurinCell DeathDisease Models, AnimalGene Expression RegulationGene Products, tatHuntingtin ProteinHuntington DiseaseMiceMice, Neurologic MutantsMice, TransgenicMicroinjectionsNerve Tissue ProteinsNuclear ProteinsPhosphorylationProtein Tyrosine Phosphatases, Non-ReceptorQuinolinic AcidSignal TransductionConceptsStriatal-enriched protein tyrosine phosphataseCell deathSTEP expressionPhosphorylation levelsProtein Tyrosine Phosphatase ExpressionProtein tyrosine phosphataseSTEP phosphorylationTyrosine phosphataseProtein kinasePhosphorylated ERK2Phosphatase expressionHuntington's diseaseSTEP proteinMutant huntingtinCalcineurin activityPhosphorylationExon 1STEP protein levelsDisease mouse modelProtein levelsMouse modelMouse striatumTAT-STEPHuntington's disease mouse modelExpression