2016
STEP activation by Gαq coupled GPCRs opposes Src regulation of NMDA receptors containing the GluN2A subunit
Tian M, Xu J, Lei G, Lombroso PJ, Jackson MF, MacDonald JF. STEP activation by Gαq coupled GPCRs opposes Src regulation of NMDA receptors containing the GluN2A subunit. Scientific Reports 2016, 6: 36684. PMID: 27857196, PMCID: PMC5114553, DOI: 10.1038/srep36684.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStriatal-enriched protein tyrosine phosphataseFamily of kinasesProtein tyrosine phosphataseM1R stimulationN-methyl-D-aspartate receptorsM1 muscarinic acetylcholine receptorSrc recruitmentTyrosine phosphataseSrc regulationNMDAR functionIntracellular Ca2Step activationMuscarinic acetylcholine receptorsGluN2A subunitGαqAcetylcholine receptorsHigh intracellular Ca2Function of NMDARsSynaptic plasticityPhosphataseNMDAR activationActivationReceptorsRecruitmentCa2
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