2020
Inhibition of striatal-enriched protein tyrosine phosphatase (STEP) activity reverses behavioral deficits in a rodent model of autism
Chatterjee M, Singh P, Xu J, Lombroso PJ, Kurup PK. Inhibition of striatal-enriched protein tyrosine phosphatase (STEP) activity reverses behavioral deficits in a rodent model of autism. Behavioural Brain Research 2020, 391: 112713. PMID: 32461127, PMCID: PMC7346720, DOI: 10.1016/j.bbr.2020.112713.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAnimalsAutism Spectrum DisorderAutistic DisorderBehavior, AnimalDisease Models, AnimalExploratory BehaviorFemaleInhibition, PsychologicalMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLNeuronal PlasticityPrefrontal CortexPregnancyPrenatal Exposure Delayed EffectsProtein Tyrosine PhosphatasesProtein Tyrosine Phosphatases, Non-ReceptorSocial BehaviorStereotyped BehaviorValproic Acid
2019
Loss of STEP61 couples disinhibition to N-methyl-d-aspartate receptor potentiation in rodent and human spinal pain processing
Dedek A, Xu J, Kandegedara CM, Lorenzo LÉ, Godin AG, De Koninck Y, Lombroso PJ, Tsai EC, Hildebrand ME. Loss of STEP61 couples disinhibition to N-methyl-d-aspartate receptor potentiation in rodent and human spinal pain processing. Brain 2019, 142: 1535-1546. PMID: 31135041, PMCID: PMC6536915, DOI: 10.1093/brain/awz105.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAgedAnimalsFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedNeuralgiaPhosphorylationProtein Tyrosine Phosphatases, Non-ReceptorRatsReceptors, N-Methyl-D-AspartateSynapsesYoung AdultConceptsN-methyl-D-aspartate receptorsLaminae INMDAR responsesDorsal horn synapsesSpinal pain processingNerve injury modelSpinal dorsal hornSynaptic NMDAR responsesTyrosine phosphatase STEP61Loss of inhibitionBehavioral hypersensitivityInflammatory painNeuropathic painDorsal hornPain statesPathological painPain targetsChronic painPain processingInjury modelAssociated downregulationRodent modelsReceptor potentiationPainSTEP61 activity
2017
Synaptic NMDA Receptor Activation Induces Ubiquitination and Degradation of STEP61
Xu J, Kurup P, Nairn AC, Lombroso PJ. Synaptic NMDA Receptor Activation Induces Ubiquitination and Degradation of STEP61. Molecular Neurobiology 2017, 55: 3096-3111. PMID: 28466270, PMCID: PMC5668205, DOI: 10.1007/s12035-017-0555-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMK-801-treated miceProtein tyrosine Phosphatase 61GluN1/GluN2B receptorsNMDA receptor signalingD-serine treatmentMouse frontal cortexNMDAR signalingSynaptic NMDARsCortical samplesHuman schizophreniaTherapeutic effectFrontal cortexGluN2B receptorsSynaptic plasticityNeurological disordersCognitive deficitsReceptor signalingD-serineSTEP61SchizophreniaBicucullineMiceProteasomal degradationSurface localizationSignaling
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
2015
BDNF Induces Striatal-Enriched Protein Tyrosine Phosphatase 61 Degradation Through the Proteasome
Saavedra A, Puigdellívol M, Tyebji S, Kurup P, Xu J, Ginés S, Alberch J, Lombroso PJ, Pérez-Navarro E. BDNF Induces Striatal-Enriched Protein Tyrosine Phosphatase 61 Degradation Through the Proteasome. Molecular Neurobiology 2015, 53: 4261-4273. PMID: 26223799, PMCID: PMC4738169, DOI: 10.1007/s12035-015-9335-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBrain-Derived Neurotrophic FactorCerebral CortexExtracellular Signal-Regulated MAP KinasesHippocampusMembrane PotentialsMiceNeostriatumNerve Growth FactorNeuronsNeurotrophin 3Phospholipase C gammaPhosphorylationProteasome Endopeptidase ComplexProtein Tyrosine Phosphatases, Non-ReceptorProteolysisReceptors, N-Methyl-D-AspartateUbiquitinationConceptsBrain-derived neurotrophic factorSTEP61 levelsCortical neuronsUbiquitin-proteasome systemStriatal-enriched protein tyrosine phosphatasePrimary cortical neuronsLevels/activitiesNerve growth factorNeurotrophic factorNeurotrophin-3Cultured striatalHippocampal neuronsCell depolarizationGrowth factorERK1/2 phosphorylationNeuronsStriatalTyrosine kinasePhospholipase C-gammaC gammaDifferent mechanismsLevelsBlockadeGluN2BProtein tyrosine phosphataseSTEP61 is a substrate of the E3 ligase parkin and is upregulated in Parkinson’s disease
Kurup PK, Xu J, Videira RA, Ononenyi C, Baltazar G, Lombroso PJ, Nairn AC. STEP61 is a substrate of the E3 ligase parkin and is upregulated in Parkinson’s disease. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2015, 112: 1202-1207. PMID: 25583483, PMCID: PMC4313846, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1417423112.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCorpus StriatumCyclic AMP Response Element-Binding ProteinDown-RegulationGene Expression Regulation, EnzymologicHEK293 CellsHumansMAP Kinase Signaling SystemMiceMice, KnockoutMitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 3MPTP PoisoningProtein Tyrosine Phosphatases, Non-ReceptorRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyUbiquitinationUbiquitin-Protein LigasesUp-RegulationConceptsE3 ubiquitin ligase ParkinSubstantia nigra pars compactaPathophysiology of PDProtein tyrosine phosphataseUbiquitin ligase ParkinSporadic Parkinson's diseaseE3 ligase ParkinRegulation of ParkinParkinson's diseaseTyrosine phosphataseParkin mutantsE3 ligaseProteasome systemDopaminergic neuronsDownstream targetsAutosomal recessive juvenile parkinsonismNovel substrateSTEP61ParkinCellular modelSTEP61 levelsSNc dopaminergic neuronsProtein levelsFunction contributesERK1/2
2014
Inhibitor of the Tyrosine Phosphatase STEP Reverses Cognitive Deficits in a Mouse Model of Alzheimer's Disease
Xu J, Chatterjee M, Baguley TD, Brouillette J, Kurup P, Ghosh D, Kanyo J, Zhang Y, Seyb K, Ononenyi C, Foscue E, Anderson GM, Gresack J, Cuny GD, Glicksman MA, Greengard P, Lam TT, Tautz L, Nairn AC, Ellman JA, Lombroso PJ. Inhibitor of the Tyrosine Phosphatase STEP Reverses Cognitive Deficits in a Mouse Model of Alzheimer's Disease. PLOS Biology 2014, 12: e1001923. PMID: 25093460, PMCID: PMC4122355, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.1001923.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAlzheimer DiseaseAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsBenzothiepinsCatalytic DomainCell DeathCerebral CortexCognition DisordersCysteineDisease Models, AnimalEnzyme InhibitorsHigh-Throughput Screening AssaysHumansMaleMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutMolecular Sequence DataNeuronsPhosphorylationPhosphotyrosineProtein Tyrosine Phosphatases, Non-ReceptorSubstrate SpecificityConceptsInhibitors of stepsSpecificity of inhibitorsIsoxazolepropionic acid receptor (AMPAR) traffickingCatalytic cysteinePTP inhibitorsTyrosine phosphataseTyrosine phosphorylationSecondary assaysSTEP KO miceReceptor traffickingFirst large-scale effortN-methyl-D-aspartate receptorsPyk2 activitySTEP inhibitorLarge-scale effortsNovel therapeutic targetSynaptic functionAlzheimer's diseaseNeurodegenerative disordersCortical cellsTherapeutic targetERK1/2Specificity experimentsPhosphataseInhibitorsAlterations in STriatal‐Enriched protein tyrosine Phosphatase expression, activation, and downstream signaling in early and late stages of the YAC128 Huntington's disease mouse model
Gladding CM, Fan J, Zhang LY, Wang L, Xu J, Li EH, Lombroso PJ, Raymond LA. Alterations in STriatal‐Enriched protein tyrosine Phosphatase expression, activation, and downstream signaling in early and late stages of the YAC128 Huntington's disease mouse model. Journal Of Neurochemistry 2014, 130: 145-159. PMID: 24588402, PMCID: PMC4065618, DOI: 10.1111/jnc.12700.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDisease mouse modelYAC128 Huntington's disease mouse modelHuntington's disease mouse modelYAC128 miceCalpain-mediated cleavageMitogen-activated protein kinaseMouse modelCalpain inhibitionProtein tyrosine Phosphatase 61Wild-type cortical neuronsP38 phosphorylationNMDA receptor traffickingSTEP61 levelsSynaptic dysfunctionNMDAR localizationP38 mitogen-activated protein kinaseStriatal apoptosisCortical neuronsExtracellular signal-regulated proteinApoptotic signalingMutant huntingtin proteinStriatal tissueStriatal neurodegenerationTransgenic miceCalcium homeostasis
2013
Striatal-Enriched Protein Tyrosine Phosphatase—STEPs Toward Understanding Chronic Stress-Induced Activation of Corticotrophin Releasing Factor Neurons in the Rat Bed Nucleus of the Stria Terminalis
Dabrowska J, Hazra R, Guo JD, Li C, DeWitt S, Xu J, Lombroso PJ, Rainnie DG. Striatal-Enriched Protein Tyrosine Phosphatase—STEPs Toward Understanding Chronic Stress-Induced Activation of Corticotrophin Releasing Factor Neurons in the Rat Bed Nucleus of the Stria Terminalis. Biological Psychiatry 2013, 74: 817-826. PMID: 24012328, PMCID: PMC3818357, DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2013.07.032.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCorticotropin-Releasing HormoneMaleNeuronsProtein Tyrosine Phosphatases, Non-ReceptorRatsRats, Sprague-DawleySeptal NucleiSignal TransductionStress, PhysiologicalConceptsStriatal-enriched protein tyrosine phosphataseLong-term potentiationProtein tyrosine phosphataseCRF neuronsReverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reactionTranscriptase-polymerase chain reactionRestraint stressTyrosine phosphatasePolymerase chain reactionBed nucleusFactor neuronsStria terminalisWhole-cell patch-clamp electrophysiologyInduction of LTPRole of STEPQuantitative reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reactionChain reactionNovel treatment strategiesStress-induced anxiety disordersAnxiety-like behaviorSingle-cell reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reactionPatch-clamp electrophysiologyStress-Induced ActivationRat bed nucleusTyrosine phosphatase STEP
2012
The tyrosine phosphatase STEP: implications in schizophrenia and the molecular mechanism underlying antipsychotic medications
Carty NC, Xu J, Kurup P, Brouillette J, Goebel-Goody SM, Austin DR, Yuan P, Chen G, Correa PR, Haroutunian V, Pittenger C, Lombroso PJ. The tyrosine phosphatase STEP: implications in schizophrenia and the molecular mechanism underlying antipsychotic medications. Translational Psychiatry 2012, 2: e137-e137. PMID: 22781170, PMCID: PMC3410627, DOI: 10.1038/tp.2012.63.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnalysis of VarianceAnimalsAntipsychotic AgentsDizocilpine MaleateGyrus CinguliHumansMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutPhencyclidinePhosphorylationPrefrontal CortexProtein Tyrosine Phosphatases, Non-ReceptorReceptors, N-Methyl-D-AspartateSchizophreniaConceptsN-methyl-D-aspartate receptorsSTEP61 levelsSurface expressionPostmortem anterior cingulate cortexGluN2B-containing N-methyl-D-aspartate receptorsGluN1/GluN2B receptorsMK-801 treatmentPathophysiology of schizophreniaAnterior cingulate cortexSTEP knockout miceDorsolateral prefrontal cortexChronic administrationChronic treatmentNeuroleptic treatmentAntipsychotic medicationGlutamatergic functionMK-801Glutamate hypothesisMedications resultsTyrosine phosphatase STEPGlutamatergic signalingKnockout miceGluN2B receptorsCingulate cortexSynaptic plasticityStriatal-enriched Protein-tyrosine Phosphatase (STEP) Regulates Pyk2 Kinase Activity*
Xu J, Kurup P, Bartos JA, Patriarchi T, Hell JW, Lombroso PJ. Striatal-enriched Protein-tyrosine Phosphatase (STEP) Regulates Pyk2 Kinase Activity*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2012, 287: 20942-20956. PMID: 22544749, PMCID: PMC3375518, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m112.368654.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdaptor Proteins, Signal TransducingAnimalsCerebral CortexFocal Adhesion Kinase 2MiceMice, KnockoutNerve Tissue ProteinsPaxillinPhosphorylationPost-Synaptic DensityProtein BindingProtein Tyrosine Phosphatases, Non-ReceptorReceptors, N-Methyl-D-AspartateConceptsStriatal-enriched protein tyrosine phosphataseProtein tyrosine phosphataseN-Methyl-d-aspartate (NMDA) Receptor TraffickingFocal adhesion kinase familyPyk2 activationProline-rich tyrosine kinase 2Pyk2 kinase activityTyrosine kinase 2Kinase familyKinase membersCytoskeletal reorganizationDiverse functionsKinase activitySTEP KO miceReceptor traffickingKinase 2Tyrosine sitesPyk2 activityEnhanced phosphorylationCell adhesionPyk2PhosphorylationFunctional studiesHematopoietic cellsPostsynaptic densityCalpain and STriatal-Enriched protein tyrosine Phosphatase (STEP) activation contribute to extrasynaptic NMDA receptor localization in a Huntington's disease mouse model
Gladding CM, Sepers MD, Xu J, Zhang LY, Milnerwood AJ, Lombroso PJ, Raymond LA. Calpain and STriatal-Enriched protein tyrosine Phosphatase (STEP) activation contribute to extrasynaptic NMDA receptor localization in a Huntington's disease mouse model. Human Molecular Genetics 2012, 21: 3739-3752. PMID: 22523092, PMCID: PMC3412376, DOI: 10.1093/hmg/dds154.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCalpainCoculture TechniquesDisease Models, AnimalEnzyme ActivationEnzyme InhibitorsHuntington DiseaseIon Channel GatingMiceModels, BiologicalNeostriatumNeuronsPhosphorylationPhosphotyrosineProtein TransportProtein Tyrosine Phosphatases, Non-ReceptorReceptors, N-Methyl-D-AspartateSynapsesConceptsYAC128 striatumProtein tyrosine phosphatase activationNMDAR localizationCalpain cleavageProtein tyrosine phosphataseTyrosine phosphatase activationEarly synaptic defectsWhole-cell NMDAR currentsDisease mouse modelGluN2B expressionNMDA receptor traffickingMutant huntingtin proteinCalpain inhibitionTyrosine phosphataseHuntington's diseaseFull-length mhttPlasma membranePhosphatase activationC-terminusReceptor traffickingNMDAR traffickingPolyglutamine repeatsMouse modelHuntingtin proteinNMDA receptor localizationStriatal-Enriched Protein Tyrosine Phosphatase in Alzheimer’s Disease
Xu J, Kurup P, Nairn AC, Lombroso PJ. Striatal-Enriched Protein Tyrosine Phosphatase in Alzheimer’s Disease. Advances In Pharmacology 2012, 64: 303-325. PMID: 22840751, PMCID: PMC3740556, DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-12-394816-8.00009-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAlzheimer DiseaseAmyloid beta-PeptidesAnimalsEnzyme InhibitorsHumansNeostriatumProtein Tyrosine Phosphatases, Non-ReceptorSubstrate SpecificityConceptsAlzheimer's diseaseNeurofibrillary tanglesStriatal-enriched protein tyrosine phosphataseAmyloid plaquesTreatment of ADHyperphosphorylated tau proteinSubstantial economic burdenProgressive diseasePotential clinical applicationsClinical symptomsBeta amyloidGlutamate receptorsEconomic burdenTau proteinCortical accumulationCognitive functionMemory lossBeneficial effectsDiseaseNeuronal membranesCommon formMultiple intracellularMillions of peopleClinical applicationImportant target
2011
Reduced levels of the tyrosine phosphatase STEP block beta amyloid‐mediated GluA1/GluA2 receptor internalization
Zhang Y, Kurup P, Xu J, Anderson GM, Greengard P, Nairn AC, Lombroso PJ. Reduced levels of the tyrosine phosphatase STEP block beta amyloid‐mediated GluA1/GluA2 receptor internalization. Journal Of Neurochemistry 2011, 119: 664-672. PMID: 21883219, PMCID: PMC3192910, DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-4159.2011.07450.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmyloid beta-PeptidesAnimalsCells, CulturedCHO CellsCricetinaeCricetulusEndocytosisGene Knockdown TechniquesMiceMice, KnockoutMice, TransgenicProtein Tyrosine Phosphatases, Non-ReceptorRatsReceptors, AMPAConceptsAD mouse modelMouse modelTriple transgenic AD mouse modelAlzheimer's diseaseTransgenic AD mouse modelGluA2 receptorsAD prefrontal cortexElevated levelsGluA1/GluA2Cortical culturesBeta amyloidRegulate surface expressionCognitive deficitsStriatal-enriched protein tyrosine phosphatasePrefrontal cortexΑ-aminoReceptorsReceptor internalizationSurface expressionReduced levelsReceptor complexCortexDiseaseMiceAβStriatal-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
2010
Genetic reduction of striatal-enriched tyrosine phosphatase (STEP) reverses cognitive and cellular deficits in an Alzheimer’s disease mouse model
Zhang Y, Kurup P, Xu J, Carty N, Fernandez SM, Nygaard HB, Pittenger C, Greengard P, Strittmatter SM, Nairn AC, Lombroso PJ. Genetic reduction of striatal-enriched tyrosine phosphatase (STEP) reverses cognitive and cellular deficits in an Alzheimer’s disease mouse model. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2010, 107: 19014-19019. PMID: 20956308, PMCID: PMC2973892, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1013543107.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAlzheimer DiseaseAmyloid beta-Protein PrecursorAnimalsCerebral CortexDisease Models, AnimalEnzyme InhibitorsHumansMiceMice, TransgenicProtein Tyrosine Phosphatases, Non-ReceptorReceptors, N-Methyl-D-AspartateConceptsStriatal-enriched tyrosine phosphataseTyrosine phosphataseDisease mouse modelStriatal-enriched phosphataseAlzheimer's diseaseCellular deficitsGenetic manipulationNMDA receptorsMouse modelTriple transgenic AD mouse modelIncurable neurodegenerative disorderTransgenic AD mouse modelAlzheimer's disease mouse modelPathophysiology of ADSTEP inhibitorGenetic reductionAD mouse modelHuman AD patientsSoluble Aβ oligomersSynaptic functionPhosphataseNeurodegenerative disordersAD patientsDevastating disorderAnimal modelsThe role of STEP in Alzheimer's disease
Kurup P, Zhang Y, Venkitaramani DV, Xu J, Lombroso PJ. The role of STEP in Alzheimer's disease. Channels 2010, 4: 347-350. PMID: 20699650, PMCID: PMC3230511, DOI: 10.4161/chan.4.5.12910.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAlzheimer DiseaseAmyloid beta-PeptidesAmyloid beta-Protein PrecursorAnimalsCells, CulturedHumansMicePrefrontal CortexProtein TransportProtein Tyrosine Phosphatases, Non-ReceptorReceptors, GlutamateReceptors, N-Methyl-D-AspartateConceptsN-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) type glutamate receptorsAlzheimer's diseaseProtein tyrosine Phosphatase 61AD prefrontal cortexAD mouse modelType glutamate receptorsGlutamate receptor traffickingNeuronal surface membraneNMDAR internalizationAβ treatmentPutative causative agentGlutamate receptorsMouse modelCulture resultsGluN1/Prefrontal cortexDiseaseNeuronal membranesNMDAR endocytosisAdditional studiesAβCausative agentSurface expressionUbiquitin-proteasome systemReceptor complexAβ-Mediated NMDA Receptor Endocytosis in Alzheimer's Disease Involves Ubiquitination of the Tyrosine Phosphatase STEP61
Kurup P, Zhang Y, Xu J, Venkitaramani DV, Haroutunian V, Greengard P, Nairn AC, Lombroso PJ. Aβ-Mediated NMDA Receptor Endocytosis in Alzheimer's Disease Involves Ubiquitination of the Tyrosine Phosphatase STEP61. Journal Of Neuroscience 2010, 30: 5948-5957. PMID: 20427654, PMCID: PMC2868326, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.0157-10.2010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAged, 80 and overAlzheimer DiseaseAmyloid beta-PeptidesAnimalsCell LineCells, CulturedCerebral CortexEndocytosisHumansIn Vitro TechniquesMiceMice, KnockoutMice, TransgenicMiddle AgedNeuronsProtein Tyrosine Phosphatases, Non-ReceptorRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyReceptors, N-Methyl-D-AspartateUbiquitinated ProteinsUbiquitinationConceptsAlzheimer's diseaseAbeta treatmentNR2B subunitProtein tyrosine Phosphatase 61Cognitive deficitsNMDA receptor internalizationHuman AD brainsMouse cortical culturesNR1/NR2B receptorsNMDA receptor endocytosisIonotropic glutamate receptorsTyrosine phosphatase STEP61AD brainCortical slicesCortical culturesGlutamate receptorsNR2B receptorsPostsynaptic terminalsPrefrontal cortexNeuronal membranesElevated levelsCortexReceptor internalizationUbiquitin-proteasome systemStep activity
2009
Extrasynaptic NMDA Receptors Couple Preferentially to Excitotoxicity via Calpain-Mediated Cleavage of STEP
Xu J, Kurup P, Zhang Y, Goebel-Goody SM, Wu PH, Hawasli AH, Baum ML, Bibb JA, Lombroso PJ. Extrasynaptic NMDA Receptors Couple Preferentially to Excitotoxicity via Calpain-Mediated Cleavage of STEP. Journal Of Neuroscience 2009, 29: 9330-9343. PMID: 19625523, PMCID: PMC2737362, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.2212-09.2009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAlternative SplicingAnimalsBrainCalpainCell DeathCells, CulturedCyclin-Dependent Kinase 5EndocytosisGlutamic AcidIn Vitro TechniquesMiceMice, KnockoutMitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 1Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 3NeuronsP38 Mitogen-Activated Protein KinasesProtein Tyrosine Phosphatases, Non-ReceptorRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyReceptors, N-Methyl-D-AspartateSynapsesConceptsStriatal-enriched protein tyrosine phosphataseCalpain cleavage sitesP38 activationCell deathCleavage siteExtracellular signal-regulated kinase 1/2Protein tyrosine phosphataseSignal-regulated kinase 1/2Promotes cell survivalActivation of p38Tyrosine phosphataseSubstrate bindingKinase 1/2ERK1/2 activationCalpain cleavageCell survivalNovel mechanismCalpain-mediated proteolysisReceptors coupleP38NMDAR stimulationPostsynaptic terminalsValid targetCleavage productsSTEP substrates
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