2020
Antibodies From Children With PANDAS Bind Specifically to Striatal Cholinergic Interneurons and Alter Their Activity
Xu J, Liu RJ, Fahey S, Frick L, Leckman J, Vaccarino F, Duman RS, Williams K, Swedo S, Pittenger C. Antibodies From Children With PANDAS Bind Specifically to Striatal Cholinergic Interneurons and Alter Their Activity. American Journal Of Psychiatry 2020, 178: 48-64. PMID: 32539528, PMCID: PMC8573771, DOI: 10.1176/appi.ajp.2020.19070698.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStriatal cholinergic interneuronsCholinergic interneuronsMouse brain slicesObsessive-compulsive disorderControl subjectsBrain slicesPediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disordersIntravenous immunoglobulin treatmentAutoimmune neuropsychiatric disordersAcute mouse brain slicesParvalbumin-expressing GABAergic interneuronsPediatric obsessive-compulsive disorderBrain antigensImmunoglobulin treatmentBaseline serumStreptococcal infectionCritical cellular targetsSymptom improvementGABAergic interneuronsInduced autoimmunityIgG antibodiesMouse slicesIndependent cohortBehavioral pathologyNeuron types
2018
Striatal Signaling Regulated by the H3R Histamine Receptor in a Mouse Model of tic Pathophysiology
Rapanelli M, Frick L, Jindachomthong K, Xu J, Ohtsu H, Nairn A, Pittenger C. Striatal Signaling Regulated by the H3R Histamine Receptor in a Mouse Model of tic Pathophysiology. Neuroscience 2018, 392: 172-179. PMID: 30278251, PMCID: PMC6204318, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2018.09.035.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHDC-KO miceMitogen-activated protein kinaseHistamine receptorsWT animalsDorsal striatumH3R activationTic-like movementsStriatonigral medium spiny neuronsAkt phosphorylationMedium spiny neuronsWild-type miceRare genetic causeHistamine dysregulationAgonist treatmentKO miceSpiny neuronsTic disordersTic pathophysiologyStriatal signalingMouse modelNeuropsychiatric diseasesKO modelRepetitive movementsStriatumMice
2015
Striatal‐enriched protein tyrosine phosphatase regulates the PTPα/Fyn signaling pathway
Xu J, Kurup P, Foscue E, Lombroso PJ. Striatal‐enriched protein tyrosine phosphatase regulates the PTPα/Fyn signaling pathway. Journal Of Neurochemistry 2015, 134: 629-641. PMID: 25951993, PMCID: PMC4516628, DOI: 10.1111/jnc.13160.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProtein tyrosine phosphataseProtein kinase ARegulation of FynTyrosine phosphataseReceptor-type protein tyrosine phosphatase alphaProtein tyrosine phosphatase alphaStriatal-enriched protein tyrosine phosphataseRegulatory tyrosine residuesActivation of FynTyrosine kinase FynRegulatory tyrosineProtein tyrosinePTPαKinase FynSynaptic membranesKinase ATyrosine residuesFyn activityFynNovel substratePrimary neuronal culturesSTEP61Synergistic regulationMolecular techniquesNovel mechanismSTEP61 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
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
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