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
2015
Down‐regulation of BDNF in cell and animal models increases striatal‐enriched protein tyrosine phosphatase 61 (STEP61) levels
Xu J, Kurup P, Azkona G, Baguley TD, Saavedra A, Nairn AC, Ellman JA, Pérez-Navarro E, Lombroso PJ. Down‐regulation of BDNF in cell and animal models increases striatal‐enriched protein tyrosine phosphatase 61 (STEP61) levels. Journal Of Neurochemistry 2015, 136: 285-294. PMID: 26316048, PMCID: PMC4769989, DOI: 10.1111/jnc.13295.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBenzothiepinsBrainBrain-Derived Neurotrophic FactorCells, CulturedCysteine Proteinase InhibitorsDown-RegulationEmbryo, MammalianFemaleFlavonesLeupeptinsMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, TransgenicMotor ActivityNeuronsProtein Tyrosine PhosphatasesRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyRNA, Small InterferingTime FactorsConceptsBrain-derived neurotrophic factorNormal cognitive functionSynaptic strengtheningStriatal-enriched protein tyrosine phosphataseBDNF expressionBDNF knockdownCortical culturesRegulation of BDNFN-methyl-D-aspartate receptor functionNeuropsychiatric disordersCognitive functionBetter therapeutic strategiesMouse frontal cortexNMDA receptor subunit GluN2BSTEP61 levelsHyperlocomotor activityMotor abnormalitiesNeurotrophic factorNMDA receptorsFrontal cortexKinase B signalingTherapeutic strategiesAgonists resultsAnimal modelsCultured neurons
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
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 ResearchConceptsAD 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 ResearchConceptsStriatal-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 modelsAβ-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