Calcium‐Dependent Cleavage of Striatal Enriched Tyrosine Phosphatase (STEP)
Nguyen T, Paul S, Xu Y, Gurd J, Lombroso P. Calcium‐Dependent Cleavage of Striatal Enriched Tyrosine Phosphatase (STEP). Journal Of Neurochemistry 1999, 73: 1995-2001. PMID: 10537058, DOI: 10.1046/j.1471-4159.1999.01995.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPostsynaptic densityTransient hypoxia-ischemiaPrimary neuronal culturesNeuronal precursor cellsCalcium-dependent cleavageHypoxia-ischemiaStriatal neuronsNeuronal insultsRat striatumNeuronal culturesCalcium ionophoreCalpain inhibitorsSTEP61Precursor cellsLow molecular weight formMolecular weight formsPhosphorylation levelsSmaller isoformSignificant increaseTyrosine phosphorylation levelsRapid appearanceCalpain treatmentRapid influxWeight formsCells