2022
Identification of substrates of palmitoyl protein thioesterase 1 highlights roles of depalmitoylation in disulfide bond formation and synaptic function
Gorenberg EL, Tieze S, Yücel B, Zhao HR, Chou V, Wirak GS, Tomita S, Lam TT, Chandra SS. Identification of substrates of palmitoyl protein thioesterase 1 highlights roles of depalmitoylation in disulfide bond formation and synaptic function. PLOS Biology 2022, 20: e3001590. PMID: 35358180, PMCID: PMC9004782, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.3001590.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPalmitoyl-protein thioesterase 1Disulfide bond formationNeuronal ceroid lipofuscinosisPosttranslational modificationsRole of PPT1Identification of substratesResin-assisted captureEnzyme palmitoyl-protein thioesterase 1Synaptic adhesion moleculesNeurodegenerative diseasesMature proteinMitochondrial proteinsMolecular dissectionPutative substratesDepalmitoylationKnockout mouse brainFunction mutationsStringent screenMolecular pathwaysSynapse functionDisulfide bondsProteinDevastating neurodegenerative diseaseDisease mechanismsSynaptic function
2021
Small Extracellular Vesicles Control Dendritic Spine Development through Regulation of HDAC2 Signaling
Zhang L, Lin TV, Yuan Q, Sadoul R, Lam TT, Bordey A. Small Extracellular Vesicles Control Dendritic Spine Development through Regulation of HDAC2 Signaling. Journal Of Neuroscience 2021, 41: 3799-3807. PMID: 33741723, PMCID: PMC8084316, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.0766-20.2021.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSmall extracellular vesiclesRegulation of HDAC2Extracellular vesiclesSpine developmentCell-cell signalingTranscriptional programsCortical neuronsSEV releaseTranscriptional decreaseDendritic spinesNeuronal developmentNeuron developmentDendritic spine developmentLines of evidenceHDAC2Paracrine communicationAge-dependent decreaseVesiclesPopulations of neuronsRegulationLC-MS/MSHDAC2 levelsSynaptic targetsExcitatory synapsesSpine growth
2020
Granulocyte-Colony Stimulating Factor Reduces Cocaine-Seeking and Downregulates Glutamatergic Synaptic Proteins in Medial Prefrontal Cortex
Hofford RS, Euston TJ, Wilson RS, Meckel KR, Peck EG, Godino A, Landry JA, Calipari ES, Lam TT, Kiraly DD. Granulocyte-Colony Stimulating Factor Reduces Cocaine-Seeking and Downregulates Glutamatergic Synaptic Proteins in Medial Prefrontal Cortex. Journal Of Neuroscience 2020, 41: 1553-1565. PMID: 33361463, PMCID: PMC7896012, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.1452-20.2020.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGranulocyte-colony stimulating factorMedial prefrontal cortexPsychostimulant use disordersPrefrontal cortexNucleus accumbensUse disordersDrug AdministrationMale Sprague-Dawley ratsMajor public health issueG-CSF treatmentSprague-Dawley ratsSynaptic dopamine releasePublic health issueTranslational research strategiesG-CSF effectsCue-induced drugDrug seeking behaviorRapid clinical translationAlters behavioral responsesRecombinant G-CSFReinstatement of cocaineGlutamatergic mechanismsPharmacological treatmentDawley ratsDopamine release
2014
Nonenzymatic domains of Kalirin7 contribute to spine morphogenesis through interactions with phosphoinositides and Abl
Ma XM, Miller MB, Vishwanatha KS, Gross MJ, Wang Y, Abbott T, Lam TT, Mains RE, Eipper BA. Nonenzymatic domains of Kalirin7 contribute to spine morphogenesis through interactions with phosphoinositides and Abl. Molecular Biology Of The Cell 2014, 25: 1458-1471. PMID: 24600045, PMCID: PMC4004595, DOI: 10.1091/mbc.e13-04-0215.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCalpainCells, CulturedDendritic SpinesGuanine Nucleotide Exchange FactorsHippocampusMice, KnockoutNeuronsOncogene Proteins v-ablPeptide FragmentsPhosphatidylinositolsPhosphorylationProtein Processing, Post-TranslationalProtein Structure, TertiaryProteolysisRats, Sprague-DawleySynapsesTransferrinConceptsGDP/GTP exchange factorSec14 domainSpectrin repeatsSpine morphogenesisNon-receptor tyrosine kinaseGTP exchange factorSpine formationNatural splice variantSpectrin repeat domainReceptor-mediated endocytosisRho GDP/GTP exchange factorDrosophila orthologueMembrane traffickingPhosphomimetic mutationExchange factorCalpain-mediated degradationRepeat domainTruncation mutantsTyrosine kinaseGenetic studiesCellular membranesSplice variantsRepeatsNonneuronal cellsMorphogenesis