2012
The tyrosine phosphatase STEP constrains amygdala-dependent memory formation and neuroplasticity
Olausson P, Venkitaramani D, Moran T, Salter M, Taylor J, Lombroso P. The tyrosine phosphatase STEP constrains amygdala-dependent memory formation and neuroplasticity. Neuroscience 2012, 225: 1-8. PMID: 22885232, PMCID: PMC3725644, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2012.07.069.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmygdalaAnalysis of VarianceAnimalsBiophysicsConditioning, OperantElectric StimulationExcitatory Postsynaptic PotentialsFearMaleMAP Kinase Signaling SystemMemoryMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, TransgenicNeuronal PlasticityPatch-Clamp TechniquesProtein Tyrosine Phosphatases, Non-ReceptorReinforcement ScheduleReinforcement, PsychologyConceptsSynaptic plasticityExperience-dependent synaptic plasticityAspartic acid (NMDA) receptorsMemory formationLong-term potentiationAdult neuroplasticityAmygdala-dependent memory formationPharmacological treatmentKO miceExperience-induced neuroplasticityTyrosine phosphatase STEPNR2B subunitLateral amygdalaBrain regionsTyrosine kinase FynAcid receptorsStriatal-enriched protein tyrosine phosphataseNeuroplasticityMiceERK phosphorylationReceptor internalizationERK signalingKinase 1/2Detectable expressionSTEP KO mice
2000
Role for dopamine in the behavioral functions of the prefrontal corticostriatal system: implications for mental disorders and psychotropic drug action
Jentsch J, Roth R, Taylor J. Role for dopamine in the behavioral functions of the prefrontal corticostriatal system: implications for mental disorders and psychotropic drug action. Progress In Brain Research 2000, 126: 433-453. PMID: 11105661, DOI: 10.1016/s0079-6123(00)26028-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmphetaminesAmygdalaAnimalsBehaviorBrain MappingCentral Nervous System StimulantsCognitionCorpus StriatumDepressionDopamineDopamine AgonistsEmotionsHaplorhiniHumansLearningLimbic SystemMammalsMemoryMental DisordersNeural PathwaysNeurotransmitter AgentsNucleus AccumbensPhencyclidinePrefrontal CortexPsychotropic DrugsReceptors, NeurotransmitterRewardSchizophreniaSubstance-Related DisordersConceptsForebrain sitesPsychotropic drug actionPrecise anatomical sitesRole of dopamineDopaminergic dysfunctionDopaminergic transmissionDopaminergic functionDopamine neuronsDopaminergic responseReward-related stimuliCorticolimbic circuitsChronic activationDopaminergic activationStriatal regionsAfferent controlAnatomical sitesCorticostriatal systemMental disordersNeuropsychiatric disordersNeuromodulatory systemsPersistent neuroadaptationsDrug actionBehavioral functionsCellular mechanismsDopamine
1998
A comparison of the effects of clonidine and CNQX infusion into the locus coeruleus and the amygdala on naloxone-precipitated opiate withdrawal in the rat
Taylor J, Punch L, Elsworth J. A comparison of the effects of clonidine and CNQX infusion into the locus coeruleus and the amygdala on naloxone-precipitated opiate withdrawal in the rat. Psychopharmacology 1998, 138: 133-142. PMID: 9718282, DOI: 10.1007/s002130050655.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1997
Opposite Modulation of Opiate Withdrawal Behaviors on Microinfusion of a Protein Kinase A Inhibitor Versus Activator into the Locus Coeruleus or Periaqueductal Gray
Punch L, Self D, Nestler E, Taylor J. Opposite Modulation of Opiate Withdrawal Behaviors on Microinfusion of a Protein Kinase A Inhibitor Versus Activator into the Locus Coeruleus or Periaqueductal Gray. Journal Of Neuroscience 1997, 17: 8520-8527. PMID: 9334424, PMCID: PMC6573752, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.17-21-08520.1997.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAmygdalaAnimalsBehavior, AnimalCyclic AMPCyclic AMP-Dependent Protein KinasesEnzyme InhibitorsInfusions, ParenteralLocus CoeruleusMaleMorphine DependenceMotor ActivityNaloxoneNarcotic AntagonistsNerve Tissue ProteinsPeriaqueductal GrayPhosphorylationProtein Processing, Post-TranslationalRatsRats, Sprague-DawleySecond Messenger SystemsStereotyped BehaviorSubstance Withdrawal SyndromeThionucleotidesTyrosine 3-Monooxygenase