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
2009
Loss of dendrite stabilization by the Abl-related gene (Arg) kinase regulates behavioral flexibility and sensitivity to cocaine
Gourley SL, Koleske AJ, Taylor JR. Loss of dendrite stabilization by the Abl-related gene (Arg) kinase regulates behavioral flexibility and sensitivity to cocaine. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2009, 106: 16859-16864. PMID: 19805386, PMCID: PMC2742404, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0902286106.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDopamine D2 receptor levelsLocomotor depressant actionsD2 receptor levelsWild-type micePsychomotor stimulant actionDendritic simplificationAntagonist haloperidolStimulant actionCocaine exposureCortical axonsDendritic arborsReceptor levelsCocaine administrationSynaptic pruningDendrite stabilizationNeuropsychiatric disordersArg inhibitionMiceNormal sensitivityDendritic refinementCytoskeletal stabilizationCocaineAdolescenceReversal taskRhoA GTPase
2001
Neurotrophin-3 modulates noradrenergic neuron function and opiate withdrawal
Akbarian S, Bates B, Liu R, Skirboll S, Pejchal T, Coppola V, Sun L, Fan G, Kucera J, Wilson M, Tessarollo L, Kosofsky B, Taylor J, Bothwell M, Nestler E, Aghajanian G, Jaenisch R. Neurotrophin-3 modulates noradrenergic neuron function and opiate withdrawal. Molecular Psychiatry 2001, 6: 593-604. PMID: 11526474, DOI: 10.1038/sj.mp.4000897.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgingAnimalsAvoidance LearningBrainColforsinCyclic AMPElectric StimulationEnkephalin, Ala(2)-MePhe(4)-Gly(5)-Gene Expression Regulation, EnzymologicIn Vitro TechniquesIntermediate Filament ProteinsLocus CoeruleusMiceMice, KnockoutMice, TransgenicMorphineMorphine DependenceNerve Tissue ProteinsNestinNeuronsNeurotrophin 3Signal TransductionSubstance Withdrawal SyndromeTyrosine 3-MonooxygenaseConceptsNoradrenergic neuronsNeurotrophin-3NT-3Opiate withdrawalNoradrenergic signalingOpiate withdrawal symptomsChronic morphine exposureNT-3 expressionNon-catecholaminergic neuronsLoss of neuronsDorsal medullaMorphine exposureWithdrawal symptomsAfferent sourcesTyrosine hydroxylaseAdult brainSomatic symptomsNeuron functionVentral forebrainConditional ablationReduced upregulationNeuronsAltered cAMPSymptomsWithdrawalEffects of chronic exposure to cocaine are regulated by the neuronal protein Cdk5
Bibb J, Chen J, Taylor J, Svenningsson P, Nishi A, Snyder G, Yan Z, Sagawa Z, Ouimet C, Nairn A, Nestler E, Greengard P. Effects of chronic exposure to cocaine are regulated by the neuronal protein Cdk5. Nature 2001, 410: 376-380. PMID: 11268215, DOI: 10.1038/35066591.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBrainCocaineCocaine-Related DisordersCorpus StriatumCyclin-Dependent Kinase 5Cyclin-Dependent KinasesDopamineDopamine and cAMP-Regulated Phosphoprotein 32Enzyme InhibitorsGene Expression Regulation, EnzymologicKinetinMaleMiceMice, TransgenicNerve Tissue ProteinsNeuronsOligonucleotide Array Sequence AnalysisPhosphoproteinsPhosphorylationProto-Oncogene Proteins c-fosPsychomotor PerformancePurinesRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyReceptors, Dopamine D1RoscovitineSignal TransductionConceptsTranscription factorsSuch transcription factorsDownstream target genesCyclin-dependent kinase 5DNA array analysisTarget genesGene expressionCocaine administrationKinase 5Inducible transgenic miceChronic exposureCdk5 inhibitorMessenger RNACocaine addictionArray analysisDopamine-mediated neurotransmissionDopamine-containing nerve terminalsMedium spiny neuronsD1 dopamine receptorsChronic cocaine administrationOverexpression of ΔFosBProteinTransgenic miceAdaptive changesSpiny neurons