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
2008
Autism
Moura P, Lombroso P, Mercadante M. Autism. Advances In Biological Psychiatry 2008, 24: 21-38. DOI: 10.1159/000118514.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMedial temporal lobeNeurobiology of autismSpecific brain regionsAutism researchTemporal lobeAutismBrain regionsCortical regionsBrain volumeSuccessful interventionsAnimal modelsConsistent findingDiagnostic issuesNeurobiologyNeuroimagingAmygdalaFindingsHippocampusCandidate genesAbnormalitiesCerebellumNeurotransmittersGenetic studiesIntervention
1996
Transient compartmental expression of a family of protein tyrosine phosphatases in the developing striatum
Raghunathan A, Matthews G, Lombroso P, Naegele J. Transient compartmental expression of a family of protein tyrosine phosphatases in the developing striatum. Brain Research 1996, 91: 190-199. PMID: 8852369, DOI: 10.1016/0165-3806(95)00176-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBlotting, NorthernBlotting, WesternCalbindinsCell CountDopamine and cAMP-Regulated Phosphoprotein 32Enzyme InhibitorsFemaleGene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalIsoenzymesNeostriatumNerve Tissue ProteinsNeuronsPhosphoproteinsPostpartum PeriodPregnancyProtein Tyrosine PhosphatasesRatsRats, Inbred StrainsS100 Calcium Binding Protein GSubstance PSubstantia NigraTime FactorsTranscription, GeneticConceptsPatch neuronsPostnatal weekTwo-color immunofluorescent stainingTyrosine hydroxylase-immunoreactive fibersDopaminoceptive brain regionsCalbindin-positive neuronsHydroxylase-immunoreactive fibersStriatum of ratsDopamine islandsPostnatal day 1Most striatal neuronsFirst postnatal weekEarly postnatal developmentMatrix neuronsStriatal afferentsStriatal neuronsImmunoreactive fibersSubstance PLateral striatumDay 1StriatumPostnatal developmentBrain regionsNeuronsCompartmental expression
1995
Cellular and molecular characterization of a brain-enriched protein tyrosine phosphatase
Boulanger L, Lombroso P, Raghunathan A, During M, Wahle P, Naegele. Cellular and molecular characterization of a brain-enriched protein tyrosine phosphatase. Journal Of Neuroscience 1995, 15: 1532-1544. PMID: 7869116, PMCID: PMC6577844, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.15-02-01532.1995.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAntibodies, MonoclonalAxonsBlotting, WesternBrainCerebral CortexCorpus StriatumImmunohistochemistryIn Situ HybridizationMiceMice, Inbred BALB CNeuronsPeptide FragmentsProtein Tyrosine PhosphatasesProtein Tyrosine Phosphatases, Non-ReceptorRatsRNA, MessengerSynaptic TransmissionTissue DistributionConceptsSubstantia nigraAdult rat brainCombination of immunocytochemistrySitu hybridization studiesProjection neuronsBasal gangliaCaudate putamenPresynaptic axonsStriatal enriched protein tyrosine phosphataseRat brainBrain regionsImmunocytochemical stainingLesion experimentsWestern blotLesion studiesWestern blottingMonoclonal antibodiesMRNA expression patternsImmunoreactive formsImmunoreactive bandsProtein tyrosine phosphataseNigraSitu hybridizationHybridization studiesSTEP isoforms