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 miceThe tyrosine phosphatase STEP: implications in schizophrenia and the molecular mechanism underlying antipsychotic medications
Carty NC, Xu J, Kurup P, Brouillette J, Goebel-Goody SM, Austin DR, Yuan P, Chen G, Correa PR, Haroutunian V, Pittenger C, Lombroso PJ. The tyrosine phosphatase STEP: implications in schizophrenia and the molecular mechanism underlying antipsychotic medications. Translational Psychiatry 2012, 2: e137-e137. PMID: 22781170, PMCID: PMC3410627, DOI: 10.1038/tp.2012.63.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsN-methyl-D-aspartate receptorsSTEP61 levelsSurface expressionPostmortem anterior cingulate cortexGluN2B-containing N-methyl-D-aspartate receptorsGluN1/GluN2B receptorsMK-801 treatmentPathophysiology of schizophreniaAnterior cingulate cortexSTEP knockout miceDorsolateral prefrontal cortexChronic administrationChronic treatmentNeuroleptic treatmentAntipsychotic medicationGlutamatergic functionMK-801Glutamate hypothesisMedications resultsTyrosine phosphatase STEPGlutamatergic signalingKnockout miceGluN2B receptorsCingulate cortexSynaptic plasticity
2008
The Tyrosine Phosphatase STEP Mediates AMPA Receptor Endocytosis after Metabotropic Glutamate Receptor Stimulation
Zhang Y, Venkitaramani DV, Gladding CM, Zhang Y, Kurup P, Molnar E, Collingridge GL, Lombroso PJ. The Tyrosine Phosphatase STEP Mediates AMPA Receptor Endocytosis after Metabotropic Glutamate Receptor Stimulation. Journal Of Neuroscience 2008, 28: 10561-10566. PMID: 18923032, PMCID: PMC2586105, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.2666-08.2008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStriatal-enriched protein tyrosine phosphataseProtein tyrosine phosphataseTyrosine phosphataseAMPAR internalizationMitogen-activated protein kinasePhosphoinositide-3-kinase (PI3K) pathwayAMPA receptor endocytosisTyrosine dephosphorylationAMPA receptor traffickingReceptor endocytosisProtein kinaseKinase pathwayStimulation of mGluR5Receptor traffickingNMDAR endocytosisAMPAR traffickingEndocytosisMetabotropic glutamate receptor stimulationTraffickingSurface expressionInternalizationGlutamate receptor stimulationSynaptic plasticityCentral eventPhosphatase
2006
Synaptic plasticity: one STEP at a time
Braithwaite SP, Paul S, Nairn AC, Lombroso PJ. Synaptic plasticity: one STEP at a time. Trends In Neurosciences 2006, 29: 452-458. PMID: 16806510, PMCID: PMC1630769, DOI: 10.1016/j.tins.2006.06.007.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2005
Regulation of NMDA receptor trafficking by amyloid-β
Snyder EM, Nong Y, Almeida CG, Paul S, Moran T, Choi EY, Nairn AC, Salter MW, Lombroso PJ, Gouras GK, Greengard P. Regulation of NMDA receptor trafficking by amyloid-β. Nature Neuroscience 2005, 8: 1051-1058. PMID: 16025111, DOI: 10.1038/nn1503.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAlpha7 Nicotinic Acetylcholine ReceptorAlzheimer DiseaseAmyloid beta-PeptidesAmyloid beta-Protein PrecursorAnimalsCalcineurinCell MembraneCerebral CortexCREB-Binding ProteinDisease Models, AnimalElectric ConductivityEndocytosisEnzyme ActivationMiceNeuronsN-MethylaspartateNuclear ProteinsPeptide FragmentsProtein TransportProtein Tyrosine PhosphatasesProtein Tyrosine Phosphatases, Non-ReceptorReceptors, NicotinicReceptors, N-Methyl-D-AspartateSignal TransductionSynapsesTrans-ActivatorsConceptsNMDA receptorsCortical neuronsAlzheimer's diseaseBrains of patientsAlzheimer's disease pathologyNMDA receptor traffickingGenetic mouse modelsΓ-secretase inhibitorApplication of amyloidSurface NMDA receptorsGlutamatergic transmissionSynaptic dysfunctionPersistent depressionTyrosine phosphatase STEPNicotinic receptorsMouse modelDisease processSynaptic plasticityDisease pathologyNeuronsReceptorsAmyloidSurface expressionUnderlying mechanismReceptor trafficking