2019
Trio Haploinsufficiency Causes Neurodevelopmental Disease-Associated Deficits
Katrancha SM, Shaw JE, Zhao AY, Myers SA, Cocco AR, Jeng AT, Zhu M, Pittenger C, Greer CA, Carr SA, Xiao X, Koleske AJ. Trio Haploinsufficiency Causes Neurodevelopmental Disease-Associated Deficits. Cell Reports 2019, 26: 2805-2817.e9. PMID: 30840899, PMCID: PMC6436967, DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2019.02.022.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHeterozygous coding mutationsDendritic spine densityHippocampus of miceNeurodevelopmental disordersLong-term potentiationDendritic spine defectsPostsynaptic deficitsSpine densityCortical synapsesDendritic arborizationExcitatory neuronsMotor coordinationHaploinsufficient miceKnockout miceTherapeutic interventionsBipolar disorderProtein kinase A (PKA) signalingNeuronal structuresSpine defectsIncreases anxietyMiceDisordersDeficitsCoding mutationsA Signaling
2018
Noonan Syndrome-Associated SHP2 Dephosphorylates GluN2B to Regulate NMDA Receptor Function
Levy AD, Xiao X, Shaw JE, Devi S, Katrancha SM, Bennett AM, Greer CA, Howe JR, Machida K, Koleske AJ. Noonan Syndrome-Associated SHP2 Dephosphorylates GluN2B to Regulate NMDA Receptor Function. Cell Reports 2018, 24: 1523-1535. PMID: 30089263, PMCID: PMC6234505, DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2018.07.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTyrosine phosphatase SHP2Noonan syndromePhosphatase SHP2Regulatory proteinsSHP2Recombinant GluN1Nck2Receptor functionNMDA receptor functionNMDAR functionGluN2B functionMutationsNMDAR dysfunctionNeuron functionNS miceGluN1ProteinAllelesNMDA receptorsDiheteromersReceptor kineticsReduced contributionsFunctionHyperactivationMice
2016
Arg Deficiency Does not Influence the Course of Myelin Oligodendrocyte Glycoprotein (MOG35-55)-induced Experimental Autoimmune Encephalomyelitis
Jacobsen FA, Hulst C, Bäckström T, Koleske AJ, Andersson Å. Arg Deficiency Does not Influence the Course of Myelin Oligodendrocyte Glycoprotein (MOG35-55)-induced Experimental Autoimmune Encephalomyelitis. Journal Of Clinical & Cellular Immunology 2016, 2016: 420. PMID: 34527426, PMCID: PMC8439389, DOI: 10.4172/2155-9899.1000420.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchExperimental autoimmune encephalomyelitisAutoimmune encephalomyelitisMyelin oligodendrocyte glycoproteinOligodendrocyte glycoproteinB cellsDevelopment of MOGB-cell traffickingDisease developmentSplenic B cellsLymphocyte phenotypesAbl kinaseImmune activationMultiple sclerosisImmunized miceRodent modelsEncephalomyelitisC57BL/6 backgroundStimulation assaysMiceArg kinaseNovel roleTyrosine kinaseMOGArg tyrosine kinasesActivation
2014
Adolescent cocaine exposure simplifies orbitofrontal cortical dendritic arbors
DePoy LM, Perszyk RE, Zimmermann KS, Koleske AJ, Gourley SL. Adolescent cocaine exposure simplifies orbitofrontal cortical dendritic arbors. Frontiers In Pharmacology 2014, 5: 228. PMID: 25452728, PMCID: PMC4233985, DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2014.00228.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDendritic arborsCocaine exposureDendritic spinesPre-existing structural abnormalitiesAdolescent cocaine exposurePostnatal day 31Prior cocaine exposureCocaine-induced modificationsDrugs of abuseDosing protocolDrug-naïveDrug exposureLocomotor activationExcitatory neuronsLong-term effectsAnimal modelsDay 31Structural abnormalitiesOrbitofrontal cortexBehavioral effectsBrain structuresMiceNeurobehavioral phenotypesCocaine vulnerabilityCell populations
2010
Increased Dendrite Branching in AβPP/PS1 Mice and Elongation of Dendrite Arbors by Fasudil Administration
Couch BA, DeMarco GJ, Gourley SL, Koleske AJ. Increased Dendrite Branching in AβPP/PS1 Mice and Elongation of Dendrite Arbors by Fasudil Administration. Journal Of Alzheimer's Disease 2010, 20: 1003-1008. PMID: 20413901, PMCID: PMC3077946, DOI: 10.3233/jad-2010-091114.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDendrite arborsPS1 miceAβPP/PS1 miceAmyloid-beta overproductionPS1 transgenic miceCA1 pyramidal neuronsROCK inhibitor fasudilROCK signalingPyramidal neuronsDendritic regressionFasudil administrationPharmacological reductionInhibitor fasudilTransgenic miceAlzheimer's diseaseMiceDendrite branchingRho-kinaseArborsDiseaseNeuronsSignalingAtrophyFasudilAbeta
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
2008
T cell survival and function requires the c-Abl tyrosine kinase
Silberman I, Sionov RV, Zuckerman V, Haupt S, Goldberg Z, Strasser A, Ben-Sasson ZS, Baniyash M, Koleske AJ, Haupt Y. T cell survival and function requires the c-Abl tyrosine kinase. Cell Cycle 2008, 7: 3847-3857. PMID: 19098427, PMCID: PMC3407662, DOI: 10.4161/cc.7.24.7267.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsT cellsThymic atrophyT cell numbersAnti-tumor antibodiesAdult T-cellT cell functionT cell survivalDeficient T cellsTumor cell killingLck-Cre transgeneSyngeneic tumorsCell-autonomous roleEarly deathImmune systemIncreased susceptibilityMiceImpaired abilityCell functionAtrophyCell killingCell numberSurvivalOxidative stress stimuliCell survivalRole of Abl
2007
Defective T Cell Development and Function in the Absence of Abelson Kinases
Gu JJ, Zhang N, He YW, Koleske AJ, Pendergast AM. Defective T Cell Development and Function in the Absence of Abelson Kinases. The Journal Of Immunology 2007, 179: 7334-7343. PMID: 18025176, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.179.11.7334.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsT cell developmentT cellsMutant miceCell-autonomous roleT cell-dependent AgCD8 T cellsListeria monocytogenes infectionT cell expansionCell developmentNumber of thymocytesT cell functionDouble-positive stageDouble-negative populationDefective T cell developmentConditional knockout miceT cells resultsNull T cellsTCR-induced signalingCytokine productionMonocytogenes infectionAb productionKnockout miceThymocyte proliferationConditional deletionMice