2021
Spreading of Alzheimer tau seeds is enhanced by aging and template matching with limited impact of amyloid-β
Nies SH, Takahashi H, Herber CS, Huttner A, Chase A, Strittmatter SM. Spreading of Alzheimer tau seeds is enhanced by aging and template matching with limited impact of amyloid-β. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2021, 297: 101159. PMID: 34480901, PMCID: PMC8477193, DOI: 10.1016/j.jbc.2021.101159.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgingAlzheimer DiseaseAmyloid beta-PeptidesAnimalsCerebral CortexHippocampusMiceMice, KnockoutNeuritesTau ProteinsConceptsTau seedsAlzheimer's diseaseAD model miceWT mouse brainPathological tauSynaptic lossTau accumulationWT miceMouse tauTau pathologyTau burdenModel miceTau inclusionsPharmacological interventionsAD riskCognitive declineMouse brainTau aggregatesPyk2 kinaseKnowledge of factorsKinase inhibitorsMiceFyn kinase inhibitorAβMouse aging
2017
Protein Tyrosine Phosphatase δ Mediates the Sema3A-Induced Cortical Basal Dendritic Arborization through the Activation of Fyn Tyrosine Kinase
Nakamura F, Okada T, Shishikura M, Uetani N, Taniguchi M, Yagi T, Iwakura Y, Ohshima T, Goshima Y, Strittmatter SM. Protein Tyrosine Phosphatase δ Mediates the Sema3A-Induced Cortical Basal Dendritic Arborization through the Activation of Fyn Tyrosine Kinase. Journal Of Neuroscience 2017, 37: 7125-7139. PMID: 28637841, PMCID: PMC6705738, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.2519-16.2017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCells, CulturedCerebral CortexDendritesEnzyme ActivationFemaleGene Expression Regulation, EnzymologicMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutMice, TransgenicNeuronal PlasticityProtein-Tyrosine KinasesProto-Oncogene Proteins c-fynReceptor-Like Protein Tyrosine Phosphatases, Class 2Semaphorin-3AConceptsCortical dendritic growthBasal dendritesCultured dorsal root ganglion neuronsCortical layer V neuronsPrimary cultured dorsal root ganglion (DRG) neuronsDorsal root ganglion neuronsWild-type cortical neuronsBasal dendritic arborizationLayer V neuronsAxon guidanceDouble heterozygous mutantsSpecific guidance cuesProtein tyrosine phosphatase δAxon guidance cuesPoor arborizationV neuronsGuidance cuesGanglion neuronsDendritic arborizationCortical neuronsMutant miceSemaphorin 3ASrc kinaseActivation of FynGrowth cone collapse response
2016
Inhibition of Poly-ADP-Ribosylation Fails to Increase Axonal Regeneration or Improve Functional Recovery after Adult Mammalian CNS Injury
Wang X, Sekine Y, Byrne AB, Cafferty WB, Hammarlund M, Strittmatter SM. Inhibition of Poly-ADP-Ribosylation Fails to Increase Axonal Regeneration or Improve Functional Recovery after Adult Mammalian CNS Injury. ENeuro 2016, 3: eneuro.0270-16.2016. PMID: 28032120, PMCID: PMC5187389, DOI: 10.1523/eneuro.0270-16.2016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAxonsBenzimidazolesCells, CulturedCerebral CortexDisease Models, AnimalFemaleIsoenzymesMaleMice, 129 StrainMice, Inbred C57BLMice, TransgenicMotor ActivityNerve RegenerationOptic Nerve InjuriesPoly (ADP-Ribose) Polymerase-1Poly(ADP-ribose) Polymerase InhibitorsRecovery of FunctionSpinal Cord InjuriesThoracic VertebraeConceptsOptic nerve crush injuryNerve crush injuryThoracic spinal cordAxonal regenerationSpinal cordDorsal hemisectionCrush injuryFunctional recoveryPARP inhibitorsMotor function recoveryRecovery of functionPoly (ADP-ribose) polymeraseClinical PARP inhibitorsNeurological recoveryShort hairpin RNACNS traumaCNS injuryFunction recoveryAxonal regrowthSystemic administrationPharmacodynamic actionAxon regenerationTraumatic damageTherapeutic efficacyNeurological traumaEarly Activation of Experience-Independent Dendritic Spine Turnover in a Mouse Model of Alzheimer's Disease.
Heiss JK, Barrett J, Yu Z, Haas LT, Kostylev MA, Strittmatter SM. Early Activation of Experience-Independent Dendritic Spine Turnover in a Mouse Model of Alzheimer's Disease. Cerebral Cortex 2016, 27: 3660-3674. PMID: 27365298, PMCID: PMC6059166, DOI: 10.1093/cercor/bhw188.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAge FactorsAlzheimer DiseaseAmyloid beta-Protein PrecursorAnalysis of VarianceAnimalsCerebral CortexDendritic SpinesDisease Models, AnimalGene Expression ProfilingGreen Fluorescent ProteinsHippocampusHumansImaging, Three-DimensionalImmunoprecipitationMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, TransgenicMutationNeuroimagingPlaque, AmyloidPresenilin-1Prion ProteinsProto-Oncogene Proteins c-fosSensory DeprivationTime FactorsVibrissaeConceptsAPP/PS1 miceDendritic spine turnoverSpine turnoverAlzheimer's diseasePS1 miceAged APP/PS1 miceYoung APP/PS1 miceAPP/PS1 mouse brainSoluble Aβ oligomersLipid-metabolizing genesAPPswe/Synaptic lossCerebral cortexSynapse densityAβ plaquesSynaptic dysregulationLack responsivenessMouse modelDendritic spinesPersistent spinesSynapse turnoverPlaque formationMouse brainYounger ageCellular prion protein
2015
Erasure of fear memories is prevented by Nogo Receptor 1 in adulthood
Bhagat SM, Butler SS, Taylor JR, McEwen BS, Strittmatter SM. Erasure of fear memories is prevented by Nogo Receptor 1 in adulthood. Molecular Psychiatry 2015, 21: 1281-1289. PMID: 26619810, PMCID: PMC4887429, DOI: 10.1038/mp.2015.179.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPost-traumatic stress disorderExtinction trainingFear memorySpontaneous fear recoveryBasolateral amygdalaJuvenile rodentsFear recoveryFear renewalFear extinctionFear expressionInhibitory synapse markersNgR1 expressionStress disorderNogo receptor 1Anxiety disordersInfralimbic cortexCritical periodNeural plasticityMemoryTemporary windowsReceptor 1TrainingAdulthoodNgR1 functionNaive mice
2013
Multimodal exercises simultaneously stimulating cortical and brainstem pathways after unilateral corticospinal lesion
Harel NY, Yigitkanli K, Fu Y, Cafferty WB, Strittmatter SM. Multimodal exercises simultaneously stimulating cortical and brainstem pathways after unilateral corticospinal lesion. Brain Research 2013, 1538: 17-25. PMID: 24055330, PMCID: PMC3873870, DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2013.07.012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBrainstem pathwaysMultimodal exerciseCorticospinal tractTraining groupContext of injuryCST pathwayAnatomical outcomesCST injuryPostural exercisesCorticospinal lesionsCollateral sproutingCST lesionElectrophysiological assessmentSpinal cordPhysical exerciseGait kinematicsLimb performanceSynaptic strengthLesionsSubcortical circuitsFiber densityMiceInjuryFurther studiesExerciseAnatomical Plasticity of Adult Brain Is Titrated by Nogo Receptor 1
Akbik FV, Bhagat SM, Patel PR, Cafferty WB, Strittmatter SM. Anatomical Plasticity of Adult Brain Is Titrated by Nogo Receptor 1. Neuron 2013, 77: 859-866. PMID: 23473316, PMCID: PMC3594793, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2012.12.027.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNgr1-/- miceNogo receptor 1Somatosensory cortexReceptor 1Adult cerebral cortexDendritic spine turnoverDendritic spine dynamicsAnatomical plasticityCerebral cortexControl miceSpine turnoverAxonal varicositiesWhisker removalAdult brainDendritic spinesSpine dynamicsNull miceAge 26Synaptic turnoverAnatomical connectivityConditional deletionMiceLower set pointNgR1Cortex
2011
A Multi-domain Fragment of Nogo-A Protein Is a Potent Inhibitor of Cortical Axon Regeneration via Nogo Receptor 1*
Huebner EA, Kim BG, Duffy PJ, Brown RH, Strittmatter SM. A Multi-domain Fragment of Nogo-A Protein Is a Potent Inhibitor of Cortical Axon Regeneration via Nogo Receptor 1*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2011, 286: 18026-18036. PMID: 21454605, PMCID: PMC3093876, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m110.208108.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMature cortical neuronsCortical neuronsNogo-66Axon regenerationReceptor 1Central nervous system injuryDorsal root ganglion neuronsNogo-66 receptor 1Expression of PirBMature cortical culturesNogo receptor 1Nervous system injuryNogo-A proteinImmunoglobulin-like receptorsChick dorsal root ganglion neuronsFunctional recoverySystem injuryGanglion neuronsCortical culturesPredominant receptorNgR1Genetic deletionPirBCell surface receptorsNeurons
2010
Genetic reduction of striatal-enriched tyrosine phosphatase (STEP) reverses cognitive and cellular deficits in an Alzheimer’s disease mouse model
Zhang Y, Kurup P, Xu J, Carty N, Fernandez SM, Nygaard HB, Pittenger C, Greengard P, Strittmatter SM, Nairn AC, Lombroso PJ. Genetic reduction of striatal-enriched tyrosine phosphatase (STEP) reverses cognitive and cellular deficits in an Alzheimer’s disease mouse model. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2010, 107: 19014-19019. PMID: 20956308, PMCID: PMC2973892, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1013543107.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStriatal-enriched tyrosine phosphataseTyrosine phosphataseDisease mouse modelStriatal-enriched phosphataseAlzheimer's diseaseCellular deficitsGenetic manipulationNMDA receptorsMouse modelTriple transgenic AD mouse modelIncurable neurodegenerative disorderTransgenic AD mouse modelAlzheimer's disease mouse modelPathophysiology of ADSTEP inhibitorGenetic reductionAD mouse modelHuman AD patientsSoluble Aβ oligomersSynaptic functionPhosphataseNeurodegenerative disordersAD patientsDevastating disorderAnimal modelsAnti-PrPC monoclonal antibody infusion as a novel treatment for cognitive deficits in an alzheimer's disease model mouse
Chung E, Ji Y, Sun Y, Kascsak RJ, Kascsak RB, Mehta PD, Strittmatter SM, Wisniewski T. Anti-PrPC monoclonal antibody infusion as a novel treatment for cognitive deficits in an alzheimer's disease model mouse. BMC Neuroscience 2010, 11: 130. PMID: 20946660, PMCID: PMC2964735, DOI: 10.1186/1471-2202-11-130.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAlzheimer DiseaseAmyloid beta-PeptidesAnimalsAntibodies, MonoclonalBlotting, WesternCerebral CortexCognition DisordersEnzyme-Linked Immunosorbent AssayHippocampusHumansImage Processing, Computer-AssistedImmunohistochemistryMemory, Short-TermMiceMice, TransgenicPrPC ProteinsPsychomotor PerformanceSynapsesSynaptophysinConceptsAPP/PS1 Tg miceAPP/PS1 transgenic miceAPP/PS1 TgPS1 transgenic miceDisease model miceTransgenic miceCognitive deficitsTg miceAβ oligomersBehavioral testingVehicle solutionAlzheimer's disease model miceDentate gyrus molecular layerAPP/PS1 groupWild-type control groupConformational neurodegenerative disordersMonoclonal antibody infusionAD transgenic miceAmyloid plaque burdenAβ oligomer levelsDays/weekNovel therapeutic approachesMurine hippocampal slicesShort-term treatmentAnti-PrP antibodies
2009
Inosine Alters Gene Expression and Axonal Projections in Neurons Contralateral to a Cortical Infarct and Improves Skilled Use of the Impaired Limb
Zai L, Ferrari C, Subbaiah S, Havton LA, Coppola G, Strittmatter S, Irwin N, Geschwind D, Benowitz LI. Inosine Alters Gene Expression and Axonal Projections in Neurons Contralateral to a Cortical Infarct and Improves Skilled Use of the Impaired Limb. Journal Of Neuroscience 2009, 29: 8187-8197. PMID: 19553458, PMCID: PMC2856695, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.0414-09.2009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAxonsBrain InfarctionCerebral CortexComplement C1qComplement C3Disease Models, AnimalExtremitiesFunctional LateralityGene Expression RegulationHeat-Shock ProteinsImmunohistochemistryInjections, IntraventricularInosineNeuronsOligonucleotide Array Sequence AnalysisProteasome Endopeptidase ComplexRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyRecovery of FunctionRNA, MessengerTreatment OutcomeUbiquitinationConceptsUndamaged neuronsSpinal cordSynaptic bouton-like structuresImpaired limbAlters gene expressionCorticospinal tract axonsSpecific cortical areasBouton-like structuresCortical infarctsCorticospinal neuronsDenervated sideUnaffected hemisphereAxon collateralsSensorimotor cortexBrain damageBrain injuryInjury modelLaser capture microdissectionAxonal projectionsGene expressionCortical areasDenervated halfComplement cascadeNeuronsAxon growth
2000
Dendrites go up, axons go down
Strittmatter S. Dendrites go up, axons go down. Nature 2000, 404: 557-559. PMID: 10766224, DOI: 10.1038/35007181.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1980
Properties of the separated catalytic and regulatory units of brain adenylate cyclase.
Strittmatter S, Neer EJ. Properties of the separated catalytic and regulatory units of brain adenylate cyclase. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 1980, 77: 6344-6348. PMID: 6935648, PMCID: PMC350280, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.77.11.6344.Peer-Reviewed Original Research