2022
Alzheimer risk gene product Pyk2 suppresses tau phosphorylation and phenotypic effects of tauopathy
Brody AH, Nies SH, Guan F, Smith LM, Mukherjee B, Salazar SA, Lee S, Lam TKT, Strittmatter SM. Alzheimer risk gene product Pyk2 suppresses tau phosphorylation and phenotypic effects of tauopathy. Molecular Neurodegeneration 2022, 17: 32. PMID: 35501917, PMCID: PMC9063299, DOI: 10.1186/s13024-022-00526-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPS19 miceTau phosphorylationDisease riskPyk2 expressionPyk2 activityHuman neuronal culturesAlzheimer's disease riskNeuro-inflammationSynapse lossTau accumulationTau pathologyMouse survivalC1q depositionT cellsAssociated pathologyMouse modelLittermate controlsMAPK activityHuman neuronsHuman tauNeuronal culturesPyk2 inhibitionVivo modelMouse brainSynaptic function
2021
Optic nerve regeneration screen identifies multiple genes restricting adult neural repair
Lindborg JA, Tran NM, Chenette DM, DeLuca K, Foli Y, Kannan R, Sekine Y, Wang X, Wollan M, Kim IJ, Sanes JR, Strittmatter SM. Optic nerve regeneration screen identifies multiple genes restricting adult neural repair. Cell Reports 2021, 34: 108777. PMID: 33657370, PMCID: PMC8009559, DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2021.108777.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAxonsCRISPR-Cas SystemsDependovirusFemaleGene EditingGene Expression RegulationGenetic Association StudiesHEK293 CellsHumansInterleukinsMaleMAP Kinase Kinase KinasesMice, Inbred C57BLMice, TransgenicNerve RegenerationNeurogenesisOptic NerveOptic Nerve InjuriesRetinal Ganglion CellsSignal TransductionSTAT3 Transcription FactorConceptsOptic nerve crushRetinal ganglion cellsRegeneration-associated genesShort hairpin RNAIL-22Neural repairCentral nervous system traumaNeurological deficits persistNervous system traumaNerve crushAxonal damageAxonal regenerationGanglion cellsSystem traumaInflammatory responseCNS regenerationDeficits persistAxonal growthHairpin RNAConcurrent activationTranscription 3Cell-autonomous factorsKinase pathwaySignal transducerRepair
2019
A proteolytic C-terminal fragment of Nogo-A (reticulon-4A) is released in exosomes and potently inhibits axon regeneration
Sekine Y, Lindborg JA, Strittmatter SM. A proteolytic C-terminal fragment of Nogo-A (reticulon-4A) is released in exosomes and potently inhibits axon regeneration. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2019, 295: 2175-2183. PMID: 31748413, PMCID: PMC7039549, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.ra119.009896.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMembrane-associated proteinsRecombinant protein expressionMatrix-associated proteinOligodendrocyte plasma membraneProteolytic C-terminal fragmentsRegeneration assaysC-terminal fragmentPlasma membraneNeurite outgrowth inhibitor NogoAxonal regenerationExosomal releaseDiffusible inhibitorC-terminalSiRNA knockdownCleavage siteCultured cellsLong fragmentPrimary cortical neuron culturesCentral nervous system traumaExosomesEnzyme inhibitor treatmentExosomal fractionSpinal cord crush injuryCerebral cortex neuronsProteinSystematic and standardized comparison of reported amyloid-β receptors for sufficiency, affinity, and Alzheimer's disease relevance
Smith LM, Kostylev MA, Lee S, Strittmatter SM. Systematic and standardized comparison of reported amyloid-β receptors for sufficiency, affinity, and Alzheimer's disease relevance. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2019, 294: 6042-6053. PMID: 30787106, PMCID: PMC6463724, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.ra118.006252.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAlzheimer's diseaseAD brainLeukocyte immunoglobulin-like receptorsNogo receptor 1Human AD brainsImmunoglobulin-like receptorsB member 2Brains of individualsReceptor candidatesSoluble AβOsDisease relevanceCell surface expressionHippocampal neuronsMouse modelSynthetic AβAβO bindingMemory impairmentReceptor 1Cellular prion proteinNeuronal synapsesNgR1Molecular pathologyAβAβ speciesMember 2Pyk2 Signaling through Graf1 and RhoA GTPase Is Required for Amyloid-β Oligomer-Triggered Synapse Loss
Lee S, Salazar SV, Cox TO, Strittmatter SM. Pyk2 Signaling through Graf1 and RhoA GTPase Is Required for Amyloid-β Oligomer-Triggered Synapse Loss. Journal Of Neuroscience 2019, 39: 1910-1929. PMID: 30626696, PMCID: PMC6407289, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.2983-18.2018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDendritic spine lossGenetic variationRhoA GTPaseSynapse lossSpine lossBiochemical basisGTPase-activating proteinsFocal adhesion kinasePyk2 functionPyk2 tyrosine kinasePostsynaptic sitesTyrosine kinase Pyk2Disease riskKinase-dependent mechanismOverexpression of Pyk2Dendritic spine densityAdhesion kinaseTransgenic mouse modelBiochemical isolationPyk2 kinaseAlzheimer's disease riskDendritic spine stabilityKinase Pyk2Late-onset Alzheimer's disease (LOAD) riskActin control
2018
Liquid and Hydrogel Phases of PrPC Linked to Conformation Shifts and Triggered by Alzheimer’s Amyloid-β Oligomers
Kostylev MA, Tuttle MD, Lee S, Klein LE, Takahashi H, Cox TO, Gunther EC, Zilm KW, Strittmatter SM. Liquid and Hydrogel Phases of PrPC Linked to Conformation Shifts and Triggered by Alzheimer’s Amyloid-β Oligomers. Molecular Cell 2018, 72: 426-443.e12. PMID: 30401430, PMCID: PMC6226277, DOI: 10.1016/j.molcel.2018.10.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAmino-terminal GlyCellular prion proteinProtein phase separationAmyloid-β OligomersPlasma membraneMembraneless organellesAla residuesRecombinant PrPPrion proteinCell surfaceConformation shiftConformational transitionHelical conformationAβ speciesPrPSupSpongiform degenerationEndogenous AβOsOrganellesPrPCSuch domainsSpeciesDomainProteinAβOsThe nociceptin receptor inhibits axonal regeneration and recovery from spinal cord injury
Sekine Y, Siegel CS, Sekine-Konno T, Cafferty WBJ, Strittmatter SM. The nociceptin receptor inhibits axonal regeneration and recovery from spinal cord injury. Science Signaling 2018, 11 PMID: 29615517, PMCID: PMC6179440, DOI: 10.1126/scisignal.aao4180.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSpinal cord injuryCord injuryAxonal regenerationMid-thoracic spinal cordTraumatic spinal cord injuryPartial neurological recoveryTraumatic CNS injuryDorsal hemisectionNeurological recoveryPeptide nociceptinCNS injuryAxon sproutingORL1 agonistSelective blockadeSpinal cordLocomotor functionNociceptin receptorAxon regenerationNeural repairPrimary neuronsNgR1 proteinAxonal growthNull miceMRNA expressionORL1
2017
Silent Allosteric Modulation of mGluR5 Maintains Glutamate Signaling while Rescuing Alzheimer’s Mouse Phenotypes
Haas LT, Salazar SV, Smith LM, Zhao HR, Cox TO, Herber CS, Degnan AP, Balakrishnan A, Macor JE, Albright CF, Strittmatter SM. Silent Allosteric Modulation of mGluR5 Maintains Glutamate Signaling while Rescuing Alzheimer’s Mouse Phenotypes. Cell Reports 2017, 20: 76-88. PMID: 28683325, PMCID: PMC5547898, DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2017.06.023.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAD transgenic mouse modelDisease pathologyMetabotropic glutamate receptor 5Allosteric modulationGlutamate receptor 5Alzheimer's disease pathologyTransgenic mouse brainSilent allosteric modulatorsTransgenic mouse modelBroad therapeutic windowMouse phenotypeAD interventionSynaptic depletionBrain slicesGlutamate signalingMouse modelTherapeutic windowAD phenotypeReceptor 5Mouse brainAllosteric modulatorsMemory deficitsCellular prion proteinPathological roleMGluR5
2015
Metabotropic glutamate receptor 5 couples cellular prion protein to intracellular signalling in Alzheimer’s disease
Haas LT, Salazar SV, Kostylev MA, Um JW, Kaufman AC, Strittmatter SM. Metabotropic glutamate receptor 5 couples cellular prion protein to intracellular signalling in Alzheimer’s disease. Brain 2015, 139: 526-546. PMID: 26667279, PMCID: PMC4840505, DOI: 10.1093/brain/awv356.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCellular prion proteinDisease-related phenotypesPrion proteinMetabotropic glutamate receptor 5Glutamate receptor 5Protein tyrosine kinase 2 betaCalmodulin-dependent protein kinase IICalcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase IIProtein kinase IIReceptor 5Protein associatesGenetic interactionsObligate complexesGenetic couplingDisease pathogenesisDisease pathologyKinase IIIntracellular proteinsAlzheimer's disease-related phenotypesSingle heterozygotesProteinBiochemical evidenceProtein mediatorsDisease-modifying interventionsTransgenic model miceSac2/INPP5F is an inositol 4-phosphatase that functions in the endocytic pathway
Nakatsu F, Messa M, Nández R, Czapla H, Zou Y, Strittmatter SM, De Camilli P. Sac2/INPP5F is an inositol 4-phosphatase that functions in the endocytic pathway. Journal Of Cell Biology 2015, 209: 85-95. PMID: 25869668, PMCID: PMC4395491, DOI: 10.1083/jcb.201409064.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEndocytic membranesPosition of inositolRecruitment of inositolSAC domainEndocytic pathwayPlasma membraneINPP5FSequential dephosphorylationOCRLDephosphorylationEndocytosisSynaptojaninRab5EndosomesYeastInositolMembranePhosphataseMacropinosomesClathrinCoimmunoprecipitationPtdInsPhosphoinositideVesiclesPathway
2014
Therapeutic Molecules and Endogenous Ligands Regulate the Interaction between Brain Cellular Prion Protein (PrPC) and Metabotropic Glutamate Receptor 5 (mGluR5)*
Haas LT, Kostylev MA, Strittmatter SM. Therapeutic Molecules and Endogenous Ligands Regulate the Interaction between Brain Cellular Prion Protein (PrPC) and Metabotropic Glutamate Receptor 5 (mGluR5)*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2014, 289: 28460-28477. PMID: 25148681, PMCID: PMC4192497, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m114.584342.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAlzheimer DiseaseAmyloid beta-PeptidesAnimalsAntibodiesBinding SitesBiological AssayBrain ChemistryCell MembraneDisease Models, AnimalGene Expression RegulationHEK293 CellsHumansLigandsMiceMice, TransgenicPeptide MappingProtein BindingProtein Structure, TertiaryPrPC ProteinsReceptor, Metabotropic Glutamate 5Recombinant ProteinsSignal TransductionSmall Molecule LibrariesConceptsMetabotropic glutamate receptor 5Glutamate receptor 5Receptor 5Endogenous ligandMouse brainAD transgenic model miceCellular prion proteinAmino acids 91Transgenic model miceSoluble amyloid β (Aβ) oligomersAlzheimer's disease pathophysiologySilent allosteric modulatorsAgonists/antagonistsExtracellular AβOsMGluR5 activitySynthetic AβOsPrion proteinAmyloid-β OligomersModel miceCell membrane preparationsMGluR5Neurotoxic signalsBrain homogenatesAlzheimer's diseaseDisease pathophysiology
2013
Metabotropic Glutamate Receptor 5 Is a Coreceptor for Alzheimer Aβ Oligomer Bound to Cellular Prion Protein
Um JW, Kaufman AC, Kostylev M, Heiss JK, Stagi M, Takahashi H, Kerrisk ME, Vortmeyer A, Wisniewski T, Koleske AJ, Gunther EC, Nygaard HB, Strittmatter SM. Metabotropic Glutamate Receptor 5 Is a Coreceptor for Alzheimer Aβ Oligomer Bound to Cellular Prion Protein. Neuron 2013, 79: 887-902. PMID: 24012003, PMCID: PMC3768018, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2013.06.036.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAlzheimer DiseaseAmyloid beta-PeptidesAnimalsCalciumCells, CulturedElongation Factor 2 KinaseHEK293 CellsHumansMiceNeuronsOocytesPhosphorylationPost-Synaptic DensityProto-Oncogene Proteins c-fynPrPC ProteinsReceptor, Metabotropic Glutamate 5Receptors, Metabotropic GlutamateSignal TransductionXenopusConceptsDisease pathophysiologyHuman AD brain extractsCellular prion proteinMetabotropic glutamate receptor 5Postsynaptic densityDendritic spine lossAD brain extractsMetabotropic glutamate receptorsGlutamate receptor 5Alzheimer's disease pathophysiologyExtracellular AβOsMGluR5 antagonismPrion proteinSpine lossSynapse densityGlutamate receptorsIntracellular calciumMGluR5Receptor 5Neuronal functionAβOsBrain extractsAβ oligomersFyn kinasePSD proteins
2010
Sortilin-Mediated Endocytosis Determines Levels of the Frontotemporal Dementia Protein, Progranulin
Hu F, Padukkavidana T, Vægter CB, Brady OA, Zheng Y, Mackenzie IR, Feldman HH, Nykjaer A, Strittmatter SM. Sortilin-Mediated Endocytosis Determines Levels of the Frontotemporal Dementia Protein, Progranulin. Neuron 2010, 68: 654-667. PMID: 21092856, PMCID: PMC2990962, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2010.09.034.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFrontotemporal lobar degenerationSerum PGRN levelsFTLD-TDP casesFTLD-TDPMicroglial cellsPGRN levelsCortical neuronsGRN haploinsufficiencyProgranulin mutationsTDP-43Causative rolePGRNUbiquitin aggregatesNeuronsSortilinMiceCell surfaceDetermine levelsPathophysiologyInjuryProgranulinCNSCentral roleDegenerationBrain