2013
Neuroprotective Role of a Brain-Enriched Tyrosine Phosphatase, STEP, in Focal Cerebral Ischemia
Deb I, Manhas N, Poddar R, Rajagopal S, Allan AM, Lombroso PJ, Rosenberg GA, Candelario-Jalil E, Paul S. Neuroprotective Role of a Brain-Enriched Tyrosine Phosphatase, STEP, in Focal Cerebral Ischemia. Journal Of Neuroscience 2013, 33: 17814-17826. PMID: 24198371, PMCID: PMC3818554, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.2346-12.2013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIschemic brain damageStriatal-enriched phosphataseBrain damageNeuroprotective roleBrain injuryP38 MAPK activationSustained p38 MAPK activationIschemic brain injuryFocal cerebral ischemiaOnset of reperfusionHypoxia-reoxygenation injuryP38 MAPKMAPK activationIschemic strokeNeurological deficitsCerebral ischemiaStroke therapyKO miceRat modelP38 MAPK pathwayCultured neuronsNeuronal culturesGenetic deletionSecondary activationInjury
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