2014
Inhibitor of the Tyrosine Phosphatase STEP Reverses Cognitive Deficits in a Mouse Model of Alzheimer's Disease
Xu J, Chatterjee M, Baguley TD, Brouillette J, Kurup P, Ghosh D, Kanyo J, Zhang Y, Seyb K, Ononenyi C, Foscue E, Anderson GM, Gresack J, Cuny GD, Glicksman MA, Greengard P, Lam TT, Tautz L, Nairn AC, Ellman JA, Lombroso PJ. Inhibitor of the Tyrosine Phosphatase STEP Reverses Cognitive Deficits in a Mouse Model of Alzheimer's Disease. PLOS Biology 2014, 12: e1001923. PMID: 25093460, PMCID: PMC4122355, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.1001923.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAlzheimer DiseaseAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsBenzothiepinsCatalytic DomainCell DeathCerebral CortexCognition DisordersCysteineDisease Models, AnimalEnzyme InhibitorsHigh-Throughput Screening AssaysHumansMaleMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutMolecular Sequence DataNeuronsPhosphorylationPhosphotyrosineProtein Tyrosine Phosphatases, Non-ReceptorSubstrate SpecificityConceptsInhibitors of stepsSpecificity of inhibitorsIsoxazolepropionic acid receptor (AMPAR) traffickingCatalytic cysteinePTP inhibitorsTyrosine phosphataseTyrosine phosphorylationSecondary assaysSTEP KO miceReceptor traffickingFirst large-scale effortN-methyl-D-aspartate receptorsPyk2 activitySTEP inhibitorLarge-scale effortsNovel therapeutic targetSynaptic functionAlzheimer's diseaseNeurodegenerative disordersCortical cellsTherapeutic targetERK1/2Specificity experimentsPhosphataseInhibitors
2012
The 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 plasticityCalpain and STriatal-Enriched protein tyrosine Phosphatase (STEP) activation contribute to extrasynaptic NMDA receptor localization in a Huntington's disease mouse model
Gladding CM, Sepers MD, Xu J, Zhang LY, Milnerwood AJ, Lombroso PJ, Raymond LA. Calpain and STriatal-Enriched protein tyrosine Phosphatase (STEP) activation contribute to extrasynaptic NMDA receptor localization in a Huntington's disease mouse model. Human Molecular Genetics 2012, 21: 3739-3752. PMID: 22523092, PMCID: PMC3412376, DOI: 10.1093/hmg/dds154.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCalpainCoculture TechniquesDisease Models, AnimalEnzyme ActivationEnzyme InhibitorsHuntington DiseaseIon Channel GatingMiceModels, BiologicalNeostriatumNeuronsPhosphorylationPhosphotyrosineProtein TransportProtein Tyrosine Phosphatases, Non-ReceptorReceptors, N-Methyl-D-AspartateSynapsesConceptsYAC128 striatumProtein tyrosine phosphatase activationNMDAR localizationCalpain cleavageProtein tyrosine phosphataseTyrosine phosphatase activationEarly synaptic defectsWhole-cell NMDAR currentsDisease mouse modelGluN2B expressionNMDA receptor traffickingMutant huntingtin proteinCalpain inhibitionTyrosine phosphataseHuntington's diseaseFull-length mhttPlasma membranePhosphatase activationC-terminusReceptor traffickingNMDAR traffickingPolyglutamine repeatsMouse modelHuntingtin proteinNMDA receptor localization
2011
Therapeutic Implications for Striatal-Enriched Protein Tyrosine Phosphatase (STEP) in Neuropsychiatric Disorders
Goebel-Goody SM, Baum M, Paspalas CD, Fernandez SM, Carty NC, Kurup P, Lombroso PJ. Therapeutic Implications for Striatal-Enriched Protein Tyrosine Phosphatase (STEP) in Neuropsychiatric Disorders. Pharmacological Reviews 2011, 64: 65-87. PMID: 22090472, PMCID: PMC3250079, DOI: 10.1124/pr.110.003053.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStriatal-enriched protein tyrosine phosphataseProtein tyrosine phosphataseTyrosine phosphataseStress-activated protein kinase p38Extracellular regulated kinases 1Brain-specific phosphataseSrc family tyrosine kinase FynProtein kinase p38Tyrosine kinase FynN-methyl-D-aspartate receptorsFragile X syndromeDephosphorylation of ERK1/2Stroke/ischemiaSurface NMDARsKinase FynAlcohol-induced memory lossDiverse neuropsychiatric disordersLocal translationKinase 1Kinase p38STEP expressionX syndromeNeuronal functionDephosphorylationFunction contributesStriatal-Enriched Protein Tyrosine Phosphatase Expression and Activity in Huntington's Disease: A STEP in the Resistance to Excitotoxicity
Saavedra A, Giralt A, Rué L, Xifró X, Xu J, Ortega Z, Lucas JJ, Lombroso PJ, Alberch J, Pérez-Navarro E. Striatal-Enriched Protein Tyrosine Phosphatase Expression and Activity in Huntington's Disease: A STEP in the Resistance to Excitotoxicity. Journal Of Neuroscience 2011, 31: 8150-8162. PMID: 21632937, PMCID: PMC3472648, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.3446-10.2011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBrainCalcineurinCell DeathDisease Models, AnimalGene Expression RegulationGene Products, tatHuntingtin ProteinHuntington DiseaseMiceMice, Neurologic MutantsMice, TransgenicMicroinjectionsNerve Tissue ProteinsNuclear ProteinsPhosphorylationProtein Tyrosine Phosphatases, Non-ReceptorQuinolinic AcidSignal TransductionConceptsStriatal-enriched protein tyrosine phosphataseCell deathSTEP expressionPhosphorylation levelsProtein Tyrosine Phosphatase ExpressionProtein tyrosine phosphataseSTEP phosphorylationTyrosine phosphataseProtein kinasePhosphorylated ERK2Phosphatase expressionHuntington's diseaseSTEP proteinMutant huntingtinCalcineurin activityPhosphorylationExon 1STEP protein levelsDisease mouse modelProtein levelsMouse modelMouse striatumTAT-STEPHuntington's disease mouse modelExpressionStriatal‐enriched protein tyrosine phosphatase (STEP) knockout mice have enhanced hippocampal memory
Venkitaramani DV, Moura PJ, Picciotto MR, Lombroso PJ. Striatal‐enriched protein tyrosine phosphatase (STEP) knockout mice have enhanced hippocampal memory. European Journal Of Neuroscience 2011, 33: 2288-2298. PMID: 21501258, PMCID: PMC3118976, DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-9568.2011.07687.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBehavior, AnimalFocal Adhesion Kinase 2HippocampusMemoryMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutMitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 1Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 3PhosphorylationProtein Tyrosine Phosphatases, Non-ReceptorReceptors, AMPAReceptors, N-Methyl-D-AspartateSynaptic TransmissionConceptsStriatal-enriched protein tyrosine phosphataseSTEP KO miceProtein tyrosine phosphataseBrain-specific phosphataseProline-rich tyrosine kinaseEffect of deletionN-methyl-D-aspartate receptorsERK1/2 substratesNR1/NR2B N‐Methyl‐d‐Aspartate ReceptorsPotential molecular mechanismsTyrosine phosphataseSignaling proteinsTyrosine phosphorylationDownstream effectorsKinase 1/2Molecular mechanismsTyrosine kinaseFunctional importanceKnockout micePhosphorylationSTEP knockout miceSynaptic strengtheningIsoxazole propionic acid (AMPA) receptorsSynaptosomal expressionRegulation
2000
The Dopamine/D1 Receptor Mediates the Phosphorylation and Inactivation of the Protein Tyrosine Phosphatase STEP via a PKA-Dependent Pathway
Paul S, Snyder G, Yokakura H, Picciotto M, Nairn A, Lombroso P. The Dopamine/D1 Receptor Mediates the Phosphorylation and Inactivation of the Protein Tyrosine Phosphatase STEP via a PKA-Dependent Pathway. Journal Of Neuroscience 2000, 20: 5630-5638. PMID: 10908600, PMCID: PMC6772528, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.20-15-05630.2000.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdenosine TriphosphateAnimalsCatalytic DomainCorpus StriatumCyclic AMP-Dependent Protein KinasesEnzyme ActivationIn Vitro TechniquesMaleMolecular Sequence DataNeuronsPhosphoproteinsPhosphorus RadioisotopesPhosphorylationProtein Tyrosine PhosphatasesProtein Tyrosine Phosphatases, Non-ReceptorRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyReceptors, Dopamine D1Signal TransductionConceptsProtein tyrosine phosphatase familyCAMP-dependent protein kinaseTryptic phosphopeptide mappingPotential phosphorylation sitesUnique N-terminalProtein-protein interactionsMembrane-associated proteinsRole of phosphorylationTyrosine phosphatase familyAmino acid sequenceSite-directed mutagenesisAmino acid sequencingPKA-dependent pathwayTyrosine phosphatase STEPPhosphatase familyPhosphopeptide mappingPhosphorylation sitesAlternative splicingSubcellular compartmentsProtein kinaseTerminal domainEquivalent residuesCytosolic proteinsSpecific residuesAcid sequence