2009
Extrasynaptic NMDA Receptors Couple Preferentially to Excitotoxicity via Calpain-Mediated Cleavage of STEP
Xu J, Kurup P, Zhang Y, Goebel-Goody SM, Wu PH, Hawasli AH, Baum ML, Bibb JA, Lombroso PJ. Extrasynaptic NMDA Receptors Couple Preferentially to Excitotoxicity via Calpain-Mediated Cleavage of STEP. Journal Of Neuroscience 2009, 29: 9330-9343. PMID: 19625523, PMCID: PMC2737362, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.2212-09.2009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAlternative SplicingAnimalsBrainCalpainCell DeathCells, CulturedCyclin-Dependent Kinase 5EndocytosisGlutamic AcidIn Vitro TechniquesMiceMice, KnockoutMitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 1Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 3NeuronsP38 Mitogen-Activated Protein KinasesProtein Tyrosine Phosphatases, Non-ReceptorRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyReceptors, N-Methyl-D-AspartateSynapsesConceptsStriatal-enriched protein tyrosine phosphataseCalpain cleavage sitesP38 activationCell deathCleavage siteExtracellular signal-regulated kinase 1/2Protein tyrosine phosphataseSignal-regulated kinase 1/2Promotes cell survivalActivation of p38Tyrosine phosphataseSubstrate bindingKinase 1/2ERK1/2 activationCalpain cleavageCell survivalNovel mechanismCalpain-mediated proteolysisReceptors coupleP38NMDAR stimulationPostsynaptic terminalsValid targetCleavage productsSTEP substrates
1997
STEP: a family of brain-enriched PTPs. Alternative splicing produces transmembrane, cytosolic and truncated isoforms.
Bult A, Zhao F, Dirkx R, Raghunathan A, Solimena M, Lombroso P. STEP: a family of brain-enriched PTPs. Alternative splicing produces transmembrane, cytosolic and truncated isoforms. European Journal Of Cell Biology 1997, 72: 337-44. PMID: 9127733.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAlternative SplicingAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsBase SequenceBlotting, NorthernBlotting, WesternBrainCalcium-Binding ProteinsCalnexinCHO CellsCricetinaeFemaleFluorescent Antibody Technique, IndirectMembrane ProteinsMolecular Sequence DataProtein Tyrosine PhosphatasesProtein Tyrosine Phosphatases, Non-ReceptorRatsSynaptophysinTransfectionConceptsProtein tyrosine phosphataseCatalytic phosphatase domainProtein tyrosine kinase familyHydrophobic amino acid sequenceAlternative splicing mechanismAmino acid sequencePrevious biochemical studiesTyrosine kinase familyStop codon upstreamPhosphatase domainCytosolic variantAlternative splicingMembrane compartmentsTyrosine phosphataseKinase familySplicing mechanismSubcellular localizationCytosolic proteinsAcid sequenceN-terminusInactive variantContinuous sucrose gradientSTEP isoformsPolyproline domainEndoplasmic reticulum
1995
Identification of two alternatively spliced transcripts of STEP: a subfamily of brain-enriched protein tyrosine phosphatases
Sharma E, Zhao F, Bult A, Lombroso P. Identification of two alternatively spliced transcripts of STEP: a subfamily of brain-enriched protein tyrosine phosphatases. Brain Research 1995, 32: 87-93. PMID: 7494467, DOI: 10.1016/0169-328x(95)00066-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTyrosine phosphatase domainPhosphatase domainProtein tyrosineSpliced transcriptsExon-intron organizationProtein tyrosine phosphataseOpen reading frameTyrosine phosphataseReading frameDistinct functionsGenomic DNANorthern analysisSTEP geneSTEP isoformsMolecular massTranscriptsSTEP61ProteinMouse brainTyrosineCentral nervous systemSubfamiliesGenesNervous systemMonoclonal antibodies