2010
Aβ-Mediated NMDA Receptor Endocytosis in Alzheimer's Disease Involves Ubiquitination of the Tyrosine Phosphatase STEP61
Kurup P, Zhang Y, Xu J, Venkitaramani DV, Haroutunian V, Greengard P, Nairn AC, Lombroso PJ. Aβ-Mediated NMDA Receptor Endocytosis in Alzheimer's Disease Involves Ubiquitination of the Tyrosine Phosphatase STEP61. Journal Of Neuroscience 2010, 30: 5948-5957. PMID: 20427654, PMCID: PMC2868326, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.0157-10.2010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAged, 80 and overAlzheimer DiseaseAmyloid beta-PeptidesAnimalsCell LineCells, CulturedCerebral CortexEndocytosisHumansIn Vitro TechniquesMiceMice, KnockoutMice, TransgenicMiddle AgedNeuronsProtein Tyrosine Phosphatases, Non-ReceptorRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyReceptors, N-Methyl-D-AspartateUbiquitinated ProteinsUbiquitinationConceptsAlzheimer's diseaseAbeta treatmentNR2B subunitProtein tyrosine Phosphatase 61Cognitive deficitsNMDA receptor internalizationHuman AD brainsMouse cortical culturesNR1/NR2B receptorsNMDA receptor endocytosisIonotropic glutamate receptorsTyrosine phosphatase STEP61AD brainCortical slicesCortical culturesGlutamate receptorsNR2B receptorsPostsynaptic terminalsPrefrontal cortexNeuronal membranesElevated levelsCortexReceptor internalizationUbiquitin-proteasome systemStep activity
2001
Antibodies against neural, nuclear, cytoskeletal, and streptococcal epitopes in children and adults with Tourette’s syndrome, Sydenham’s chorea, and autoimmune disorders
Morshed S, Parveen S, Leckman J, Mercadante M, Kiss M, Miguel E, Arman A, Yazgan Y, Fujii T, Paul S, Peterson B, Zhang H, King R, Scahill L, Lombroso P. Antibodies against neural, nuclear, cytoskeletal, and streptococcal epitopes in children and adults with Tourette’s syndrome, Sydenham’s chorea, and autoimmune disorders. Biological Psychiatry 2001, 50: 566-577. PMID: 11690591, DOI: 10.1016/s0006-3223(01)01096-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTotal antinuclear antibodiesAntinuclear antibodiesAutoimmune disordersTourette syndromeAnticytoskeletal antibodiesAntineural antibodiesStreptococcal infectionT patientsTS patientsBeta-hemolytic streptococcal infectionPrior streptococcal infectionHemolytic streptococcal infectionAntistreptolysin O titerIndirect immunofluorescent assayLevels of immunoreactivityWestern blot techniqueMean rankClinical characteristicsSydenham's choreaO titerPatient groupSC patientsIgG antibodiesIgG classNormal controls