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
2011
Striatal‐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
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