2010
Genetic reduction of striatal-enriched tyrosine phosphatase (STEP) reverses cognitive and cellular deficits in an Alzheimer’s disease mouse model
Zhang Y, Kurup P, Xu J, Carty N, Fernandez SM, Nygaard HB, Pittenger C, Greengard P, Strittmatter SM, Nairn AC, Lombroso PJ. Genetic reduction of striatal-enriched tyrosine phosphatase (STEP) reverses cognitive and cellular deficits in an Alzheimer’s disease mouse model. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2010, 107: 19014-19019. PMID: 20956308, PMCID: PMC2973892, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1013543107.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStriatal-enriched tyrosine phosphataseTyrosine phosphataseDisease mouse modelStriatal-enriched phosphataseAlzheimer's diseaseCellular deficitsGenetic manipulationNMDA receptorsMouse modelTriple transgenic AD mouse modelIncurable neurodegenerative disorderTransgenic AD mouse modelAlzheimer's disease mouse modelPathophysiology of ADSTEP inhibitorGenetic reductionAD mouse modelHuman AD patientsSoluble Aβ oligomersSynaptic functionPhosphataseNeurodegenerative disordersAD patientsDevastating disorderAnimal models
2005
Regulation of NMDA receptor trafficking by amyloid-β
Snyder EM, Nong Y, Almeida CG, Paul S, Moran T, Choi EY, Nairn AC, Salter MW, Lombroso PJ, Gouras GK, Greengard P. Regulation of NMDA receptor trafficking by amyloid-β. Nature Neuroscience 2005, 8: 1051-1058. PMID: 16025111, DOI: 10.1038/nn1503.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAlpha7 Nicotinic Acetylcholine ReceptorAlzheimer DiseaseAmyloid beta-PeptidesAmyloid beta-Protein PrecursorAnimalsCalcineurinCell MembraneCerebral CortexCREB-Binding ProteinDisease Models, AnimalElectric ConductivityEndocytosisEnzyme ActivationMiceNeuronsN-MethylaspartateNuclear ProteinsPeptide FragmentsProtein TransportProtein Tyrosine PhosphatasesProtein Tyrosine Phosphatases, Non-ReceptorReceptors, NicotinicReceptors, N-Methyl-D-AspartateSignal TransductionSynapsesTrans-ActivatorsConceptsNMDA receptorsCortical neuronsAlzheimer's diseaseBrains of patientsAlzheimer's disease pathologyNMDA receptor traffickingGenetic mouse modelsΓ-secretase inhibitorApplication of amyloidSurface NMDA receptorsGlutamatergic transmissionSynaptic dysfunctionPersistent depressionTyrosine phosphatase STEPNicotinic receptorsMouse modelDisease processSynaptic plasticityDisease pathologyNeuronsReceptorsAmyloidSurface expressionUnderlying mechanismReceptor trafficking