2016
Inhibition of STEP61 ameliorates deficits in mouse and hiPSC-based schizophrenia models
Xu J, Hartley BJ, Kurup P, Phillips A, Topol A, Xu M, Ononenyi C, Foscue E, Ho SM, Baguley TD, Carty N, Barros CS, Müller U, Gupta S, Gochman P, Rapoport J, Ellman JA, Pittenger C, Aronow B, Nairn AC, Nestor MW, Lombroso PJ, Brennand KJ. Inhibition of STEP61 ameliorates deficits in mouse and hiPSC-based schizophrenia models. Molecular Psychiatry 2016, 23: 271-281. PMID: 27752082, PMCID: PMC5395367, DOI: 10.1038/mp.2016.163.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBrain-specific tyrosine phosphataseDephosphorylation of GluN2BExtracellular signal-regulated kinase 1/2Signal-regulated kinase 1/2Glutamate receptor internalizationPluripotent stem cellsKnockout mouse modelTyrosine phosphataseMouse modelKinase 1/2Receptor internalizationImportant regulatorGenetic reductionLoss of NMDARsStem cellsN-methyl DPharmacological inhibitionProtein levelsSynaptic functionSTEP61Patient cohortForebrain neuronsBehavioral deficitsExcitatory neuronsSchizophrenia model
2011
Concise Review: The Promise of Human Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell‐Based Studies of Schizophrenia
Brennand K, Gage F. Concise Review: The Promise of Human Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell‐Based Studies of Schizophrenia. Stem Cells 2011, 29: 1915-1922. PMID: 22009633, PMCID: PMC3381343, DOI: 10.1002/stem.762.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsGenome-wide association studiesHuman induced pluripotent stem cellsHiPSC neuronsMolecular mechanismsStem cell-based studiesGene expression changesLive human neuronsInduced pluripotent stem cellsPluripotent stem cellsCommon single nucleotide polymorphismsRare copy number variantsCell-based studiesCopy number variantsSingle nucleotide polymorphismsExpression changesAssociation studiesCellular defectsHuman diseasesPost-mortem humanHeritable developmental disorderNumber variantsNucleotide polymorphismsHuman neuronsStem cellsGenes