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
2006
The Striatal-Enriched Protein Tyrosine Phosphatase Gates Long-Term Potentiation and Fear Memory in the Lateral Amygdala
Paul S, Olausson P, Venkitaramani DV, Ruchkina I, Moran TD, Tronson N, Mills E, Hakim S, Salter MW, Taylor JR, Lombroso PJ. The Striatal-Enriched Protein Tyrosine Phosphatase Gates Long-Term Potentiation and Fear Memory in the Lateral Amygdala. Biological Psychiatry 2006, 61: 1049-1061. PMID: 17081505, PMCID: PMC1853327, DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2006.08.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcoustic StimulationAminoacetonitrileAmygdalaAnimalsBehavior, AnimalCells, CulturedConditioning, ClassicalCycloheximideElectric StimulationEnzyme InhibitorsFearFemaleImmunohistochemistryIn Vitro TechniquesLong-Term PotentiationMemoryMitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 1Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 3NeostriatumPatch-Clamp TechniquesPoint MutationPregnancyProtein Synthesis InhibitorsProtein Tyrosine PhosphatasesRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyTranslocation, GeneticConceptsStriatal-enriched protein tyrosine phosphataseERK1/2 activationMitogen-activated protein kinaseProtein tyrosine phosphataseDe novo translationActivation of ERK1/2Tyrosine phosphataseProtein bindsKinase signalingProtein kinaseSequential recruitmentAmygdala-dependent memory formationERK pathwayMemory formationPrimary cell culturesNuclear translocationBiphasic activationLong-term potentiationTranslation blockTAT-STEPERKCell culturesERK1/2ActivationPathway