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
Therapeutic Implications for Striatal-Enriched Protein Tyrosine Phosphatase (STEP) in Neuropsychiatric Disorders
Goebel-Goody SM, Baum M, Paspalas CD, Fernandez SM, Carty NC, Kurup P, Lombroso PJ. Therapeutic Implications for Striatal-Enriched Protein Tyrosine Phosphatase (STEP) in Neuropsychiatric Disorders. Pharmacological Reviews 2011, 64: 65-87. PMID: 22090472, PMCID: PMC3250079, DOI: 10.1124/pr.110.003053.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStriatal-enriched protein tyrosine phosphataseProtein tyrosine phosphataseTyrosine phosphataseStress-activated protein kinase p38Extracellular regulated kinases 1Brain-specific phosphataseSrc family tyrosine kinase FynProtein kinase p38Tyrosine kinase FynN-methyl-D-aspartate receptorsFragile X syndromeDephosphorylation of ERK1/2Stroke/ischemiaSurface NMDARsKinase FynAlcohol-induced memory lossDiverse neuropsychiatric disordersLocal translationKinase 1Kinase p38STEP expressionX syndromeNeuronal functionDephosphorylationFunction contributes
2006
Synaptic plasticity: one STEP at a time
Braithwaite SP, Paul S, Nairn AC, Lombroso PJ. Synaptic plasticity: one STEP at a time. Trends In Neurosciences 2006, 29: 452-458. PMID: 16806510, PMCID: PMC1630769, DOI: 10.1016/j.tins.2006.06.007.Peer-Reviewed Original Research