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
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