Inhibitor of the Tyrosine Phosphatase STEP Reverses Cognitive Deficits in a Mouse Model of Alzheimer’s Disease

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dc.contributor.authorXu, Jian
dc.contributor.authorChatterjee, Manavi
dc.contributor.authorBaguley, Tyler D.
dc.contributor.authorBrouillette, Jonathan
dc.contributor.authorKurup, Pradeep
dc.contributor.authorGhosh, Debolina
dc.contributor.authorKanyo, Jean
dc.contributor.authorZhang, Yang
dc.contributor.authorSeyb, Kathleen I.
dc.contributor.authorOnonenyi, Chimezie
dc.contributor.authorFoscue, Ethan
dc.contributor.authorAnderson, George M.
dc.contributor.authorGresack, Jodi
dc.contributor.authorCuny, Gregory D.
dc.contributor.authorGlicksman, Marcie A.
dc.contributor.authorGreengard, Paul
dc.contributor.authorLam, TuKiet T.
dc.contributor.authorTautz, Lutz
dc.contributor.authorNairn, Angus C.
dc.contributor.authorEllman, Jonathan A.
dc.contributor.authorLombroso, Paul J.
dc.date.accessioned2020-03-10T17:32:37Z
dc.date.available2020-03-10T17:32:37Z
dc.date.issued2014-08
dc.description.abstractSTEP (STriatal-Enriched protein tyrosine Phosphatase) is a neuron-specific phosphatase that regulates N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor (NMDAR) and ?-amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazolepropionic acid receptor (AMPAR) trafficking, as well as ERK1/2, p38, Fyn, and Pyk2 activity. STEP is overactive in several neuropsychiatric and neurodegenerative disorders, including Alzheimer's disease (AD). The increase in STEP activity likely disrupts synaptic function and contributes to the cognitive deficits in AD. AD mice lacking STEP have restored levels of glutamate receptors on synaptosomal membranes and improved cognitive function, results that suggest STEP as a novel therapeutic target for AD. Here we describe the first large-scale effort to identify and characterize small-molecule STEP inhibitors. We identified the benzopentathiepin 8-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,3,4,5-benzopentathiepin-6-amine hydrochloride (known as TC-2153) as an inhibitor of STEP with an IC50 of 24.6 nM. TC-2153 represents a novel class of PTP inhibitors based upon a cyclic polysulfide pharmacophore that forms a reversible covalent bond with the catalytic cysteine in STEP. In cell-based secondary assays, TC-2153 increased tyrosine phosphorylation of STEP substrates ERK1/2, Pyk2, and GluN2B, and exhibited no toxicity in cortical cultures. Validation and specificity experiments performed in wild-type (WT) and STEP knockout (KO) cortical cells and in vivo in WT and STEP KO mice suggest specificity of inhibitors towards STEP compared to highly homologous tyrosine phosphatases. Furthermore, TC-2153 improved cognitive function in several cognitive tasks in 6- and 12-mo-old triple transgenic AD (3xTg-AD) mice, with no change in beta amyloid and phospho-tau levels.
dc.identifier.citationCopyright 2014 PLoS Biology. Recommended citation: Xu, Jian, Manavi Chatterjee, Tyler D. Baguley, Jonathan Brouillette, Pradeep Kurup, Debolina Ghosh, Jean Kanyo et al. "Inhibitor of the tyrosine phosphatase STEP reverses cognitive deficits in a mouse model of Alzheimer's disease." PLoS biology 12, no. 8 (2014): e1001923. doi: 10.1371/journal.pbio.1001923. URL: https://journals.plos.org/plosbiology/article?id=10.1371/journal.pbio.1001923. Reproduced in accordance with the original publisher's licensing terms and with permission from the authors.
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10657/5986
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherPLoS Biology
dc.titleInhibitor of the Tyrosine Phosphatase STEP Reverses Cognitive Deficits in a Mouse Model of Alzheimer’s Disease
dc.typeArticle

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