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PTPN4

Tyrosine-protein phosphatase non-receptor type 4 is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the PTPN4 gene.

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Source
PTPN4
Available structures
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Identifiers
AliasesPTPN4, MEG, PTPMEG, PTPMEG1, protein tyrosine phosphatase, non-receptor type 4, protein tyrosine phosphatase non-receptor type 4
External IDsOMIM: 176878; MGI: 1099792; HomoloGene: 2120; GeneCards: PTPN4; OMA:PTPN4 - orthologs
Orthologs
SpeciesHumanMouse
Entrez
Ensembl
UniProt
RefSeq (mRNA)

NM_002830

NM_019933

RefSeq (protein)

NP_002821

NP_064317

Location (UCSC)Chr 2: 119.76 – 119.98 MbChr 1: 119.65 – 119.84 Mb
PubMed search34
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Tyrosine-protein phosphatase non-receptor type 4 is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the PTPN4 gene.56

Function

The protein encoded by this gene is a member of the protein tyrosine phosphatase (PTP) family. PTPs are known to be signaling molecules that regulate a variety of cellular processes including cell growth, differentiation, mitotic cycle, and oncogenic transformation. This protein contains a C-terminal PTP domain and an N-terminal domain homologous to the band 4.1 superfamily of cytoskeletal-associated proteins. This PTP has been shown to interact with glutamate receptor delta 2 and epsilon subunits, and is thought to play a role in signalling downstream of the glutamate receptors through tyrosine dephosphorylation.6

Interactions

PTPN4 has been shown to interact with GRID2.7

References

References

  1. GRCh38: Ensembl release 89: ENSG00000088179Ensembl, May 2017
  2. GRCm38: Ensembl release 89: ENSMUSG00000026384Ensembl, May 2017
  3. "Human PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  4. "Mouse PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  5. Gu MX, York JD, Warshawsky I, Majerus PW (August 1991). "Identification, cloning, and expression of a cytosolic megakaryocyte protein-tyrosine-phosphatase with sequence homology to cytoskeletal protein 4.1". Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 88 (13): 5867–71. Bibcode:1991PNAS...88.5867G. doi:10.1073/pnas.88.13.5867. PMC 51979. PMID 1648233.
  6. "Entrez Gene: PTPN4 protein tyrosine phosphatase, non-receptor type 4 (megakaryocyte)".
  7. Hironaka K, Umemori H, Tezuka T, Mishina M, Yamamoto T (May 2000). "The protein-tyrosine phosphatase PTPMEG interacts with glutamate receptor delta 2 and epsilon subunits". J. Biol. Chem. 275 (21): 16167–73. doi:10.1074/jbc.M909302199. PMID 10748123.
Further reading

Further reading

External links
  • Overview of all the structural information available in the PDB for UniProt: P29074 (Human Tyrosine-protein phosphatase non-receptor type 4 (PTPN4)) at the PDBe-KB.