Tyrosine-protein phosphatase non-receptor type 13 is an
enzyme
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that in humans is encoded by the ''PTPN13''
gene
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.
The protein encoded by this gene is a member of the
protein tyrosine phosphatase
Protein tyrosine phosphatases (EC 3.1.3.48, systematic name protein-tyrosine-phosphate phosphohydrolase) are a group of enzymes that remove phosphate groups from phosphorylated tyrosine residues on proteins:
: proteintyrosine phosphate + H2O = ...
(PTP) family. PTPs are known to be
signaling molecules
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that regulate a variety of cellular processes including
cell growth
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,
differentiation,
mitotic cycle, and
oncogenic
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transformation. This PTP is a large protein that possesses a PTP domain at
C-terminus
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, and multiple noncatalytic domains, which include a domain with similarity to band 4.1 superfamily of
cytoskeletal
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-associated proteins, a region consisting of five
PDZ domain
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s, and a
leucine zipper
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motif. This PTP was found to interact with, and dephosphorylate
Fas receptor
The Fas receptor, also known as Fas, FasR, apoptosis antigen 1 (APO-1 or APT), cluster of differentiation 95 (CD95) or tumor necrosis factor receptor superfamily member 6 (TNFRSF6), is a protein that in humans is encoded by the ''FAS'' gene. Fas ...
, as well as IkappaBalpha through the PDZ domains, which suggested its role in Fas mediated programmed cell death. This PTP was also shown to interact with GTPase-activating protein, and thus may function as a regulator of
Rho signaling pathway. Four alternatively spliced transcript variants, which encode distinct proteins, have been reported.
Interactions
PTPN13 has been shown to
interact
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with
PKN2
Serine/threonine-protein kinase N2 is an enzyme that in humans and ''Strongylocentrotus purpuratus'' is encoded by the ''PKN2'' gene.
Interactions
PKN2 has been shown to interact with:
* AKT1,
* NCK1,
* PTPN13,
* Phosphoinositide-depend ...
.
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