PTPRJ

Also known as CD148, DEP1, HPTPeta, R-PTP-ETA, SCC1, protein tyrosine phosphatase, receptor type J, protein tyrosine phosphatase receptor type J, R-PTP-J

Receptor-type tyrosine-protein phosphatase eta is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the PTPRJ gene.

Gene data

PTPRJ

Name: protein tyrosine phosphatase receptor type J
Type: protein-coding
Aliases: CD148, DEP1, HPTP eta, HPTPeta, R-PTP-ETA, R-PTP-J, SCC1, THC10

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 PTP possesses an extracellular region containing five fibronectin type III repeats, a single transmembrane region, and a single intracytoplasmic catalytic domain, and thus represents a receptor-type PTP. This protein is present in all hematopoietic lineages, and was shown to negatively regulate T cell receptor signaling possibly through interfering with the phosphorylation of Phospholipase C Gamma 1 and Linker for Activation of T Cells. This protein can also dephosphorylate the PDGF beta receptor, and may be involved in UV-induced signal transduction. Multiple transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been found for this gene. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008].

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