PTPRF

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, a single transmembrane region, and two tandem intracytoplasmic catalytic domains, and thus represents a receptor-type PTP. The extracellular region contains three Ig-like domains, and nine non-Ig like domains similar to that of neural-cell adhesion molecule. This PTP was shown to function in the regulation of epithelial cell-cell contacts at adherents junctions, as well as in the control of beta-catenin signaling. An increased expression level of this protein was found in the insulin-responsive tissue of obese, insulin-resistant individuals, and may contribute to the pathogenesis of insulin resistance. Two alternatively spliced transcript variants of this gene, which encode distinct proteins, have been reported. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]

Description

protein tyrosine phosphatase receptor type F

Protein family

Disease related genes, Enzymes, Mapped to neXtProt, Mapped to UniProt SWISS-PROT, Plasma proteins, Potential drug targets, Predicted intracellular proteins, Predicted membrane proteins, Protein evidence (Peptideatlas)

Chromosome

1:p34.2 (43525187 - 43623666)

Ensembl ID

ENSG00000142949  (ver. 98.38)

Orthologs

Mouse Ptprf: ENSMUSG00000033295

UniProt

P10586

neXtProt

NX_P10586

Human splice variants
Mouse splice variants