Phosphatase Subfamily PPP4C Functions
Phosphatase Classification: Fold PPPL: Superfamily PPPL: Family PPPc: Subfamily PPP4C (catalytic subunit of PP4 holoenzyme) - Functions notes
PP4 negatively regulates type I IFN Production and antiviral innate immunity by dephosphorylating and deactivating TANK-binding kinase 1 (TBK1) of TK group, ACK family according to KinBase classification [1]. Interferons bind to interferon receptors. All type I IFNs bind to a specific cell surface receptor complex known as the IFN-α receptor (IFNAR) that consists of IFNAR1 and IFNAR2 chains. Type I IFNs are found in all mammals, and homologous (similar) molecules have been found in birds, reptiles, amphibians and fish species. The mammalian types are designated IFN-α (alpha), IFN-β (beta), IFN-κ (kappa), IFN-δ (delta), IFN-ε (epsilon), IFN-τ (tau), IFN-ω (omega), and IFN-ζ (zeta, also known as limitin). Non-mammalian types are discussed at here.
PPP4C is implicated in cancer. For instance, high expression of PPP4C is associated with the aggressive malignant behavior of colorectal carcinoma [2].
PP4 dephoshorylate the phophorylated histone 2A variant, γ-H2AX, a marker for DNA damage and cell-cycle arrest. Interestingly, PP2A also dephosphorylates γ-H2AX.
PP4 in C. elegans is involved in M prophase, perhaps through dephosphorylate SUN-1 protein that is normally phosphorylated during the transition zone and early pachytene [3].
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