Phosphatase Subfamily PTPRG
Phosphatase Classification: Fold CC1:Superfamily CC1: Family PTP: Subfamily PTPRG
PTPRG is a receptor PTP subfamily involved in eumetazoan neural development and maybe cancer.
Evolution
The PTPRG subfamily is found in eumetazoans, typically single-copy, but expanded to two genes, PTPRG and PTPRZ in human and other vertebrates.
Domain
These are receptor PTPs with dual intracellular catalytic domains. The extracellular domain contains at least one FN3 domain. Vertebrate members have a catalytically inactive carbonic anhydrase (CA) domain, while most invertebrates, including one invertebrate chordate, have additional Ig and FN3 repeats instead. The CA domain acts as a receptor for members of the contactin family of neural cell adhesion molecules [1].
Functions
The vertebrate forms are expressed in brain and involved in cell adhesion. Drosophila ptp99a is also selectively expressed and functions in the nervous system, interacting with other RPTPs, including Dlar and ptp69D.
PTPRG is suggested to be a tumor suppressor due to it's frequent loss or decreased expression in a number of cancer types.
The phosphatase activity is modulated by the ligands binding to extracellular region [2] and other proteins binding to the cytoplasmic region [3].
