Phosphatase Subfamily STS

Phosphatase Classification: Fold HP: Superfamily HP (histidine phosphatase): HP, branch1 family: Subfamily STS

STS is protein tyrosine phosphatase involved in T-cell receptor signaling. In particular, STS dephosphorylates kinases Syk and ZAP-70 of Syk subfamily. STS is conserved in metazoan.

Evolution

STS subfamily is found in most metazoan. Human has two STSs: STS-1 (TULA-2 or UBASH3B) and STS-2 (TULA-1 or UBASH3A). STS-2 is present in lobe-finned fish, birds and mammals, but not other bony fishes. STS-1 emerged earlier than STS-2, which is found in most metazoan, from sponge to insects, fishes, birds, and mammals. C. elegans has five STS genes, but all of them lack UBA and SH3 domains.

Domain

Typical STS consists of four domains: UBA (ubiquitin-associated domain), 2H phosphoesterase [1], SH3 and HP2 phosphatase domain.

Functions

Human STS-1 and STS-2 are involved in T Cell Receptor (TCR) signaling pathways by regulating kinase Syk and ZAP-70, two members of Syk kinase subfamily. STS-2 is predominantly in naive and mature T cells , whereas STS-1 is expressed ubiquitously.

STS-1 decreases tyrosine phosphorylation of Syk in vivo and in vitro [2, 3]. Inactivated STS-1 increases tyrosine phosphorylation of Syk in cells co-transfected to overexpress these proteins, thus acting as a dominant-negative form that suppresses dephosphorylation of Syk caused by endogenous STS-1. However, the same assay on STS-2 shows the phosphatase activity of STS-2 is negligible compared to STS-1. The UBA domain of STS-2 and SH3-dependent Cbl-binding are required for this function [4]. In addition, both STS-1 and STS-2 regulates kinase ZAP-70 activation [3].

Human STS-1 can also dephosphorylate phospho-tyrosines on EGFR. The histidine phosphatase domain of STS-1, but not of STS-2, dephosphorylates the EGFR at multiple tyrosines, and thereby terminating its signalling and endocytosis [5].

References

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