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Phosphatase Classification: Superfamily CC1: Family PTEN: Subfamily VSP

VSP is a transmembrane protein with a lipid phosphatase that is activated by a voltage sensor and controls activity of ion channels.

Evolution

VSPs are holozoan-specific and lost in both nematodes and insects. There are two human genes, TPTE (PTEN2) and TPTE2 (TPIP). TPTE is a primate-specific duplicate of the TPTE2 locus (found in human and Gorilla, but not in chimp) There are 7 subfamily pseudogenes, some of which are expressed in testis, and at least one of which is conserved in orangutan.

Domain Structure

VSPs consist of an N-terminal voltage sensor with four transmembrane regions, followed by a phosphatase domain and a PTEN_C2 domain

Functions

Both human genes are testis specific (GTEx: TPTE, TPTE2), though some expression in brain and stomach has been reported. The single mouse gene is localized to the Golgi apparatus [1], while TPTE has been reported to be on the plasma membrane, while splice variants of TPTE2 are found in the ER or in the cytoplasm [2].

TPTE is predicted to be catalytically inactive, and TPTE2 has been shown to have phosphoinositide 3-phosphatase activity [2].

The Ciona homolog, Ci-VSP encodes a functional voltage-sensing domain expressed in sperm, and transduces membrane depolarization into alteration of phosphoinositide levels [3]. Ci-VSP has phosphatase activity against PI(3,4,5)P3 and PI(4,5)P2 [4]. The PI(4,5)P2 activity is not seen in PTEN, and change in levels of PI(4,5)P2 affects the activity of a family of potassium channels. CI-VSP has also been seen expressed in stomach and blood cells [5].

References

1. Guipponi M, Tapparel C, Jousson O, Scamuffa N, Mas C, Rossier C, Hutter P, Meda P, Lyle R, Reymond A, and Antonarakis SE. The murine orthologue of the Golgi-localized TPTE protein provides clues to the evolutionary history of the human TPTE gene family. Hum Genet. 2001 Dec;109(6):569-75. DOI:10.1007/s004390100607 | PubMed ID:11810268 | HubMed [Guipponi]