Protein Tyrosine Phosphatases
Synonyms
PTPase
Phosphatase, Phosphotyrosine
Phosphatase, Phosphotyrosyl Protein
Phosphatase, Protein-Tyrosine
Phosphatase, Tyrosyl Phosphoprotein
Phosphatases, Protein Tyrosine
Phosphoprotein Phosphatase, Tyrosyl
Phosphotyrosine Phosphatase
Phosphotyrosyl Protein Phosphatase
Protein Phosphatase, Phosphotyrosyl
Protein Tyrosine Phosphatase
Protein-Tyrosine Phosphatase
Protein-Tyrosine-Phosphatase
Protein-tyrosine-phosphate phosphohydrolase
Tyrosine Phosphatases, Protein
Tyrosyl Phosphoprotein Phosphatase
An enzyme group that specifically dephosphorylates phosphotyrosyl residues in selected proteins. Together with PROTEIN-TYROSINE KINASE, it regulates tyrosine phosphorylation and dephosphorylation in cellular signal transduction and may play a role in cell growth control and carcinogenesis.