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PTP-central: A Comprehensive Resource of Protein Tyrosine Phosphatases in Eukaryotic Genomes

Lookup NU author(s): Dr Diego Miranda Saavedra

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Abstract

Reversible tyrosine phosphorylation is a fundamental signaling mechanism controlling a diversity of cellular processes. Whereas protein tyrosine kinases have long been implicated in many diseases, aberrant protein tyrosine phosphatase (PTP) activity is also increasingly being associated with a wide spectrum of conditions. PTPs are now regarded as key regulators of biochemical processes instead of simple “off” switches operating in tyrosine kinase signaling pathways. Despite the central importance that PTPs play in the cell’s biochemistry, the tyrosine phosphatomes of most species remain uncharted. Here we present a highly sensitive and specific sequence-based method for the automatic classification of PTPs. As proof of principle we re-annotated the human tyrosine phosphatome, and discovered four new PTP genes that had not been reported before. Our method and the predicted tyrosine phosphatomes of 65 eukaryotic genomes are accessible online through the user-friendly PTP-central resource (http://www.PTP-central.org/), where users can also submit their own sequences for prediction. PTP-central is a comprehensive and continually developing resource that currently integrates the predicted tyrosine phosphatomes with structural data and genetic association disease studies, as well as homology relationships. PTP-central thus fills an important void for the systematic study of PTPs, both in model organisms and from an evolutionary perspective.

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Author(s): Hatzihristidis T, Liu S, Pryszcz L, Hutchins AP, Gabaldon T, Tremblay ML, Miranda-Saavedra D

Publication type: Article

Publication status: Published

Journal: Methods

Year: 2013

Volume: 65

Issue: 2

Pages: 156-164

Print publication date: 31/07/2013

ISSN (print): 1046-2023

ISSN (electronic): 1095-9130

Publisher: Academic Press

URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ymeth.2013.07.031

DOI: 10.1016/j.ymeth.2013.07.031

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