receptor-type tyrosine-protein phosphatase alpha; protein-tyrosine phosphatase alpha; R-PTP-alpha (PTPRA, PTPA, PTPRL2)

Function

protein tyrosine phosphate + H2O = protein tyrosine + phosphate

Structure

• belongs to the protein-tyrosine phosphatase family receptor class 4 subfamily
• contains 2 tyrosine-protein phosphatase domains

Compartment

• membrane; single-pass type 1 membrane protein

Alternative splicing

named isoforms=4

More general terms

• tyrosine phosphatase, receptor type
• cell surface receptor
• glycoprotein

Database

• Entrez gene: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?db=gene&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=Graphics&list_uids=5786
• Kegg: http://www.genome.jp/dbget-bin/www_bget?hsa:5786
• OMIM: https://mirror.omim.org/entry/176884
• UniProt: http://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/P18433.html