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Facts about Receptor-type tyrosine-protein phosphatase alpha.
| Human | |
|---|---|
| Gene Name: | PTPRA |
| Uniprot: | P18433 |
| Entrez: | 5786 |

| Belongs to: |
|---|
| protein-tyrosine phosphatase family |

EC 3.1.3.48; HEPTP; HLPR; LRP; LRPHPTPalpha; protein tyrosine phosphatase, receptor type, A; Protein-tyrosine phosphatase alpha; PTP alpha; PTPAreceptor type, alpha polypeptide; PTPase-alpha; PTPLCA-related phosphatase; PTPRA; PTPRL2; receptor-type tyrosine-protein phosphatase alpha; RPTPA; R-PTP-alpha; tyrosine phosphatase alpha
Mass (kDA):
90.719 kDA

| Human | |
|---|---|
| Location: | 20p13 |
| Sequence: | 20; NC_000020.11 (2864195..3038669) |
Cell membrane; Single-pass type I membrane protein. Cell junction, focal adhesion. Localizes to focal adhesion sites following integrin engagement.






PMID: 2169617 by Kaplan R., et al. Cloning of three human tyrosine phosphatases reveals a multigene family of receptor-linked protein-tyrosine-phosphatases expressed in brain.
PMID: 2170109 by Krueger N.X., et al. Structural diversity and evolution of human receptor-like protein tyrosine phosphatases.