XB-FEAT-973018

ptp4a1

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nomenclature changes

05.13.19 Human name has changed for Entrez Gene: 7803. From protein tyrosine phosphatase type IVA, member 1 to protein tyrosine phosphatase 4A1

Summary from NCBI for human PTP4A1

This gene encodes a member of a small class of prenylated protein tyrosine phosphatases (PTPs), which contain a PTP domain and a characteristic C-terminal prenylation motif. The encoded protein is a cell signaling molecule that plays regulatory roles in a variety of cellular processes, including cell proliferation and migration. The protein may also be involved in cancer development and metastasis. This tyrosine phosphatase is a nuclear protein, but may associate with plasma membrane by means of its prenylation motif. Pseudogenes related to this gene are located on chromosomes 1, 2, 5, 7, 11 and X. [provided by RefSeq, Jun 2013]