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PTPN5 protein tyrosine phosphatase non-receptor type 5

Gene ID: 84867, updated on 2-Nov-2024
Gene type: protein coding
Also known as: STEP; STEP61; PTPSTEP

Summary

Enables phosphotyrosine residue binding activity. Predicted to be involved in signal transduction. Predicted to act upstream of or within protein dephosphorylation. Predicted to be located in membrane and nucleoplasm. Predicted to be active in cell junction; cytosol; and plasma membrane. Biomarker of Alzheimer's disease. [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Nov 2024]

Associated conditions

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DescriptionTests
Genome-wide association study of chemotherapeutic agent-induced severe neutropenia/leucopenia for patients in Biobank Japan.
GeneReviews: Not available

Genomic context

Location:
11p15.1
Sequence:
Chromosome: 11; NC_000011.10 (18727928..18792721, complement)
Total number of exons:
16

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