dual specificity phosphatase domain of dual specificity protein phosphatase 10
Dual specificity protein phosphatase 10 (DUSP10), also called mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) phosphatase 5 (MKP-5), functions as a protein-serine/threonine phosphatase (EC 3.1.3.16) and a protein-tyrosine-phosphatase (EC 3.1.3.48). Like other MKPs, it deactivates its MAPK substrates by dephosphorylating the threonine and tyrosine residues in the conserved Thr-Xaa-Tyr motif residing in their activation sites. It belongs to the class III subfamily and is a JNK/p38-selective cytoplasmic MKP. DUSP10/MKP-5 coordinates skeletal muscle regeneration by negatively regulating mitochondria-mediated apoptosis. It is also an important regulator of intestinal epithelial barrier function and a suppressor of colon tumorigenesis. DUSP10/MKP-5 contains an N-terminal Cdc25/rhodanese-like domain, which is responsible for MAPK-binding, and a C-terminal catalytic dual specificity phosphatase domain.