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PTP-PEST targets a novel tyrosine site in p120 catenin to control epithelial cell motility and Rho GTPase activity.
Journal of cell science - 1 Feb 2014
Espejo Rosario, Jeng Yowjiun, Paulucci-Holthauzen Adriana, Rengifo-Cam William, Honkus Krysta, Anastasiadis Panos Z, Sastry Sarita K
Abstract excerpt
Tyrosine phosphorylation is implicated in regulating the adherens junction protein, p120 catenin (p120), however, the mechanisms are not well defined. Here, we show, using substrate trapping, that p120 is a direct target of the protein tyrosine phosphatase, PTP-PEST, in epithelial cells. Stable shRNA knockdown of PTP-PEST in colon carcinoma cells results in an increased cytosolic pool of p120 concomitant with its...
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