First Author | Sadakata H | Year | 2009 |
Journal | Genes Cells | Volume | 14 |
Issue | 3 | Pages | 295-308 |
PubMed ID | 19170756 | Mgi Jnum | J:146871 |
Mgi Id | MGI:3838699 | Doi | 10.1111/j.1365-2443.2008.01270.x |
Citation | Sadakata H, et al. (2009) SAP-1 is a microvillus-specific protein tyrosine phosphatase that modulates intestinal tumorigenesis. Genes Cells 14(3):295-308 |
abstractText | SAP-1 (PTPRH) is a receptor-type protein tyrosine phosphatase (RPTP) with a single catalytic domain in its cytoplasmic region and fibronectin type III-like domains in its extracellular region. The cellular localization and biological functions of this RPTP have remained unknown, however. We now show that mouse SAP-1 mRNA is largely restricted to the gastrointestinal tract and that SAP-1 protein localizes to the microvilli of the brush border in gastrointestinal epithelial cells. The expression of SAP-1 in mouse intestine is minimal during embryonic development but increases markedly after birth. SAP-1-deficient mice manifested no marked changes in morphology of the intestinal epithelium. In contrast, SAP-1 ablation inhibited tumorigenesis in mice with a heterozygous mutation of the adenomatous polyposis coli gene. These results thus suggest that SAP-1 is a microvillus-specific RPTP that regulates intestinal tumorigenesis. |