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Review
. 2001 Aug;5(4):416-23.
doi: 10.1016/s1367-5931(00)00223-4.

Protein tyrosine phosphatases: prospects for therapeutics

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Protein tyrosine phosphatases: prospects for therapeutics

Z Y Zhang. Curr Opin Chem Biol. 2001 Aug.

Abstract

Protein tyrosine phosphatases (PTPs) form a large family of enzymes that serve as key regulatory components in signal transduction pathways. Recent gene knockout studies in mice identify PTP1B as a promising target for anti-diabetes/obesity drug discovery. PTPs are also implicated in a wide variety of other disorders, including cancer. Significant progress has been made in identifying small molecules that simultaneously bind both the active site and a unique adjacent site that enables specific inhibition of individual PTP isoenzymes. As a consequence, there are compelling reasons to believe that PTP inhibitors may ultimately serve as powerful therapeutic weapons in our arsenal for battling human diseases.

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