Products

Western Blot (Transfected lysate)

Immunofluorescence (Transfected cell)

Flow Cytometry (Transfected cell)

Entrez GeneID

GeneBank Accession#

Protein Accession#

Gene Name

PPM1A

Gene Alias

FLJ42306, MGC9201, PP2C-ALPHA, PP2CA

Gene Description

protein phosphatase 1A (formerly 2C), magnesium-dependent, alpha isoform

Omim ID

Gene Ontology

Gene Summary

The protein encoded by this gene is a member of the PP2C family of Ser/Thr protein phosphatases. PP2C family members are known to be negative regulators of cell stress response pathways. This phosphatase dephosphorylates, and negatively regulates the activities of, MAP kinases and MAP kinase kinases. It has been shown to inhibit the activation of p38 and JNK kinase cascades induced by environmental stresses. This phosphatase can also dephosphorylate cyclin-dependent kinases, and thus may be involved in cell cycle control. Overexpression of this phosphatase is reported to activate the expression of the tumor suppressor gene TP53/p53, which leads to G2/M cell cycle arrest and apoptosis. Three alternatively spliced transcript variants encoding distinct isoforms have been described. [provided by RefSeq

Other Designations

protein phosphatase 1A|protein phosphatase 2C alpha isoform