Gene Information
Gene NamePTPRA
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length802
Protein NamesReceptor-type tyrosine-protein phosphatase alpha (Protein-tyrosine phosphatase alpha) (R-PTP-alpha) (EC 3.1.3.48)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age645 ( ENSG00000132670 )
Evolutionary StageEukaryota
AlphaFoldDBP18433
Gene CardPTPRA
Uniprot IDP18433
PfamPF00102
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionyes (0.555439471)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ PTPRA ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ PTPRA ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ PTPRA ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ PTPRA ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Ptpra ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ PTPRA ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Ptpra ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ PTPRA ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsPTPRE
ParalogsPTPN12, PTPRC, PTPN6, PTPN18, PTPN7, PTPN1, PTPN13, PTPRF, PTPRK, PTPRB, PTPN22, PTPRG, PTPRR, PTPN5, PTPN23, PTPRZ1, PTPN9, PTPRE, PTPN4, PTPRT, PTPRS, PTPRD, PTPN2, PTPRO, PTPRJ, PTPRM, PTPN11, PTPN20, PTPRU, PTPN14, PTPN3, PTPRN, PTPRN2, PTPRH, PTPN21
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityNA
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB 6UZT  (X-ray  1.80A 
DBSNP rs1178027 
Subcellular location [CC]Cell membrane {ECO:0000255};
Single-pass type I membrane protein {ECO:0000255}. Cell junction, focal adhesion {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:P18052}. Note=Localizes to focal adhesion sites following integrin engagement. {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:P18052}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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