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PTPRB (Receptor-type tyrosine-protein phosphatase beta) is an enzyme. The public catalogues list it as a drug target, an oncogene driver, a tumour suppressor and a biomarker, and clinical evidence ties its variants to diagnosis, prognosis or drug response. Tied to Ovarian cancer, Mesothelioma, Skin cancer and 5 more. This dossier gathers the 0 products (0 approved), 0 trials, 0 pathways and 0 resistance routes in the corpus that involve it, with external identifiers so it can be joined to UniProt, ChEMBL, Open Targets and the rest of biology.

Biology

Plays an important role in blood vessel remodeling and angiogenesis. Not necessary for the initial formation of blood vessels, but is essential for their maintenance and remodeling. Can induce dephosphorylation of TEK/TIE2, CDH5/VE-cadherin and KDR/VEGFR-2. Regulates angiopoietin-TIE2 signalling in endothelial cells. Acts as a negative regulator of TIE2, and controls TIE2 driven endothelial cell proliferation, which in turn affects blood vessel remodeling during embryonic development and determines blood vessel size during perinatal growth. Essential for the maintenance of endothelial cell contact integrity and for the adhesive function of VE-cadherin in endothelial cells and this requires the presence of plakoglobin. Location: Membrane (UniProt). Locus 12q15 (HGNC).

Where it is found
  • Ovarian cancer: IntOGen driver in 2 cohorts (OVT)
  • Mesothelioma: IntOGen driver in 1 cohort (PLMESO)
  • Skin cancer: Open Targets association 0.57 with skin cancer (MONDO_0002898)
  • Lung cancer: Open Targets association 0.53 with lung cancer (MONDO_0008903)
  • Sarcomas: Open Targets association 0.52 with sarcoma (MONDO_0005089)
  • Breast cancer: Open Targets association 0.52 with breast cancer (MONDO_0007254)
Class: enzyme · Gene: PTPRB · Facts checked 2026-09-23 · Target page

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Query for this target: (TITLE:"PTPRB" OR ABSTRACT:"PTPRB" OR TITLE:"protein tyrosine phosphatase receptor type B" OR ABSTRACT:"protein tyrosine phosphatase receptor type B" OR TITLE:"Receptor-type tyrosine-protein phosphatase beta" OR ABSTRACT:"Receptor-type tyrosine-protein phosphatase beta") AND (cancer OR tumor OR tumour OR oncology OR carcinoma OR lymphoma OR leukemia OR leukaemia OR myeloma OR sarcoma OR melanoma OR glioma). Results are unfiltered search hits about PTPRB, not a curated reading list.

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