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SUBMITTER: Shen Y
PROVIDER: S-EPMC2811318 | biostudies-literature | 2009 Oct
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Shen Yingjie Y Tenney Alan P AP Busch Sarah A SA Horn Kevin P KP Cuascut Fernando X FX Liu Kai K He Zhigang Z Silver Jerry J Flanagan John G JG
Science (New York, N.Y.) 20091015 5952
Chondroitin sulfate proteoglycans (CSPGs) present a barrier to axon regeneration. However, no specific receptor for the inhibitory effect of CSPGs has been identified. We showed that a transmembrane protein tyrosine phosphatase, PTPsigma, binds with high affinity to neural CSPGs. Binding involves the chondroitin sulfate chains and a specific site on the first immunoglobulin-like domain of PTPsigma. In culture, PTPsigma(-/-) neurons show reduced inhibition by CSPG. A PTPsigma fusion protein probe ...[more]