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Anti-Cancer Agents in Medicinal Chemistry

Editor-in-Chief

ISSN (Print): 1871-5206
ISSN (Online): 1875-5992

Impact of Oncogenic Protein Tyrosine Phosphatases in Cancer

Author(s): Serge Hardy, Sofi G. Julien and Michel L. Tremblay

Volume 12, Issue 1, 2012

Page: [4 - 18] Pages: 15

DOI: 10.2174/187152012798764741

Price: $65

Abstract

Protein tyrosine phosphatases (PTPs) constitute a large family of enzymes that can exert both positive and negative effects on signaling pathways. They play dominant roles in setting the levels of intracellular phosphorylation downstream of many receptors including receptor tyrosine kinases and G protein-coupled receptors. As observed with kinases, deregulation of PTP activity can also contribute to cancer. This review will examine a broad array of PTP family members that positively affect oncogenesis in human cancer tissues. We will describe the PTP family, their biological significance in oncology, and how recent progress is being made to more effectively target specific PTPs. Finally, we will discuss the therapeutic implications of targeting these oncogenic PTPs in cancer.

Keywords: Cancer, Inhibitors, dual-specificity phosphatases (DSPs), Oncogene, Protein tyrosine phosphatases, Phosphorylation, Tumor suppressor, G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs), Amplification, Gynecological Cancers


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