Biology:PPP1R12B

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Protein phosphatase 1 regulatory subunit 12B is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the PPP1R12B gene.[1][2]

Myosin light chain phosphatase (MLCP) consists of three subunits- catalytic subunit, large subunit/myosin binding subunit (MBS) and small subunit (sm-M20). This gene is a multi-functional gene which encodes both MBS and sm-M20. MLCP regulates myosins and the dephosphorylation is enhanced by the presence of MBS. The sm-M20 is suggested to play a regulatory role in muscle contraction by binding to MBS. MBS is also encoded by another gene, myosin light chain phosphatase target subunit 1. sm-M20 shows higher binding affinity to this gene product than to myosin light chain phosphatase target subunit 2-MBS even though the two MBS proteins are highly similar. Although both MBSs increase the activity of MLCP, myosin light chain phosphatase target subunit 1-MBS is a more efficient activator. There are four alternatively spliced transcript variants described; two alter the MBS coding region and two alter the sm-M20 coding region of this gene.[2]

Interactions

PPP1R12B has been shown to interact with Interleukin 16.[3]

References

  1. "A new isoform of human myosin phosphatase targeting/regulatory subunit (MYPT2): cDNA cloning, tissue expression, and chromosomal mapping". Genomics 49 (1): 59–68. Jun 1998. doi:10.1006/geno.1998.5222. PMID 9570949. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Entrez Gene: PPP1R12B protein phosphatase 1, regulatory (inhibitor) subunit 12B". https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?Db=gene&Cmd=ShowDetailView&TermToSearch=4660. 
  3. Bannert, Norbert; Vollhardt Karin; Asomuddinov Bakhtier; Haag Marion; König Herbert; Norley Stephen; Kurth Reinhard (Oct 2003). "PDZ Domain-mediated interaction of interleukin-16 precursor proteins with myosin phosphatase targeting subunits". J. Biol. Chem. (United States) 278 (43): 42190–9. doi:10.1074/jbc.M306669200. ISSN 0021-9258. PMID 12923170. 

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