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Title: Identification of Shp-2 as a Stat5A phosphatase. Author: Chen Y, Wen R, Yang S, Schuman J, Zhang EE, Yi T, Feng GS, Wang D. Journal: J Biol Chem; 2003 May 09; 278(19):16520-7. PubMed ID: 12615921. Abstract: Stat5A, a member of the signal transducers and activators of transcription (Stat) family, is activated upon a single tyrosine phosphorylation. Although much is known about the activation process, the mechanism by which the tyrosine-phosphorylated Stat5A proteins are inactivated is largely unknown. In this report, we demonstrate that down-regulation of the tyrosine-phosphorylated Stat5A was via dephosphorylation. Using tyrosine-phosphorylated peptides derived from Stat5A, we were able to purify protein-tyrosine phosphatase Shp-2 from cell lysates. Shp-2, but not Shp-1, specifically interacted with Stat5A in vivo, and the interaction was tyrosine phosphorylation-dependent. Moreover, Shp-2 was able to accelerate Stat5A dephosphorylation, and dephosphorylation of Stat5A was dramatically delayed in Shp-2-deficient cells. Therefore, we conclude that Shp-2 is a Stat5A phosphatase, which down-regulates the active Stat5A in vivo.[Abstract] [Full Text] [Related] [New Search]