RPTPγ dephosphorylated itself in vitro.

<p>Wild type RPTPγ or RPTPγ C1060S plasmids were transiently transfected into HEK293F and isolated from lysates with anti c-myc/protein G sepharoses. RPTPγ wild type or C1060S on the protein G sepharose was denatured in 8 M urea to linearized protein as substrates for reaction following. The Purified RPTPγ wild type, C1060s sepharose beads was then incubated with recombinant, active purified RPTPγ cyto enzymes in assay buffer with urea at a final concentration of 0.375 M. Lanes 1 and 2 are RPTPγ WT and RPTPγ C1060S on protein G sepharose in a mock reaction without phosphatase in the same buffer, and lanes 1′and 2′ are RPTPγ wild type and RPTPγ C1060S reacted with RPTPγ cytoplasmic region as phosphatase. Samples were subjected to western blot analysis using anti-phosphotyrosine 4G10 mAb. The densitometry of each band was determined to estimate the extent of removal of phosphotyrosine on the protein. The reacted IgG heavy chain bands were used as internal control to ensure equal loading of samples. It is estimated by densitometry that 75% of phosphotyrosine from RPTPC1060S was removed by addition of RPTPγ enzyme.