Pten Gene Summary [Rat]

Enables several functions, including PDZ domain binding activity; phosphatidylinositol-3,4,5-trisphosphate 3-phosphatase activity; and signaling receptor binding activity. Involved in several processes, including cellular response to peptide hormone stimulus; dephosphorylation; and negative regulation of developmental growth. Located in dendritic spine and postsynaptic membrane. Is active in postsynaptic cytosol. Used to study portal hypertension and substance-related disorder. Biomarker of several diseases, including acute myocardial infarction; glucose metabolism disease (multiple); liver disease (multiple); retinal disease (multiple); and transient cerebral ischemia. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in several diseases, including PTEN hamartoma tumor syndrome (multiple); breast cancer (multiple); liver disease (multiple); nervous system cancer (multiple); and reproductive organ cancer (multiple). Orthologous to human PTEN (phosphatase and tensin homolog). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Jul 2025]

Details

Type
Protein Coding
Official Symbol
Pten
Official Name
phosphatase and tensin homolog [Source:RGD Symbol;Acc:61995]
Ensembl ID
ENSRNOG00000020723
Bio databases IDs NCBI: 50557 Ensembl: ENSRNOG00000020723
Aliases phosphatase and tensin homolog
Synonyms 10q23del, 2310035O07RIK, A130070J02Rik, B430203M17RIK, BZS, CWS1, DEC, GLM2, MHAM, Mmac, MMAC1, MUTATED IN MULTIPLE ADVANCED CANCERS, mutated in multiple advanced cancers 1, O54857, phosphatase and tensin homolog, PTEN1, PTENbeta, PTENgama, TEP1
Species
Rat, Rattus norvegicus
OrthologiesHumanMouse

Protein Domains

A protein domain is a distinct structural or functional region within a protein that can evolve, function, and exist independently of the rest of the protein chain. These domains in rat Pten often fold into stable, three-dimensional structures and are associated with specific biological functions, such as binding to DNA, other proteins, or small molecules.
  • lipid binding domain
  • protein tyrosine/serine/threonine phosphatase
  • protein-tyrosine-phoshatase
  • protein serine/threonine phosphatase
  • phosphoinositide phosphatase
  • PTP_DSP_cys
  • enzyme activator activity
  • identical protein binding
  • Protein tyrosine phosphatase, catalytic domain motif
  • Protein tyrosine phosphatase, catalytic domain, undefined specificity
  • multiple inositol-polyphosphate phosphatase
  • phosphatidylinositol-3-phosphatase
  • protein phosphatase
  • C2 domain of PTEN tumour-suppressor protein
  • phosphatase
  • tail domain
  • protein kinase binding
  • protease binding
  • catalytic domain
  • beta-catenin binding
  • lipid phosphatase domain
  • nuclear localization sequence
  • platelet-derived growth factor receptor binding
  • enzyme binding
  • enzyme regulator activity
  • protein binding
  • phosphatase domain
  • ionotropic glutamate receptor binding
  • PDZ-domain binding
  • PTPase domain
  • phosphorylation site
  • PEST domain
  • binding protein
  • phosphatidylinositol-3,4,5-trisphosphate 3-phosphatase
  • inositol-1,3,4,5,6-pentakisphosphate 3-phosphatase
  • PDZ binding motif

Top Findings

The most significant associations for this gene, including commonly observed domains, pathway involvement, and functional highlights based on current data.
disease
  • rheumatoid arthritis
  • precursor B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia
  • bleeding
  • metastasis
  • cancer
  • neoplasia
  • T acute lymphoblastic leukemia
  • splenomegaly
  • liver neoplasia
  • neurological disorder
regulated by
regulates
role in cell
  • proliferation
  • expression in
  • apoptosis
  • colony formation
  • phosphorylation in
  • migration
  • differentiation
  • cell death
  • binding in
  • downregulation in

Subcellular Expression

Locations within the cell where the protein is known or predicted to be active, providing insight into its function and cellular context.
  • Cytoplasm
  • nuclear fraction
  • perinuclear region
  • membrane surface
  • cellular membrane
  • Nucleus
  • Plasma Membrane
  • granules
  • cytosol
  • cytoplasmic face of plasma membrane
  • apical membrane
  • postsynaptic membrane
  • nuclear foci
  • nucleoplasm
  • dendritic spines
  • growth cone
  • neurites
  • myelin sheath inner loop
  • Schmidt-Lanterman incisures
  • membrane rafts
  • cellular protrusions
  • axons
  • cytoplasmic fraction

Gene Ontology Annotations

Describes the biological processes, cellular components, and molecular functions associated with the rat Pten gene, providing context for its role in the cell.

Biological Process

Functions and activities the gene product is involved in
  • central nervous system neuron axonogenesis
  • spindle assembly involved in female meiosis
  • positive regulation of sequence-specific DNA binding transcription factor activity
  • learning or memory
  • phosphatidylinositol dephosphorylation
  • negative regulation of neuron projection development
  • apoptotic process
  • negative regulation of peptidyl-serine phosphorylation
  • cellular response to electrical stimulus
  • regulation of neuron projection development
  • central nervous system myelin maintenance
  • synapse maturation
  • negative regulation of organ growth
  • negative regulation of synaptic vesicle clustering
  • negative regulation of cyclin-dependent protein kinase activity
  • dentate gyrus development
  • dendritic spine morphogenesis
  • negative regulation of focal adhesion assembly
  • regulation of protein kinase B signaling cascade
  • synapse assembly
  • central nervous system development
  • adult behavior
  • negative regulation of cell migration
  • negative regulation of protein kinase B signaling cascade
  • neuron-neuron synaptic transmission
  • positive regulation of protein ubiquitination involved in ubiquitin-dependent protein catabolic process
  • rhythmic synaptic transmission
  • negative regulation of cell proliferation
  • positive regulation of cell proliferation
  • negative regulation of excitatory postsynaptic membrane potential
  • forebrain morphogenesis
  • phosphatidylinositol biosynthetic process
  • maternal behavior
  • heart development
  • protein kinase B signaling cascade
  • negative regulation of axonogenesis
  • locomotory behavior
  • negative regulation of epithelial to mesenchymal transition
  • locomotor rhythm
  • negative regulation of cell size
  • presynaptic membrane assembly
  • multicellular organismal response to stress
  • postsynaptic density assembly
  • negative regulation of G1/S transition of mitotic cell cycle
  • canonical Wnt receptor signaling pathway
  • negative regulation of keratinocyte migration
  • cell migration
  • negative regulation of cellular senescence
  • social behavior
  • prepulse inhibition
  • protein dephosphorylation
  • cell motility
  • regulation of protein stability
  • negative regulation of protein phosphorylation
  • positive regulation of excitatory postsynaptic membrane potential
  • protein stabilization

Cellular Component

Where in the cell the gene product is active
  • postsynaptic density
  • PML body
  • extracellular region
  • cell projection
  • neuron projection
  • plasma membrane
  • nucleoplasm
  • internal side of plasma membrane
  • nucleus
  • myelin sheath adaxonal region
  • cytoplasm
  • Schmidt-Lanterman incisure
  • dendritic spine
  • cytosol
  • apical plasma membrane

Molecular Function

What the gene product does at the molecular level
  • identical protein binding
  • lipid binding
  • protein serine/threonine phosphatase activity
  • phosphoprotein phosphatase activity
  • phosphatidylinositol-3-phosphatase activity
  • protein binding
  • protein tyrosine phosphatase activity
  • PDZ domain binding
  • inositol-1,3,4,5,6-pentakisphosphate 3-phosphatase activity
  • inositol-1,3,4,5-tetrakisphosphate 3-phosphatase activity
  • anaphase-promoting complex binding
  • phosphatidylinositol-3,4-bisphosphate 3-phosphatase activity
  • phosphatidylinositol-3,4,5-trisphosphate 3-phosphatase activity
  • myosin phosphatase activity
  • phosphatidylinositol phosphate phosphatase activity
  • enzyme binding

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