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Phosphoprotein Phosphatases MeSH Descriptor Data 2026


MeSH Heading
Phosphoprotein Phosphatases
Tree Number(s)
D08.811.277.352.650.625
D12.776.476.559
Unique ID
D010749
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D010749
Annotation
general; prefer specifics
Scope Note
A group of enzymes removing the SERINE- or THREONINE-bound phosphate groups from a wide range of phosphoproteins, including a number of enzymes which have been phosphorylated under the action of a kinase. (Enzyme Nomenclature, 1992)
Entry Term(s)
Casein Phosphatase
Ecto-Phosphoprotein Phosphatase
Nuclear Protein Phosphatase
Phosphohistone Phosphatase
Phosphoprotein Phosphatase
Phosphoprotein Phosphatase-2C
Phosphoprotein Phosphohydrolase
Phosphoseryl-Protein Phosphatase
Protein Phosphatase
Protein Phosphatase C
Protein Phosphatase C-I
Protein Phosphatase C-II
Protein Phosphatase H-II
Protein Phosphatases
Protein-Serine-Threonine Phosphatase
Protein-Threonine Phosphatase
Serine-Threonine Phosphatase
Threonine Phosphatase
Registry Numbers
EC 3.1.3.16
0
EC 3.1.3.16
EC 3.1.3.16
EC 3.1.3.16
EC 3.1.3.16
Related Numbers
9025-75-6
EC 3.1.3.16
CAS Type 1 Name
Phosphoprotein phosphohydrolase
NLM Classification #
QU 136
Previous Indexing
Phosphomonoesterases (1975-1977)
Phosphoproteins (1971-1977)
Public MeSH Note
2008; see PHOSPHOPROTEIN PHOSPHATASE 1994-2007; see PHOSPHOPROTEIN PHOSPHATASES & PHOSPHOPROTEIN PHOSPHOHYDROLASES 1978-1993; PROTEIN-SERINE-THREONINE PHOSPHATASE was indexed under PHOSPHOPROTEIN PHOSPHATASES 1991-2007
History Note
2008(1994)
Date Introduced
1978/01/01
Last Updated
2021/05/21
Phosphoprotein Phosphatases Preferred
Ecto-Phosphoprotein Phosphatase Narrower
Nuclear Protein Phosphatase Narrower
Phosphohistone Phosphatase Narrower
Phosphoseryl-Protein Phosphatase Narrower
Protein Phosphatase C-I Narrower
Protein Phosphatase C-II Narrower
Protein Phosphatase H-II Narrower
Protein-Threonine Phosphatase Narrower
Phosphoprotein Phosphatase-2C Narrower
Casein Phosphatase Narrower
Protein Phosphatase C Narrower
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