A lipid phosphatase that contains a C2 DOMAIN and acts on phosphatidylinositol-3,4,5-trisphosphate to regulate various SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION PATHWAYS. It modulates CELL GROWTH PROCESSES; CELL MIGRATION; and APOPTOSIS. Mutations in PTEN are associated with COWDEN DISEASE and PROTEUS SYNDROME as well as NEOPLASTIC CELL TRANSFORMATION.
Also Known As:
PTEN Phosphatase; PTEN Protein; MMAC1 Protein; Mutated In Multiple Advanced Cancers 1 Protein; PTEN Protein Phosphatase; Phosphatase and Tensin Homologue on Chromosome Ten Protein; Phosphatase, PTEN; Phosphatase, PTEN Protein; Phosphohydrolase, PTEN; Protein Phosphatase, PTEN