PTPRZ1, Official Symbol PTPRZ1provided by HGNC Official Full Name protein tyrosine phosphatase receptor type Z1provided by HGNC Primary source HGNC:HGNC:9685 See related Ensembl:ENSG00000106278 MIM:176891; AllianceGenome:HGNC:9685 Gene type protein coding RefSeq status REVIEWED Organism Homo sapiens Lineage Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Mammalia; Eutheria; Euarchontoglires; Primates; Haplorrhini; Catarrhini; Hominidae; Homo Also known as PTPZ; HPTPZ; PTP18; PTPRZ; RPTPB; HPTPzeta; PTP-ZETA; RPTPbeta; phosphacan; R-PTP-zeta-2 Summary This gene encodes a member of the receptor protein tyrosine phosphatase family. Expression of this gene is restricted to the central nervous system (CNS), and it may be involved in the regulation of specific developmental processes in the CNS. Alternatively spliced transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been described for this gene. [provided by RefSeq, May 2011] Expression Biased expression in brain (RPKM 103.2) and skin (RPKM 10.8) See more Orthologs mouse all