Protein Phosphatase, Mg2+/Mn2+ Dependent 1B (PPM1B)

PPM1B is a member of the PP2C family of Ser/Thr protein phosphatases. PP2C family members are known to be negative regulators of cell stress response pathways. This phosphatase has been shown to dephosphorylate cyclin-dependent kinases (CDKs), and thus may be involved in cell cycle control. Overexpression of this phosphatase is reported to cause cell-growth arrest or cell death. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants encoding different isoforms. Additional transcript variants have been described, but currently do not represent full-length sequences.The deduced 479-amino acid protein shows high sequence similarity to other mammalian PP2C-beta isoforms but has an extended and unique C-terminal portion.