Prostatic acid phosphatase (PAP) is the most abundant phosphatase in human prostate tissue/secretions. PAP is a clinically important protein for its relevance as a biomarker of prostate carcinoma. Furthermore, it has a potential role in fertilization. We describe here most of the features of PAP including gene regulation, gene/protein structure, functions, its role in tumor progression and evolutionary features.
PAP has phosphatase activity and is an extensively studied biomarker of prostate cancer. The major action of PAP is to dephosphorylate macromolecules with the help of catalytic residues (His12 and Asp258) that are located in the cleft between two domains. This article will be of great interest to all those scientists who are working in the area of prostate pathophysiology
Authors: Hassan, Md Imtaiyaz1; Aijaz, Afnan; Ahmad, Faizan
Source: Expert Review of Anticancer Therapy, Volume 10, Number 7, July 2010 , pp. 1055-1068(14)
