Fig. 4. Alignment of the PTP domains of SDF-9 and known PTPs. Conserved residues
and homologous residues (gray) are boxed. The active site of PTP is
underlined. The cysteine residue (Cys 223) that is essential for phosphatase
activity is replaced by serine in SDF-9. HsRPTPA-D1: human receptor PTP alpha
proximal domain, HsRPTPA-D2: human receptor PTP alpha distal domain, HsPTP1B:
human PTP1B.