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Nature Cell Biology 7, 399–404 (1 April 2005) | doi:10.1038/ncb1236

Regulation of PTEN by Rho small GTPases

Zhong Li , Xuemei Dong , Zhenglong Wang , Wenzhong Liu , Ning Deng , Yu Ding , Liuya Tang , Tim Hla , Rong Zeng , Lin Li & Dianqing Wu

PTEN (phosphatase and tensin homologue) is a phosphatase that dephosphorylates both protein and phosphoinositide substrates. It is mutated in a variety of human tumours and has important roles in a diverse range of biological processes, including cell migration and chemotaxis.