title: SHIPs ahoy.
abstract: In 1996 three groups independently cloned a hemopoietic specific, src homology 2-containing inositol 5'-phosphatase which, based on its structure, was called SHIP. More recently, a second more widely expressed SHIP-like protein has been cloned and called SHIP2. Both specifically hydrolyze phosphatidylinositol-3,4,5-trisphosphate and inositol 1,3,4,5-tetrakisphosphate in vitro. Moreover, SHIP has been shown in vivo to be the primary enzyme responsible for breaking down phosphatidylinositol-3,4,5-trisphosphate to phosphatidylinositol-3,4-bisphosphate in normal mast cells and, as a result, limits normal and prevents inappropriate mast cell degranulation. Because of their ability to break down phosphatidylinositol-3,4,5-trisphosphate, the SHIPs have the potential to regulate many, if not all, phosphatidylinositol-3-kinase induced events including, proliferation, differentiation, apoptosis, end cell activation, cell movement and adhesion and will thus likely be the subject of intensive research over the next few years.
authors.affiliation: Terry Fox Laboratory, BC Cancer Agency, Vancouver, Canada. gerryk@terryfox.ubc.ca
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Krystal
authors.forename: J E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Damen
authors.forename: C D
authors.initials: CD
authors.lastname: Helgason
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Huber
authors.forename: M R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Hughes
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kalesnikoff
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Lam
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Rosten
authors.forename: M D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Ware
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yew
authors.forename: R K
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Humphries
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D016147:Genes, Tumor Suppressor; D006801:Humans; D000072183:Phosphatidylinositol-3,4,5-Trisphosphate 5-Phosphatases; D010744:Phosphoric Monoester Hydrolases / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism*; D018909:src Homology Domains
chemical_list: D010744:Phosphoric Monoester Hydrolases; C098706:INPPL1 protein, human; D000072183:Phosphatidylinositol-3,4,5-Trisphosphate 5-Phosphatases