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PPP2R3A
protein phosphatase 2 regulatory subunit B''alpha
Chromosome 3 · 3q22.2-q22.3
NCBI Gene: 5523Ensembl: ENSG00000073711.12HGNC: HGNC:9307UniProt: Q06190
61PubMed Papers
20Diseases
0Drugs
0Pathogenic Variants
DATA QUALITY
✓ Experimental GO Evidence✓ Swiss-Prot Reviewed
protein phosphatase type 2A complexprotein bindingprotein phosphatase regulator activitysomitogenesisneurodegenerative diseasediabetes mellitustype 2 diabetes mellitusdyslexia
✦AI Summary

PPP2R3A (protein phosphatase 2 regulatory subunit B''alpha) is a regulatory component of protein phosphatase 2A (PP2A) that modulates substrate selectivity, catalytic activity, and subcellular localization of the catalytic enzyme. It functions as a negative regulator of cell growth and division 1. Mechanistically, PPP2R3A regulates multiple cellular processes through distinct pathways. In hepatocellular carcinoma, PPP2R3A promotes glycolysis by regulating hexokinase 1 (HK1), with PPP2R3A overexpression increasing HK1 expression, glucose uptake, and lactate production 2. In cardiac myocytes, PPP2R3A silencing inhibits cell proliferation, arrests the cell cycle in S phase, and promotes apoptosis, with interaction partners including COL1A2, GIPC1, and BCL6 3. In endothelial cells, PPP2R3A downregulation increases blood-brain barrier permeability through the NOVA2/PART1/PPP2R3A/p-NFκB-p65 pathway during amyloid-β stimulation 4. Clinical relevance emerges across multiple diseases. PPP2R3A expression is elevated in hepatocellular carcinoma tissues, where knockdown suppresses proliferation, migration, invasion, and xenograft tumor growth 5. In celiac disease, PPP2R3A is constitutively downregulated in intestinal epithelium, suggesting genetic involvement in disease pathogenesis 1. Promoter hypermethylation of PPP2R3A occurs in over 60% of colon cancer cases, correlating with tumor suppressor function 6. Genome-wide association studies identify PPP2R3A as a shared genetic risk factor for kidney diseases and sepsis, suggesting pleiotropic effects 7. PPP2R3A is also proposed as a druggable target for coronary artery disease 8.

Sources cited
1
It functions as a negative regulator of cell growth and division .
PMID: 24552675
2
In hepatocellular carcinoma, PPP2R3A promotes glycolysis by regulating hexokinase 1 (HK1), with PPP2R3A overexpression increasing HK1 expression, glucose uptake, and lactate production .
PMID: 35945177
3
In cardiac myocytes, PPP2R3A silencing inhibits cell proliferation, arrests the cell cycle in S phase, and promotes apoptosis, with interaction partners including COL1A2, GIPC1, and BCL6 .
PMID: 34982454
4
In endothelial cells, PPP2R3A downregulation increases blood-brain barrier permeability through the NOVA2/PART1/PPP2R3A/p-NFκB-p65 pathway during amyloid-β stimulation .
PMID: 34990795
5
PPP2R3A expression is elevated in hepatocellular carcinoma tissues, where knockdown suppresses proliferation, migration, invasion, and xenograft tumor growth .
PMID: 31647192
6
Promoter hypermethylation of PPP2R3A occurs in over 60% of colon cancer cases, correlating with tumor suppressor function .
PMID: 32392189
7
Genome-wide association studies identify PPP2R3A as a shared genetic risk factor for kidney diseases and sepsis, suggesting pleiotropic effects .
PMID: 39086896
8
PPP2R3A is also proposed as a druggable target for coronary artery disease .
PMID: 30354342
Disease Associationsⓘ20
neurodegenerative diseaseOpen Targets
0.46Moderate
diabetes mellitusOpen Targets
0.44Moderate
type 2 diabetes mellitusOpen Targets
0.42Moderate
dyslexiaOpen Targets
0.30Weak
type 1 diabetes mellitusOpen Targets
0.29Weak
cervical carcinomaOpen Targets
0.29Weak
aortic stenosisOpen Targets
0.28Weak
atrial fibrillationOpen Targets
0.27Weak
heart failureOpen Targets
0.26Weak
secondary malignant neoplasmOpen Targets
0.25Weak
poisoningOpen Targets
0.23Weak
placental retentionOpen Targets
0.23Weak
essential hypertensionOpen Targets
0.21Weak
mixed connective tissue diseaseOpen Targets
0.20Weak
Myocardial IschemiaOpen Targets
0.20Weak
Benign Thyroid Gland NeoplasmOpen Targets
0.20Weak
lymphatic system diseaseOpen Targets
0.20Weak
vein disorderOpen Targets
0.20Weak
CachexiaOpen Targets
0.20Weak
chronic kidney diseaseOpen Targets
0.20Weak
Pathogenic Variants
No pathogenic variants reported on ClinVar for this gene.
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Related Genes
STRNProtein interaction100%PPP2CBProtein interaction97%MINK1Protein interaction95%PPP4R2Protein interaction95%PPP3R1Protein interaction92%DRD2Protein interaction91%
Tissue Expression6 tissues
Heart
100%
Brain
15%
Ovary
7%
Lung
5%
Liver
2%
Bone Marrow
1%
Gene Interaction Network
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PPP2R3ASTRNPPP2CBMINK1PPP4R2PPP3R1DRD2
PROTEIN STRUCTURE
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PDB4I5J · 2.09 Å · X-ray
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Constraintⓘ
LOEUFⓘ
0.89LoF Tolerant
pLIⓘ
0.00Tolerant
Observed/Expected LoF0.73 [0.60–0.89]
RankingsWhere PPP2R3A stands among ~20K protein-coding genes
  • #7,596of 20,598
    Most Researched61
  • #7,992of 17,882
    Most Constrained (LOEUF)0.89
Genes detectedPPP2R3A
Sources retrieved10 papers
Response time—
📄 Sources
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1
PART1 destabilized by NOVA2 regulates blood-brain barrier permeability in endothelial cells via STAU1-mediated mRNA degradation.
PMID: 34990795
Gene · 2022
1.00
2
Overexpression of Protein Phosphatase 2 Regulatory Subunit B"Alpha Promotes Glycolysis by Regulating Hexokinase 1 in Hepatocellular Carcinoma.
PMID: 35945177
Biomed Environ Sci · 2022
0.90
3
Protein phosphatase 2 regulatory subunit B''Alpha silencing inhibits tumor cell proliferation in liver cancer.
PMID: 31647192
Cancer Med · 2019
0.80
4
The potential mechanism of PPP2R3A in myocardial cells and its interacting proteins.
PMID: 34982454
Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci · 2021
0.70
5
Shared genetic correlations between kidney diseases and sepsis.
PMID: 39086896
Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) · 2024
0.60