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PPP6C
protein phosphatase 6 catalytic subunit
Chromosome 9 · 9q33.3
NCBI Gene: 5537Ensembl: ENSG00000119414.13HGNC: HGNC:9323UniProt: A0A024R861
169PubMed Papers
20Diseases
0Drugs
0Pathogenic Variants
RESEARCH IMPACT
Trending
DATA QUALITY
✓ Experimental GO Evidence✓ Swiss-Prot Reviewed
protein dephosphorylationprotein serine/threonine phosphatase activityprotein bindingnegative regulation of cGAS/STING signaling pathwaymelanomaneurodegenerative diseasecutaneous melanomaskin basal cell carcinoma
✦AI Summary

PPP6C encodes the catalytic subunit of protein phosphatase 6 (PP6), a serine/threonine phosphatase with pleiotropic regulatory functions. PP6 primarily functions in cell cycle regulation, immune signaling, and metabolic homeostasis through dephosphorylation of key substrates. Mechanistically, PPP6C regulates G1/S phase transition partly through control of cyclin D1 1, and during mitosis controls spindle positioning 2. PPP6C negatively regulates innate immunity by dephosphorylating cGAS and STING1, with cGAS dephosphorylation at Ser-435 impairing GTP binding and inactivation 3. Hepatically, PPP6C dephosphorylates tuberous sclerosis complex 2 (TSC2) at Ser939 and Thr1462 to inhibit mTORC1, mediating fibroblast growth factor 21 (FGF21) signaling in metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (MASH) 4. In psoriatic keratinocytes, IL-17-induced PPP6C downregulation causes C/EBP-β phosphorylation, activating arginase-1 and polyamine production that promotes self-RNA sensing 5. Additionally, PPP6C is essential for neuronal development and survival, as neuron-specific knockout causes neonatal lethality and decreased cortical neuron numbers 6. Disease relevance: PPP6C mutations are identified as cancer driver mutations in melanoma 7, basal cell carcinoma 8, and glioma, where PPP6C expression correlates with tumor grade 9. Therapeutically, PPP6C represents a target for MASH treatment through FGF21-mediated pathway activation 4, and arginase inhibitors targeting PPP6C dysfunction show promise in psoriasis 5.

Sources cited
1
PPP6C directly dephosphorylates TSC2 upon FGF21 stimulation to inhibit mTORC1 and prevent MASH progression
PMID: 39947331
2
IL-17 downregulates PP6 in psoriatic keratinocytes, promoting arginase-1 and polyamine production that facilitates self-RNA sensing
PMID: 32553276
3
PPP6C is identified as a recurrent driver mutation gene in melanoma with potentially targetable mutations
PMID: 22817889
4
PPP6C harbors recurrent mutations (15%) in basal cell carcinoma and is implicated in BCC tumorigenesis
PMID: 26950094
5
PPP6C expression is elevated in glioma tissues and correlates with clinical grade and tumor progression
PMID: 25332711
6
Neuron-specific Ppp6c knockout causes neonatal lethality and decreased cortical neuron development
PMID: 38101002
7
PPP6C dephosphorylates and inactivates cGAS and STING1 in the cGAS-STING innate immune pathway
PMID: 32474700
8
PP6 regulates spindle positioning during mitosis
PMID: 27335426
9
PPP6C N-terminal domain restricts G1/S phase progression through cyclin D1 control
PMID: 17568194
Disease Associationsⓘ20
melanomaOpen Targets
0.59Moderate
neurodegenerative diseaseOpen Targets
0.53Moderate
cutaneous melanomaOpen Targets
0.45Moderate
skin basal cell carcinomaOpen Targets
0.37Weak
bile duct carcinomaOpen Targets
0.37Weak
carcinoma of liver and intrahepatic biliary tractOpen Targets
0.37Weak
nodular melanomaOpen Targets
0.37Weak
superficial spreading melanomaOpen Targets
0.37Weak
basal cell carcinomaOpen Targets
0.31Weak
acute myeloid leukemiaOpen Targets
0.29Weak
hepatocellular carcinomaOpen Targets
0.28Weak
squamous cell lung carcinomaOpen Targets
0.28Weak
pancreatic ductal adenocarcinomaOpen Targets
0.28Weak
acral lentiginous melanomaOpen Targets
0.28Weak
prostate adenocarcinomaOpen Targets
0.28Weak
urinary bladder carcinomaOpen Targets
0.28Weak
multiple myelomaOpen Targets
0.28Weak
skin squamous cell carcinomaOpen Targets
0.28Weak
lung adenocarcinomaOpen Targets
0.28Weak
thyroid carcinomaOpen Targets
0.28Weak
Pathogenic Variants
No pathogenic variants reported on ClinVar for this gene.
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Related Genes
PPP2R2AProtein interaction100%ANKRD52Protein interaction97%TIPRLProtein interaction97%IGBP1Protein interaction96%ANKRD44Protein interaction95%PPP6R2Protein interaction94%
Tissue Expression6 tissues
Brain
100%
Bone Marrow
48%
Heart
39%
Lung
34%
Ovary
24%
Liver
24%
Gene Interaction Network
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PPP6CPPP2R2AANKRD52TIPRLIGBP1ANKRD44PPP6R2
PROTEIN STRUCTURE
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AlphaFoldAI-predicted · UniProt O00743
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Constraintⓘ
LOEUFⓘ
0.42Moderately Constrained
pLIⓘ
1.00Intolerant
Observed/Expected LoF0.22 [0.13–0.42]
RankingsWhere PPP6C stands among ~20K protein-coding genes
  • #2,631of 20,598
    Most Researched169 · top quartile
  • #2,240of 17,882
    Most Constrained (LOEUF)0.42 · top quartile
Genes detectedPPP6C
Sources retrieved25 papers
Response time—
📄 Sources
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1
Protein phosphatase 6 regulates metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis via the mTORC1 pathway.
PMID: 39947331
J Hepatol · 2025
1.00
2
Excessive Polyamine Generation in Keratinocytes Promotes Self-RNA Sensing by Dendritic Cells in Psoriasis.
PMID: 32553276
Immunity · 2020
0.90
3
A landscape of driver mutations in melanoma.
PMID: 22817889
Cell · 2012
0.80
4
Ppp6c haploinsufficiency accelerates UV-induced BRAF(V600E)-initiated melanomagenesis.
PMID: 33743547
Cancer Sci · 2021
0.76
5
Protein turnover regulation is critical for influenza A virus infection.
PMID: 39368468
Cell Syst · 2024
0.72