Receptor-type tyrosine-protein phosphatase zeta (PTPRZ1)

Protein tyrosine phosphatase that negatively regulates oligodendrocyte precursor proliferation in the embryonic spinal cord. Required for normal differentiation of the precursor cells to mature, fully myelinating oligodendrocytes.

May play a role in protecting oligondendrocytes against apoptosis. May play a role in the establishment of contextual memory, probably through the dephosphorylation of proteins which are part of important signaling cascades (By similarity).