“…12,13 PTP inhibitor V, also known as PHPS1, has the formula 4-(N'-(3-(4-nitrophenyl)-5-oxo-1-phenyl-1,5-dihydro-pyrazol-(4Z)-ylidene)-hydrazino)-benzenesulfonic acid, and was determined as the specific inhibitor for SHP-2 and inhibited SHP-2-dependent cellular functions in the various tumor cell lines (Figure 1). 14 Likewise, DUSP13A, DUSP13B, DUSP14, and protein tyrosine phosphatase non-receptor type 2 (PTPN2) were reported as additional targets of the PTP inhibitor V. [15][16][17][18] Since PTP inhibitor V might be suitable as a starting point for further development of PTP inhibitors, it is important to investigate whether this inhibitor is involved in the regulation of more PTPs. Therefore, we performed in vitro phosphatase assays with seven additional human PTPs to search for more PTP inhibitor V targets.…”