“…In response to cytokine stimulation, TC45 shuttles from the nucleus to cytoplasm ( Tiganis et al, 1999 ). TCPTP is capable of regulating pathways in glucose metabolism ( Gurzov et al, 2014 ; Sharp et al, 2015 ; Wiede et al, 2019 ), inflammation control ( Spalinger et al, 2018 , 2020 ; Hsieh et al, 2020 ; Parlato et al, 2020 ), cancer progression ( Stuible et al, 2008 ; Manguso et al, 2017 ; LaFleur et al, 2019 ; Wiede et al, 2020 ) and other biological processes by dephosphorylating distinct substrates ( Bourdeau et al, 2005 ), including Janus activated kinase (JAK), signal transducer and activator of transcription (STAT), receptor tyrosine kinases (RTKs) and others. In the present review, the structure, main substrates (JAK/STAT and RTKs), biological functions of TCPTP, as well as its regulatory role in glucose metabolism are summarized, as an attempt to be referenced for developing treatment strategies of metabolic disorders.…”