{"symbol":"SSH2","synonyms":["SSH-2","SSH-2L"],"name":"slingshot protein phosphatase 2","description":"This gene encodes a protein tyrosine phosphatase that plays a key role in the regulation of actin filaments. The encoded protein dephosphorylates and activates cofilin, which promotes actin filament depolymerization. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants. [provided by RefSeq, Aug 2013]","ncbiEntrezGeneId":85464,"ncbiEntrezGeneUrl":"http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/gene/85464","proteins":[{"symbol":"SSH2_HUMAN","href":"/api/1.0/protein/SSH2_HUMAN"}],"hgncRootFamilies":[{"name":"Phosphatases","href":"/api/1.0/gene_family/Phosphatases"}]}