According to this, CUR can reduce the level of the active phosphorylated form of cortactin (i.e., the pTyr421), overexpressed in colon cancer cells, through a direct physical interaction with the nonreceptor type 1 protein-tyrosine phosphatase (PTPN1), leading to an increased PTPN1 activity and subsequently reduced cancer cell migration. Here, PTPN1 is linked to malignant colon neoplasm.