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17060314

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
50
pubmed:dateCreated
2006-12-12
pubmed:abstractText
The Tec family of tyrosine kinases transduces signals from antigen and other receptors in cells of the hematopoietic system. In particular, interleukin-2 inducible T cell kinase (Itk) plays an important role in modulating T cell development and activation. Itk is activated by receptors via a phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase-mediated pathway, which results in recruitment of Itk to the plasma membrane via its pleckstrin homology domain. We show here that membrane localization of Itk results in the formation of clusters of at least two molecules within 80 A of each other, which is dependent on the integrity of its pleckstrin homology domain. By contrast, the proline-rich region within the Tec homology domain, SH3 or SH2 domains, or kinase activity were not required for this event. More importantly, these clusters of Itk molecules form in distinct regions of the plasma membrane as only receptors that recruit phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase reside in the same membrane vicinity as the recruited Itk. Our results indicate that Itk forms dimers in the membrane and that receptors that recruit Itk do so to specific membrane regions.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
0021-9258
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
15
pubmed:volume
281
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
38529-34
pubmed:dateRevised
2011-4-13
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2006
pubmed:articleTitle
Tec kinase Itk forms membrane clusters specifically in the vicinity of recruiting receptors.
pubmed:affiliation
Center for Molecular Immunology and Infectious Disease, and Department of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't, Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural