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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
43
pubmed:dateCreated
2009-10-19
pubmed:abstractText
Tec family tyrosine kinases transduce signals from antigen and other receptors. In particular, Itk plays an important role in T-cell development and activation. Itk has an N-terminal pleckstrin homology domain, a Tec Homology domain with a proline-rich region, SH3 and SH2 domains and a kinase domain, the structure each of which has been determined. However, the full structure of Itk and other Tec kinases remain elusive. Models of Itk suggest either a head to tail dimer, with the SH2 domain interacting with the SH3 domain, or a folded monomer with the SH3 domain interacting with the proline-rich region. We show here that in vivo Itk exists as a monomer, with the pleckstrin homology domain less than 80 A from the C terminus. Zn2+ coordinating residues in the Tec Homology domain, not the proline-rich region, are critical for this intramolecular interaction. These data have implications for our understanding of Tec family kinase structure.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Oct
pubmed:issn
1083-351X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:day
23
pubmed:volume
284
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
29882-92
pubmed:dateRevised
2011-4-13
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2009
pubmed:articleTitle
The Tec family kinase Itk exists as a folded monomer in vivo.
pubmed:affiliation
Center for Molecular Immunology and Infectious Disease, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't, Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural