The F-BAR (FES-CIP4 Homology and Bin/Amphiphysin/Rvs) domain of Fer (Fes related) tyrosine kinase
F-BAR domains are dimerization modules that bind and bend membranes and are found in proteins involved in membrane dynamics and actin reorganization. Fer (Fes related) is a cytoplasmic (or nonreceptor) tyrosine kinase expressed in a wide variety of tissues, and is found to reside in both the cytoplasm and the nucleus. It plays important roles in neuronal polarization and neurite development, cytoskeletal reorganization, cell migration, growth factor signaling, and the regulation of cell-cell interactions mediated by adherens junctions and focal adhesions. Fer kinase also regulates cell cycle progression in malignant cells. It contains an N-terminal F-BAR domain, an SH2 domain, and a C-terminal catalytic kinase domain. F-BAR domains form banana-shaped dimers with a positively-charged concave surface that binds to negatively-charged lipid membranes. They can induce membrane deformation in the form of long tubules.
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