Src Homology 3 domain of Insulin Receptor tyrosine kinase Substrate p53, Brain-specific Angiogenesis Inhibitor 1-Associated Protein 2 (BAIAP2)-Like proteins, and similar proteins
Proteins in this family include IRSp53, BAIAP2L1, BAIAP2L2, and similar proteins. They all contain an Inverse-Bin/Amphiphysin/Rvs (I-BAR) or IMD domain in addition to the SH3 domain. IRSp53, also known as BAIAP2, is a scaffolding protein that takes part in many signaling pathways including Cdc42-induced filopodia formation, Rac-mediated lamellipodia extension, and spine morphogenesis. IRSp53 exists as multiple splicing variants that differ mainly at the C-termini. BAIAP2L1, also called IRTKS (Insulin Receptor Tyrosine Kinase Substrate), serves as a substrate for the insulin receptor and binds the small GTPase Rac. It plays a role in regulating the actin cytoskeleton and colocalizes with F-actin, cortactin, VASP, and vinculin. IRSp53 and IRTKS also mediate the recruitment of effector proteins Tir and EspFu, which regulate host cell actin reorganization, to bacterial attachment sites. BAIAP2L2 co-localizes with clathrin plaques but its function has not been determined. The SH3 domains of IRSp53 and IRTKS have been shown to bind the proline-rich C-terminus of EspFu. SH3 domains are protein interaction domains that bind to proline-rich ligands with moderate affinity and selectivity, preferentially to PxxP motifs. They play versatile and diverse roles in the cell including the regulation of enzymes, changing the subcellular localization of signaling pathway components, and mediating the formation of multiprotein complex assemblies.
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