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Src homology 3 domain of Brk (Breast tumor kinase) Protein Tyrosine Kinase (PTK), also called PTK6 Brk is a cytoplasmic (or non-receptor) PTK with limited homology to Src kinases. It has been found to be overexpressed in a majority of breast tumors. It plays roles in normal cell differentiation, proliferation, survival, migration, and cell cycle progression. Brk substrates include RNA-binding proteins (SLM-1/2, Sam68), transcription factors (STAT3/5), and signaling molecules (Akt, paxillin, IRS-4). Src kinases in general contain an N-terminal SH4 domain with a myristoylation site, followed by SH3 and SH2 domains, a tyr kinase domain, and a regulatory C-terminal region containing a conserved tyr; they are activated by autophosphorylation at the tyr kinase domain, but are negatively regulated by phosphorylation at the C-terminal tyr by Csk (C-terminal Src Kinase). However, Brk lacks the N-terminal myristoylation site. The SH3 domain of Src kinases contributes to substrate recruitment by binding adaptor proteins/substrates, and regulation of kinase activity through an intramolecular interaction. 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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