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Src Homology 3 domain of Calcium/calmodulin-dependent Serine protein Kinase CASK is a scaffolding protein that is highly expressed in the mammalian nervous system and plays roles in synaptic protein targeting, neural development, and gene expression regulation. CASK interacts with many different binding partners including parkin, neurexin, syndecans, calcium channel proteins, caskin, among others, to perform specific functions in different subcellular locations. Disruption of the CASK gene in mice results in neonatal lethality while mutations in the human gene have been associated with X-linked mental retardation. Drosophila CASK is associated with both pre- and postsynaptic membranes and is crucial in synaptic transmission and vesicle cycling. CASK contains an N-terminal calmodulin-dependent kinase (CaMK)-like domain, two L27 domains, followed by the core of three domains characteristic of MAGUK (membrane-associated guanylate kinase) proteins: PDZ, SH3, and guanylate kinase (GuK). In addition, it also contains the Hook (Protein 4.1 Binding) motif in between the SH3 and GuK domains. The GuK domain in MAGUK proteins is enzymatically inactive; instead, the domain mediates protein-protein interactions and associates intramolecularly with the SH3 domain. 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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