Binding of Bruton's tyrosine kinase to Fyn, Lyn, or Hck through a Src homology 3 domain-mediated interaction.

Bruton's tyrosine kinase (Btk) is a recently described B-cell-specific tyrosine kinase. Mutations in this gene lead to human X chromosome-linked agammaglobulinemia and murine X-linked immunodeficiency. Although genetic evidence strongly suggests that Btk plays a crucial role in B-lymphocyte differentiation and activation, its precise mechanism of action remains unknown, primarily because ...
the proteins that it interacts with have not yet been identified. Here, we show that Btk interacts with Src homology 3 domains of Fyn, Lyn, and Hck, protein-tyrosine kinases that get activated upon stimulation of B- and T-cell receptors. These interactions are mediated by two 10-aa motifs in Btk. An analogous site with the same specificity is also present in Itk, the T-cell-specific homologue of Btk. Our data extend the range of interactions mediated by Src homology 3 domains and provide an indication of a link between Btk and established signaling pathways in B lymphocytes.
Mesh Terms:
Amino Acid Sequence, Animals, Binding Sites, Cloning, Molecular, Enzyme Activation, Hela Cells, Humans, Mice, Molecular Sequence Data, Protein Binding, Protein-Tyrosine Kinases, Proto-Oncogene Proteins, Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-fyn, Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-hck, Receptors, Antigen, B-Cell, Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell, Recombinant Proteins, Substrate Specificity, X Chromosome
Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A.
Date: Aug. 16, 1994
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