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1lun
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NMR Structure of the Itk SH2 domain, Pro287trans, energy minimized average structure
Overview
Interleukin-2 tyrosine kinase (Itk) is a T cell-specific kinase required for a proper immune response following T cell receptor engagement. In addition to the kinase domain, Itk is composed of several noncatalytic regulatory domains, including a Src homology 2 (SH2) domain that contains a conformationally heterogeneous Pro residue. Cis-trans isomerization of a single prolyl imide bond within the SH2 domain mediates conformer-specific ligand recognition that may have functional implications in T cell signaling. To better understand the mechanism by which a proline switch regulates ligand binding, we have used NMR spectroscopy to determine two structures of Itk SH2 corresponding to the cis and trans imide bond-containing conformers. The structures indicate that the heterogeneous Pro residue acts as a hinge that modulates ligand recognition by controlling the relative orientation of protein-binding surfaces.
About this Structure
1LUN is a Single protein structure of sequence from Mus musculus. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA.
Reference
Structural characterization of a proline-driven conformational switch within the Itk SH2 domain., Mallis RJ, Brazin KN, Fulton DB, Andreotti AH, Nat Struct Biol. 2002 Dec;9(12):900-5. PMID:12402030 Page seeded by OCA on Sat May 3 00:18:34 2008
