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Src homology 3 domain of Src Protein Tyrosine Kinase Src (or c-Src) is a cytoplasmic (or non-receptor) PTK and is the vertebrate homolog of the oncogenic protein (v-Src) from Rous sarcoma virus. Together with other Src subfamily proteins, it is involved in signaling pathways that regulate cytokine and growth factor responses, cytoskeleton dynamics, cell proliferation, survival, and differentiation. Src also play a role in regulating cell adhesion, invasion, and motility in cancer cells, and tumor vasculature, contributing to cancer progression and metastasis. Elevated levels of Src kinase activity have been reported in a variety of human cancers. Several inhibitors of Src have been developed as anti-cancer drugs. Src is also implicated in acute inflammatory responses and osteoclast function. Src kinases 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). 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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