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Catalytic domain of the Protein Tyrosine Kinase, Src PTKs catalyze the transfer of the gamma-phosphoryl group from ATP to tyrosine (tyr) residues in protein substrates. Src (or c-Src) is a cytoplasmic (or non-receptor) PTK, containing 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 with a conserved tyr. It is activated by autophosphorylation at the tyr kinase domain, and is negatively regulated by phosphorylation at the C-terminal tyr by Csk (C-terminal Src Kinase). c-Src 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. The Src subfamily is part of a larger superfamily that includes the catalytic domains of other kinases such as serine/threonine kinases, RIO kinases, aminoglycoside phosphotransferase, choline kinase, and phosphoinositide 3-kinase. |
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