Intermolecular interactions between the SH3 domain and the proline-rich TH region of Bruton's tyrosine kinase
H Hansson1, M P Okoh, C I Smith
1Department of Biotechnology, Royal Institute of Technology, Center for Structural Biochemistry, Novum, Sweden.
Abstract:
The SH3 domain of Bruton's tyrosine kinase (Btk) is preceded by the Tec homology (TH) region containing proline-rich sequences. We have studied a protein fragment containing both the Btk SH3 domain and the proline-rich sequences of the TH region (PRR-SH3). Intermolecular NMR cross-relaxation measurements, gel permeation chromatography profiles, titrations with proline-rich peptides, and (15)N NMR relaxation measurements are all consistent with a monomer-dimer equilibrium with a dissociation constant on the order of 60 microM. The intermolecular interactions do, at least in part, involve proline-rich sequences in the TH region. This behavior of Btk PRR-SH3 may have implications for the functional action of Btk.
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