Tyrosine-protein kinase ITK/TSK also known as interleukin-2-inducible T-cell kinase or simply ITK, is a protein that in humans is encoded by the ITKgene.[1] ITK is a member of the TEC family of kinases and is highly expressed in T cells.[2]
This gene encodes an intracellular tyrosine kinase expressed in T-cells. The protein is thought to play a role in T-cell proliferation and differentiation.[3][4] ITK is functionally important for the development and effector function of Th2 and Th17 cells.[2]
Mice lacking ITK were shown to not be susceptible to asthma.[5]
Structure
This protein contains the following domains, which are often found in intracellular kinases:[6]
↑Kosaka Y, Felices M, Berg LJ (October 2006). "Itk and Th2 responses: action but no reaction". Trends Immunol. 27 (10): 453–60. doi:10.1016/j.it.2006.08.006. PMID16931156.
↑Perez-Villar JJ, O'Day K, Hewgill DH, Nadler SG, Kanner SB (2001). "Nuclear localization of the tyrosine kinase Itk and interaction of its SH3 domain with karyopherin alpha (Rch1alpha)". Int. Immunol. 13 (10): 1265–74. doi:10.1093/intimm/13.10.1265. PMID11581171.
↑Shan X, Wange RL (1999). "Itk/Emt/Tsk activation in response to CD3 cross-linking in Jurkat T cells requires ZAP-70 and Lat and is independent of membrane recruitment". J. Biol. Chem. 274 (41): 29323–30. doi:10.1074/jbc.274.41.29323. PMID10506192.
↑Perez-Villar JJ, Whitney GS, Sitnick MT, Dunn RJ, Venkatesan S, O'Day K, Schieven GL, Lin TA, Kanner SB (2002). "Phosphorylation of the linker for activation of T-cells by Itk promotes recruitment of Vav". Biochemistry. 41 (34): 10732–40. doi:10.1021/bi025554o. PMID12186560.
↑Shim EK, Moon CS, Lee GY, Ha YJ, Chae SK, Lee JR (2004). "Association of the Src homology 2 domain-containing leukocyte phosphoprotein of 76 kD (SLP-76) with the p85 subunit of phosphoinositide 3-kinase". FEBS Lett. 575 (1–3): 35–40. doi:10.1016/j.febslet.2004.07.090. PMID15388330.
↑Perez-Villar JJ, Kanner SB (1999). "Regulated association between the tyrosine kinase Emt/Itk/Tsk and phospholipase-C gamma 1 in human T lymphocytes". J. Immunol. 163 (12): 6435–41. PMID10586033.
↑Cory GO, MacCarthy-Morrogh L, Banin S, Gout I, Brickell PM, Levinsky RJ, Kinnon C, Lovering RC (1996). "Evidence that the Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome protein may be involved in lymphoid cell signaling pathways". J. Immunol. 157 (9): 3791–5. PMID8892607.
Further reading
Kosaka Y, Felices M, Berg LJ (2006). "Itk and Th2 responses: action but no reaction". Trends Immunol. 27 (10): 453–60. doi:10.1016/j.it.2006.08.006. PMID16931156.
Janis EM, Siliciano JD, Isaac DD, et al. (1995). "Mapping of the gene for the tyrosine kinase Itk to a region of conserved synteny between mouse chromosome 11 and human chromosome 5q". Genomics. 23 (1): 269–71. doi:10.1006/geno.1994.1492. PMID7829087.
Gibson S, Leung B, Squire JA, et al. (1993). "Identification, cloning, and characterization of a novel human T-cell-specific tyrosine kinase located at the hematopoietin complex on chromosome 5q". Blood. 82 (5): 1561–72. PMID8364206.
Tanaka N, Asao H, Ohtani K, et al. (1993). "A novel human tyrosine kinase gene inducible in T cells by interleukin 2". FEBS Lett. 324 (1): 1–5. doi:10.1016/0014-5793(93)81520-A. PMID8504851.
Bunnell SC, Henry PA, Kolluri R, et al. (1996). "Identification of Itk/Tsk Src homology 3 domain ligands". J. Biol. Chem. 271 (41): 25646–56. doi:10.1074/jbc.271.41.25646. PMID8810341.
Andreotti AH, Bunnell SC, Feng S, et al. (1997). "Regulatory intramolecular association in a tyrosine kinase of the Tec family". Nature. 385 (6611): 93–7. doi:10.1038/385093a0. PMID8985255.
Heyeck SD, Wilcox HM, Bunnell SC, Berg LJ (1997). "Lck phosphorylates the activation loop tyrosine of the Itk kinase domain and activates Itk kinase activity". J. Biol. Chem. 272 (40): 25401–8. doi:10.1074/jbc.272.40.25401. PMID9312162.
Kaukonen J, Savolainen ER, Palotie A (1999). "Human Emt tyrosine kinase is specifically expressed both in mature T-lymphocytes and T-cell associated hematopoietic malignancies". Leuk. Lymphoma. 32 (5–6): 513–22. doi:10.3109/10428199909058409. PMID10048424.
Shan X, Wange RL (1999). "Itk/Emt/Tsk activation in response to CD3 cross-linking in Jurkat T cells requires ZAP-70 and Lat and is independent of membrane recruitment". J. Biol. Chem. 274 (41): 29323–30. doi:10.1074/jbc.274.41.29323. PMID10506192.
Perez-Villar JJ, Kanner SB (2000). "Regulated association between the tyrosine kinase Emt/Itk/Tsk and phospholipase-C gamma 1 in human T lymphocytes". J. Immunol. 163 (12): 6435–41. PMID10586033.
Bunnell SC, Diehn M, Yaffe MB, et al. (2000). "Biochemical interactions integrating Itk with the T cell receptor-initiated signaling cascade". J. Biol. Chem. 275 (3): 2219–30. doi:10.1074/jbc.275.3.2219. PMID10636929.
Hawkins J, Marcy A (2001). "Characterization of Itk tyrosine kinase: contribution of noncatalytic domains to enzymatic activity". Protein Expr. Purif. 22 (2): 211–9. doi:10.1006/prep.2001.1447. PMID11437596.
