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Src homology 2 (SH2) domain found in SH2-containing inositol-5'-phosphatase (SHIP) and SLAM-associated protein (SAP) The SH2-containing inositol-5'-phosphatase, SHIP (also called SHIP1/SHIP1a), is a hematopoietic-restricted phosphatidylinositide phosphatase that translocates to the plasma membrane after extracellular stimulation and hydrolyzes the phosphatidylinositol-3-kinase (PI3K)-generated second messenger PI-3,4,5-P3 (PIP3) to PI-3,4-P2. As a result, SHIP dampens down PIP3 mediated signaling and represses the proliferation, differentiation, survival, activation, and migration of hematopoietic cells. PIP3 recruits lipid-binding pleckstrin homology(PH) domain-containing proteins to the inner wall of the plasma membrane and activates them. PH domain-containing downstream effectors include the survival/proliferation enhancing serine/threonine kinase, Akt (protein kinase B), the tyrosine kinase, Btk, the regulator of protein translation, S6K, and the Rac and cdc42 guanine nucleotide exchange factor, Vav. SHIP is believed to act as a tumor suppressor during leukemogenesis and lymphomagenesis, and may play a role in activating the immune system to combat cancer. SHIP contains an N-terminal SH2 domain, a centrally located phosphatase domain that specifically hydrolyzes the 5'-phosphate from PIP3, PI-4,5-P2 and inositol-1,3,4,5- tetrakisphosphate (IP4), a C2 domain, that is an allosteric activating site when bound by SHIP's enzymatic product, PI-3,4-P2; 2 NPXY motifs that bind proteins with a phosphotyrosine binding (Shc, Dok 1, Dok 2) or an SH2 (p85a, SHIP2) domain; and a proline-rich domain consisting of four PxxP motifs that bind a subset of SH3-containing proteins including Grb2, Src, Lyn, Hck, Abl, PLCg1, and PIAS1. The SH2 domain of SHIP binds to the tyrosine phosphorylated forms of Shc, SHP-2, Doks, Gabs, CD150, platelet-endothelial cell adhesion molecule, Cas, c-Cbl, immunoreceptor tyrosine-based inhibitory motifs (ITIMs), and immunoreceptor tyrosine-based activation motifs (ITAMs). The X-linked lymphoproliferative syndrome (XLP) gene encodes SAP (also called SH2D1A/DSHP) a protein that consists of a 5 residue N-terminus, a single SH2 domain, and a short 25 residue C-terminal tail. XLP is characterized by an extreme sensitivity to Epstein-Barr virus. Both T and natural killer (NK) cell dysfunctions have been seen in XLP patients. SAP binds the cytoplasmic tail of Signaling lymphocytic activation molecule (SLAM), 2B4, Ly-9, and CD84. SAP is believed to function as a signaling inhibitor, by blocking or regulating binding of other signaling proteins. SAP and the SAP-like protein EAT-2 recognize the sequence motif TIpYXX(V/I), which is found in the cytoplasmic domains of a restricted number of T, B, and NK cell surface receptors and are proposed to be natural inhibitors or regulators of the physiological role of a small family of receptors on the surface of these cells. In general SH2 domains are involved in signal transduction. They typically bind pTyr-containing ligands via two surface pockets, a pTyr and hydrophobic binding pocket, allowing proteins with SH2 domains to localize to tyrosine phosphorylated sites. |
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