Structure and Function of PH Domain
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    The PH domain is a protein module of approximately 120 amino acid residues founded in many proteins involved in signal transduction. The PH domains are similar to each other in their three-dimentional structures,and the major structure difference among them lies in the three variable loops in the structures. The PH domain is electrostatically-polarized and the variable loops are on the positively-charged surface, which may serve as a ligand-binding surface. So far ,it has been found that PH domains can interact with the βγ-subunits of G protein (Gβγ)、protein kinase C (PKC) and phosphatidylinositol-4,5-bisphosphate (PIP2 or inositol-1,4,5-trisphosphate (IP3)). All these implied that PH domain might play an important role in the interaction between the signaling molecules and help to form the signal transduction network.

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WANG Ji-cun, YAO Li-bo. Structure and Function of PH Domain[J]. Progress in Biochemistry and Biophysics,1998,25(3):245-249

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  • Received:April 09,1997
  • Revised:July 18,1997
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