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Nck proteins are essential Src homology (SH) 2 and SH3 domain-bearing, adapters that modulate actin cytoskeleton dynamics by linking proline-rich, effector molecules to tyrosine kinases or phosphorylated signaling, intermediates. Two mammalian pathogens, enteropathogenic Escherichia coli, and vaccinia virus, exploit Nck as part of their infection strategy., Conflicting data indicate potential differences in the recognition, specificities of the SH2 domains of the isoproteins Nck1 (Nckalpha) and, Nck2 (Nckbeta and Grb4). We have characterized the binding specificities, of both SH2 domains and find them to be essentially indistinguishable., Crystal structures of both domains in complex with phosphopeptides derived, from the enteropathogenic E. coli protein Tir concur in identifying highly, conserved, specific recognition of the phosphopeptide. Differential, peptide recognition can therefore not account for the preference of either, Nck in particular signaling pathways. Binding studies using sequentially, mutated, high affinity phosphopeptides establish the sequence variability, tolerated in peptide recognition. Based on this binding motif, we identify, potential new binding partners of Nck1 and Nck2 and confirm this, experimentally for the Arf-GAP GIT1.

2CI8 is a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Single_protein Single protein] structure of sequence from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homo_sapiens Homo sapiens] with SO4 and 1PE as [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ligands ligands]. Structure known Active Site: AC1. Full crystallographic information is available from [http://ispc.weizmann.ac.il/oca-bin/ocashort?id=2CI8 OCA].  

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