SRC-INDUCED ACTIVATION OF INDUCIBLE T-CELL KINASE (ITK) REQUIRES PHOSPHATIDYLINOSITOL 3-KINASE ACTIVITY AND THE PLECKSTRIN HOMOLOGY DOMAIN OF INDUCIBLE T-CELL KINASE
A. August et al., SRC-INDUCED ACTIVATION OF INDUCIBLE T-CELL KINASE (ITK) REQUIRES PHOSPHATIDYLINOSITOL 3-KINASE ACTIVITY AND THE PLECKSTRIN HOMOLOGY DOMAIN OF INDUCIBLE T-CELL KINASE, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United Statesof America, 94(21), 1997, pp. 11227-11232
The Tec family of tyrosine kinases are involved in signals emanating f
rom cytokine receptors, antigen receptors, and other lymphoid cell sur
face receptors. One family member, ITK (inducible T cell kinase), is i
nvolved in T cell activation and can be activated by the T cell recept
or and the CD28 cell surface receptor. This stimulation of tyrosine ph
osphorylation and activation of ITK can be mimicked by the Src family
kinase Lck We have explored the mechanism of this requirement for Src
family kinases in the activation of ITK, We found that coexpression of
ITK and Src results in increased membrane association, tyrosine phosp
horylation and activation of ITK, which could be blocked by inhibitors
of the lipid kinase phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI 3-kinase) as we
ll as overexpression of the p85 subunit of PI 3-kinase. Removal of the
Pleckstrin homology domain (PH) of ITK resulted in a kinase that coul
d no longer be induced to localize to the membrane or be activated by
Src. The PH of ITK was also able to bind inositol phosphates phosphory
lated at the D3 position. Membrane targeting of ITK without the PH rec
overed its ability to be activated by Src, These results suggest that
ITK can be activated by a combination of Src and PI 3-kinase.