Pleckstrin homology domain
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Pleckstrin homology domain (PH domain) is a protein region of approximately 120 amino acids that can bind phosphoinositides (such as inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate and phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate), the βγ-subunits of heterotrimeric G proteins and protein kinase C. Through these interactions, the PH domain plays a role in the membrane recruitment of proteins containing the PH domain, thus targeting them to appropriate cellular compartment or enabling them to interact with other components of the signal transduction pathways.
[edit] External links
- PH domain entry in the SMART database
- Nash Lab Protein Interaction Domains - PH domain description
- Calculated orientations of PH domains in membranes
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BZIP | DED | Kringle | PH | SH2 | SH3 | zinc finger | coiled coil | helix bundle | globin fold | twisted open sheet | alpha/beta barrels | up and down barrel | greek key barrel | jelly roll barrel | greek key | leucine-rich repeat | beta propeller |