Overview:

CSK is a cytoplasmic tyrosine kinase that has been shown to downregulate the tyrosine kinase activity of the c-src through tyrosine phosphorylation of the c-src carboxy terminus (1). A yeast 2-hybrid system has been used to identify proteins associated with CSK. The Src homology-3 (SH3) domain of CSK associates with a proline-rich region of PEP, a protein-tyrosine phosphatase expressed in hemopoietic cells (2). This association is highly specific and it is speculated that PEP may be an effector and/or regulator of CSK in T cells and other hemopoietic cells.

Gene Aliases:

MGC117393

Genbank Number:

NM_004383

References:

1. Partanen, J. et al: Cyl encodes a putative cytoplasmic tyrosine kinase lacking the conserved tyrosine autophosphorylation site (Y416-src). Oncogene 6: 2013-2018, 1991.

2. Cloutier, J.-F. et al: Association of inhibitory tyrosine protein kinase p50(csk) with protein tyrosine phosphatase PEP in T cells and other hemopoietic cells. EMBO J. 15: 4909-4918, 1996.