title: Location, location, location: membrane targeting directed by PX domains.
abstract: Phosphoinositide (PI)-binding domains play critical roles in the intracellular localization of a variety of cell-signaling proteins. The 120-amino acid Phox homology (PX) domain targets proteins to organelle membranes through interactions between two conserved basic motifs within the PX domain and specific PIs. The combination of protein-lipid and protein-protein interactions ensures the proper localization and regulation of PX domain-containing proteins. Upon proper localization, PX domain-containing proteins can then bind to additional proteins and execute their functions in a diverse set of biological pathways, including intracellular protein transport, cell growth and survival, cytoskeletal organization, and neutrophil defense.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine and Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of California at San Diego School of Medicine, La Jolla, CA 92093-0668, USA.
authors.forename: T K
authors.initials: TK
authors.lastname: Sato
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Overduin
authors.forename: S D
authors.initials: SD
authors.lastname: Emr
mesh_terms: D020816:Amino Acid Motifs; D000818:Animals; D002352:Carrier Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D007425:Intracellular Membranes / Q000378:metabolism*; D008958:Models, Molecular; D019255:NADPH Oxidases; D019869:Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases / Q000378:metabolism; D010716:Phosphatidylinositols / Q000378:metabolism*; D010750:Phosphoproteins / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism*; D011485:Protein Binding; D011487:Protein Conformation; D017434:Protein Structure, Tertiary; D021381:Protein Transport; D015398:Signal Transduction; D013329:Structure-Activity Relationship; D018909:src Homology Domains
chemical_list: D002352:Carrier Proteins; D010716:Phosphatidylinositols; D010750:Phosphoproteins; C085072:neutrophil cytosol factor 40K; D019255:NADPH Oxidases; C060505:neutrophil cytosolic factor 1; D019869:Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases