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Catalytic domain of the Protein Tyrosine Kinase, Tropomyosin Related Kinase C PTKs catalyze the transfer of the gamma-phosphoryl group from ATP to tyrosine (tyr) residues in protein substrates. TrkC is a receptor PTK (RTK) containing an extracellular region with arrays of leucine-rich motifs flanked by two cysteine-rich clusters followed by two immunoglobulin-like domains, a transmembrane segment, and an intracellular catalytic domain. Binding of TrkC to its ligand, neurotrophin 3 (NT3), results in receptor oligomerization and activation of the catalytic domain. TrkC is broadly expressed in the nervous system and in some non-neural tissues including the developing heart. NT3/TrkC signaling plays an important role in the innervation of the cardiac conducting system and the development of smooth muscle cells. Mice deficient with NT3 and TrkC have multiple heart defects. NT3/TrkC signaling is also critical for the development and maintenance of enteric neurons that are important for the control of gut peristalsis. The TrkC subfamily is part of a larger superfamily that includes the catalytic domains of other kinases such as protein serine/threonine kinases, RIO kinases, aminoglycoside phosphotransferase, choline kinase, and phosphoinositide 3-kinase. |
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