NCK2 Polyclonal antibody

Lots of the protein-protein interactions that are essential for eukaryotic intracellular signal transduction are mediated by protein binding modules including SH2, SH3, and LIM domains. NCK is a SH3- and SH2-containing adaptor protein implicated in coordinating various signaling pathways, including those of growth factor receptors and cell adhesion receptors. NCK-2 is a ubiquitously expressed and NCK-related adaptor protein comprising primarily three N-terminal SH3 domains and one C-terminal SH2 domain. NCK-2 interacts with PINCH, a LIM-only protein implicated in integrin-linked kinase signaling, and recognizes several key components of growth factor kinase-signaling pathways including EGF receptors, PDGF receptor, and IRS-1. NCK-2 may thus function as an adaptor protein connecting the growth factor receptor-signaling pathways with the integrin-signaling pathways. NCK-2 also interacts with focal adhesion kinase (FAK), a cytoplasmic protein tyrosine kinase critically involved in the cellular control of motility.