有人认为,PH 结构域可能通过与磷脂结合而引导信号蛋白在膜上定位,从而使信号蛋白传递膜上信号.Whitehead等(1995)发现,PH 结构域引导Ifc蛋白质到膜上是细胞转化的必要步骤,而Ifc是一种与鸟苷酸交换因子(GEF)和PKC调节区结构非常相似的原癌基因〖17〗.
综上所述,PH结构域在细胞信号传递网络中的作用研究已经取得了相当大的进展,但是,要最终明确各种PH结构域的功能、这些不同种类PH结构域在配体结合上有多大的选择性和差异性以及它们在各自的信号传递途径中有什么样的作用等还需做大量工作,这些问题的明确将对细胞内信号转导途径的理解有更大的帮助.
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