| Primary Identifier | IPR035729 | Type | Domain |
| Short Name | VAV1_SH3_2 |
| description | VAV1 (also known as proto-oncogene vav) is expressed predominantly in the hematopoietic system and it plays an important role in the development and activation of B and T cells [, , ]. It is activated by tyrosine phosphorylation to function as a guanine nucleotide exchange factor (GEF) for Rho GTPases following cell surface receptor activation, triggering various effects such as cytoskeletal reorganization, transcription regulation, cell cycle progression, and calcium mobilization [, ]. It also serves as a scaffold protein and has been shown to interact with Ku70, Socs1, Janus kinase 2, SIAH2, S100B, Abl gene, ZAP-70, SLP76, and Syk, among others []. The VAV protein family members are multiple domain proteins, including Vav from flies and VAV1/2/3 from mammals. VAV1 predominates in hematopoietic cells, whereas VAV2 and VAV3 are more broadly expressed. They have a calponin homology (CH) domain, an acidic domain (AC), a Dbl homology (DH) domain, a pleckstrin homology (PH) domain, a cysteine-rich (CR) domain containing a zinc finger, and a complex region with SH2 and SH3 domains. Therefore they may participate in the activity of several pathways [, ]. They are signal transducer proteins that couple tyrosine kinase signals with the activation of the Rho/Rac GTPases, [, , ]. This entry represents the second SH3 domain of VAV1. This domain interacts with a wide variety of proteins including cytoskeletal regulators (zyxin), RNA-binding proteins (Sam68), transcriptional regulators, viral proteins, and dynamin 2 []. |
