NOVEL CELL SIGNALING POLYPEPTIDES AND NUCLEIC ACIDS

摘要

The present invention relates to an isolated SRK polypeptide, biologically-active polypeptide fragments thereof, and nucleic acids which code for it. This polypeptide has various activities in regulating cell signaling and signal transduction pathways, including, e.g., a protein kinase activity; an autophosphorylating activity; a cell survival promoting activity; a HAX-1 binding activity; an apoptosis suppression activity; a MAPKK stimulatory activity; a transcription modulatory activity, and a SRK-specific immunogenic activity. The invention relates to all aspects of SRK, or homologs thereof, including assays for modulators, activators, ligands, etc. The invention also relates to a cytolic or soluble HAX-1 which produces apoptosis when expressed in cells.