IMR Press / FBL / Volume 12 / Issue 4 / DOI: 10.2741/2160

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Src kinases in G-CSF receptor signaling
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1 Department of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, USA
Front. Biosci. (Landmark Ed) 2007, 12(4), 1463–1474; https://doi.org/10.2741/2160
Published: 1 January 2007
Abstract

The Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor (G-CSF) receptor, a member of the hematopoietin cytokine receptor superfamily, functions as a homodimer and requires the recruitment of cytosolic protein tyrosine kinases (PTKs) to transduce its signal. At least two cytosolic PTKs are primarily involved: Jak2, a member of the Janus family, and Lyn, a member of the Src family. Through poorly understood mechanisms, these kinases functionally interact with the G-CSF receptor. Jak2 primarily enlists members of the signal transducer and activator of transcription (STAT) family and Lyn phosphorylates a number of adaptor molecules, which link the G-CSF receptor to phosphatidylinositol (PI) 3'-kinase and extracellular signal-regulated kinases (Erk) pathways. This review presents evidence that the Src kinases play a major role in the pathways of G-CSF-mediated proliferation, survival, and differentiation. Identification of Src-dependent pathways provides drug targets useful in the treatment of myeloid leukemias.

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