Anti-ITK Antibody Picoband® Fluoro488 Conjugated

Tyrosine-protein kinase ITK/TSK, also known as interleukin-2-inducible T-cell kinase or simply ITK, is a protein that in humans is encoded by the ITK gene. It is a member of the TEC family of kinases. This gene is mapped to 5q33.3. This gene encodes an intracellular tyrosine kinase expressed in T-cells. The protein is thought to play a role in T-cell proliferation and differentiation. Furthermore, ITK is functionally important for the development and effector function of Th2 and Th17 cells.

Catalyzes the phosphorylation of sphingosine to form sphingosine 1-phosphate (SPP), a lipid mediator with both intra- and extracellular functions. Also acts on D-erythro- dihydrosphingosine, D-erythro-sphingosine and L-threo- dihydrosphingosine. Binds phosphoinositides.

1. Entrez Gene: ITK IL2-inducible T-cell kinase. 2. Gibson S, Leung B, Squire JA, Hill M, Arima N, Goss P, Hogg D, Mills GB (September 1993) .Identification, cloning, and characterization of a novel human T-cell-specific tyrosine kinase located at the hematopoietin complex on chromosome 5q. Blood. 82 (5) : 1561–72. 3. Gomez-Rodriguez J, Kraus ZJ, Schwartzberg PL (March 2011) . Tec family kinases Itk and Rlk/Txk in T lymphocytes: cross-regulation of cytokine production and T-cell fates.. FEBS.278 (12) : 1980–1989.