BCR Antibody – Rabbit Polyclonal

Bcr: a protein with serine/threonine protein kinase activity and is a GTPase-activating protein (GAP) for RAC1 and CDC42. The amino-terminal region of Bcr contains an oligomerization domain, a serine/threonine kinase domain and a region that binds SH2 domains. The middle of the protein has a PH domain and a region of sequence similarity to the guanine nucleotide exchange factors for the Rho family of GTP binding proteins. The carboxy-terminal region promotes the exchange of RAC or CDC42-bound GDP by GTP, thereby activating them. A breakpoint cluster region protein that participates in a t(9;22)(q34;q11) chromosomal translocation that produces a BCR-ABL oncogene responsible for chronic myeloid leukemia (CML), acute myeloid leukemia (AML) and acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). The function of wild type Bcr in cells remains unclear. PDGF receptor may use Bcr as a downstream signaling mediator. Tyr177 of human Bcr, phosphorylated in the Bcr-Abl fusion protein, provides a docking site for Gab2 and GRB2, and is important in the transforming activity of Bcr-Abl. Sequence variants of the Bcr protein may be associated with bipolar disorder. Two alternatively spliced isoforms of the human protein have been reported.

Protein type: Kinase, protein; Protein kinase, atypical; Protein kinase, Ser/Thr (non-receptor); GAPs, Rac/Rho; EC 2.7.11.1; GEFs, Rac/Rho; Oncoprotein; GAPs; ATYPICAL group; BCR family

Chromosomal Location of Human Ortholog: 22q11.23

Cellular Component: postsynaptic membrane; protein complex; membrane; postsynaptic density; cytosol; cell junction

Molecular Function: protein serine/threonine kinase activity; protein binding; Rho guanyl-nucleotide exchange factor activity; enzyme binding; protein-tyrosine kinase activity; kinase activity; GTPase activator activity; ATP binding

Biological Process: inner ear morphogenesis; peptidyl-tyrosine phosphorylation; regulation of cell cycle; protein amino acid autophosphorylation; response to lipopolysaccharide; platelet-derived growth factor receptor signaling pathway; signal transduction; protein amino acid phosphorylation; regulation of small GTPase mediated signal transduction; negative regulation of neutrophil degranulation; positive regulation of phagocytosis; small GTPase mediated signal transduction; negative regulation of inflammatory response; brain development; neuromuscular process controlling balance; actin cytoskeleton organization and biogenesis; negative regulation of cell migration

Disease: Leukemia, Acute Lymphoblastic; Leukemia, Chronic Myeloid