Research Article

Computational Analysis of the Binding Specificities of PH Domains

Table 1

Binding specificities of representative PH domains.

Group 1Group 2Group 3Group 4

PI(3,4,5)P3/Ins(1,3,4,5)P4+++
PI(4,5)P2/Ins(1,4,5)P3+
PI(3,4)P2/Ins(1,3,4)P3+
PH domainBtk, Grp1, Gap1
Gap1, Vav, cytohesin-1, Sos, ARNO, TIAM1-N
PLC1, Ark, -spectrin, DAGK, RasGAp, OSBP, IRS-1, Plec-NDapp1, Akt, PDK1Dynamin, TIAM1-C

+, − represent specific binding or nonspecific binding. Gap1 represents one of the members of Ras GTPase-activating proteins and Gap1 represents the mammalian counterpart of the Drosophila Gap1 gene.