Review Article

Functional Roles of Syk in Macrophage-Mediated Inflammatory Responses

Table 1

Syk family kinases and their characteristics.

FamilyDomainsExpressing cellsFunctionsReferences

Syk Two SH
One kinase
Hematopoietic cellsCell adhesion[18, 36, 80ā€“83, 85ā€“90]
B cellsInnate pathogen recognition
MacrophagesTissue damage recognition
Mast cellsInflammatory responses
NeutrophilsAntibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicity

Syk-BTwo SH Lymphocytes Interference with Syk biological activities[18, 20]
One kinaseBreast tumor cells

ZAP70Two SH T cells T-cell development and activation[18, 119, 120]
One kinaseNatural killer cellsAntibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicity