PDGFRB (platelet-derived growth factor receptor, beta polypeptide)

5q32

Comprises an extracellular part with 5 Ig-like C2 type domains, a transmembrane domain, and an intracellular part with a tyrosine kinase domain (made of two tyrosine kinase subdomains) for transduction of the signal. Receptor tyrosine kinase; receptor for PDGFB and PDGFD (Bergsten et al., 2001); forms homodimers, or heterodimer with PDGFRA; upon dimerization, subsequent activation by autophosphorylation of the tyrosine kinase intracellular domains occurs.

GIT2 (GIT ArfGAP 2)

12q24.11

Numerous isoforms; the longest is made of 759 amino acids; comprises an Arf-GAP domain (amino acids 1-124), zinc-fingers (11-34), ankyrin repeats (132-161, 166-195, 199-228, according to Swiss-Prot), a Spa2-homology domain, a coiled-coil domain (leucine zipper), and a paxillin-binding site (643-679). GIT1 and GIT2 belong to the family of ADP-ribosylation factor GTPase-activating proteins (ARF-GAP). GIT1 and GIT2 form homodimers and heterodimers which bind in oligomeric complex to the p21-activated kinase-interacting exchange factor proteins ARHGEF6 and ARHGEF7, to regulate the small GTP-binding proteins RAC1 and CDC42. Associates with paxillin, and with phospholipase C (PLCG). GIT1 and GIT2 also participate in receptor internalization by regulating membrane trafficking (Hoefen and Berk, 2006).