Protein Domain : PDK1-type, PH domain IPR033931

Type	Domain
Description	This entry represents the pleckstrin homology (PH) domain from 3-phosphoinositide-dependent protein kinase 1 (PDK1) type proteins. PDK1 plays an important role in insulin and growth factor signalling cascades. It phosphorylates and activates many AGC (cAMP-dependent, cGMP-dependent, protein kinase C (PKC)) family of protein kinases members, including protein kinase B (PKB, also known as Akt), p70 ribosomal S6-kinase (S6K), serum and glucocorticoid responsive kinase (SGK), p90 ribosomal S6 kinase (RSK), and PKC [ ]. PDK1 contains an N-terminal serine/threonine kinase domain followed by a PH domain. Following binding of the PH domain to PtdIns(3,4,5)P3 and PtdIns(3,4)P2, PDK1 activates these enzymes by phosphorylating a Ser/Thr residue in their activation loop. [, , , ].Pleckstrin homology (PH) domains are small modular domains that occur in a large variety of signalling proteins, where they serve as simple targeting domains that bind lipids [, , ].
Short Name	PDK1-typ_PH