MeSH definition : A conserved AMINO ACID SEQUENCE located in the intracellular domains of a family of
transmembrane proteins involved in various IMMUNE RESPONSES. The CONSENSUS SEQUENCE
of this motif is YXXL(or I)X(6-8)YXXL(or I) (where X denotes any amino acid). When
phosphorylated ITAM motifs provide docking sites for PROTEIN TYROSINE KINASES of the
Syk family thus forming signaling complexes which lead to activation of immune responses.;
MeSH synonym : immunoreceptor tyrosine based activation motif; Immuno-Receptor Tyrosine-Based activation motif; immuno receptor tyrosine based activation motif; immune receptor Tyrosine-Based activation motif; immune receptor tyrosine based activation motif;
Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Immunoreceptor tyrosine-based activation motif;
A conserved AMINO ACID SEQUENCE located in the intracellular domains of a family of
transmembrane proteins involved in various IMMUNE RESPONSES. The CONSENSUS SEQUENCE
of this motif is YXXL(or I)X(6-8)YXXL(or I) (where X denotes any amino acid). When
phosphorylated ITAM motifs provide docking sites for PROTEIN TYROSINE KINASES of the
Syk family thus forming signaling complexes which lead to activation of immune responses.