RLK/TXK Proteins and Enzymes

RLK (resting lymphocyte kinase), also called TXK (T cell-expressed kinase) or PTK4, is a protein tyrosine kinase of the TEK family. It is expressed in T cells and some myeloid cells, especially in Th1 cells in inflammatory diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis and Behcet’s disease. Upon TCR stimulation, it translocates to the nucleus and ind...