A murine embryonic cDNA library was screened for potential substrates of the Src family kinase, Lyn, using a phosphorylation-screening strategy. One cDNA that we identified encodes Dok-related protein (DokR), a protein with homology to p62 dok (Dok), and members of the insulin receptor substrate-1 family of proteins. Analysis of murine tissue extracts with DokR-specific antisera revealed that DokR protein is expressed at highest levels in lymphoid tissues. Co-expression of a FLAG epitope-tagged form of DokR (FLAG-DokR) with Lyn in embryonic kidney 293T cells resulted in constitutive phosphorylation of FLAG-DokR on tyrosine residues and consequential physical association with RasGTPase-activating protein (GAP) and the Nck adaptor protein. Stimulation of BaF/3 hematopoietic cells co-expressing the epidermal growth factor (EGF) receptor tyrosine kinase and FLAG-DokR with EGF also induced phosphorylation of FLAG-DokR and promoted its association with GAP. Immunoprecipitation experiments using DokR-specific antibodies revealed an interaction between endogenous DokR and a 150-kDa protein that is tyrosine-phosphorylated in EGF-stimulated BaF/3 cells. The molecular basis of the interactions involving DokR with GAP and Nck was investigated using a novel glutathione S-transferase fusion protein binding assay and/or site-directed mutagenesis. Tandem SH2-binding sites containing Tyr-276 and Tyr-304 were shown to mediate binding of DokR to GAP, whereas Tyr-351 mediated the binding of DokR to Nck. These results suggest that DokR participates in numerous signaling pathways.On the basis of their capacity for oncogenic transformation, Src family kinases have long been suspected to regulate cell growth and differentiation (1). In mammals, eight Src family kinases have been identified as follows: Src, Yes, Fgr, Fyn, Lyn, Hck, Lck, and Blk. Src family kinases have a conserved topology, consisting of a myristoylated amino terminus, a variable region, Src homology 3 (SH3) 1 and SH2 domains, a linker region, a catalytic domain, and a regulatory tail (1-3). In unstimulated cells, catalytic activity is repressed by two intramolecular interactions, one involving the SH3 domain and a proline-containing motif in the linker region, and another involving the SH2 domain and a phosphorylated tyrosine in the tail region (Tyr-527 in chicken Src) (1, 3). Dephosphorylation or mutation of this tyrosine, or engagement of the SH3 or SH2 domains with specific ligands, results in enzymatic activation. Src family kinases are associated with cell membranes via a myristoylated amino terminus and are physically or functionally coupled in different cell types to diverse cell surface molecules, including integrins, G-protein-coupled receptors, growth factor receptors, and antigen and antibody receptors (1). Numerous candidate substrates have been identified that are phosphorylated on tyrosine residues by Src family tyrosine kinases, including non-receptor tyrosine kinases (4 -6), structural proteins implicated in cytoskeletal regulation (7-9), docking protei...