Description
Product Characteristics:
Enzymes of the phospholipase C family catalyze the hydrolysis of phospholipids to yield diacylglycerols and water soluble phosphorylated derivatives of the lipid head groups. A number of these enzymes have specificity for phosphoinositides. Of the phosphoinositide specific phospholipase C enzymes, C beta is regulated by heterotrimeric G protein coupled receptors, while the closely related C gamma 1 and C gamma 2 enzymes are controlled by receptor tyrosine kinases. The C gamma 1 and C gamma 2 enzymes are composed of phospholipase domains that flank regions of homology to noncatalytic domains of the SRC oncogene product, SH2 and SH3.
Subcellular location: Cytoplasm
Synonyms: PLCG2phospho Y1217, PLC _2Tyr1217, PLC gamma 2/PLCG2Tyr1217, PLC 2, PLC gamma 2, PLC IV, PLCG2, 1 phosphatidylinositol 4 5 bisphosphate phosphodiesterase gamma 2, EC 3.1.4.11, Phosphoinositide phospholipase C, Phospholipase C gamma 2, Phospholipase C, gamma 2 phosphatidylinositol specic, PLCG2_HUMAN.
Target Information: The protein encoded by this gene is a transmembrane signaling enzyme that catalyzes the conversion of 1-phosphatidyl-1D-myo-inositol 4,5-bisphosphate to 1D-myo-inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate (IP3) and diacylglycerol (DAG), using calcium as a cofactor. IP3 and DAG are second messenger molecules important for transmitting signals from growth factor receptors and immune system receptors across the cell membrane. [provided by RefSeq, Sep 2011]