Description
Product Characteristics:
IGF-1 leads to the activation of AKT3, which may play a role in regulating cell survival. Capable of phosphorylating several known proteins. Truncated isoform 2/PKB gamma 1 without the second serine phosphorylation site could still be stimulated but to a lesser extent. [subcellular location] Cytoplasmic and membrane-associated after cell stimulation leading to its translocation. In adult tissues, it is highly expressed in brain, lung and kidney, but weakly in heart, testis and liver. In fetal tissues, it is highly expressed in heart, liver and brain and not at all in kidney. Belongs to the Ser/Thr protein kinase family. RAC subfamily.
Subcellular location: Cytoplasm, Nucleus, Cell membrane
Synonyms: C AKT, MGC9965, Oncogene AKT1, PKB, PRKBA, Protein Kinase B Alpha, RAC Alpha, RAC, RAC PK Alpha, RAC Serine/Threonine Protein Kinase, vAKT Murine Thymoma Viral Oncogene Homolog 1.
Target Information: This gene is a putative oncogene encoding a protein belonging to a subfamily of serine/threonine kinases containing SH2-like (Src homology 2-like) domains. The gene was shown to be amplified and overexpressed in 2 of 8 ovarian carcinoma cell lines and 2 of 15 primary ovarian tumors. Overexpression contributes to the malignant phenotype of a subset of human ductal pancreatic cancers. The encoded protein is a general protein kinase capable of phophorylating several known proteins. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]