Description
Product Characteristics:
Protein kinase C (PKC) is a family of serine- and threonine-specific protein kinases that can be activated by calcium and second messenger diacylglycerol. PKC family members phosphorylate a wide variety of protein targets and are known to be involved in diverse cellular signaling pathways. PKC family members also serve as major receptors for phorbol esters, a class of tumor promoters. Each member of the PKC family has a specific expression profile and is believed to play a distinct role in cells. The protein encoded by this gene is one of the PKC family members. This protein kinase has been reported to be involved in many different cellular functions, such as B cell activation, apoptosis induction, endothelial cell proliferation, and intestinal sugar absorption. Studies in mice also suggest that this kinase may also regulate neuronal functions and correlate fear-induced conflict behavior after stress. Alternatively spliced transcript variants encoding distinct isoforms have been reported.
Subcellular location: Cytoplasm, Nucleus, Cell membrane
Synonyms: PRKCAphospho T637, rotein Kinase C, AAG6, Aging associated gene 6, MGC129900, MGC129901, MGC41878, MGC57564, PKC B, PKC beta, PKC zeta, PKC2, PKCB, PKCC, PKCD, PKCE, PKCG, PRKACA, PRKC A, PRKC G, PRKCA, PRKCB, PRKCB1, PRKCB2, PRKCD, PRKCE, PRKCG, PRKCZ, Protein kinase C alpha, Protein kinase C alpha type, Protein Kinase C, Protein kinase C beta 1, Protein kinase C beta 1 polypeptide, Protein kinase C beta, Protein kinase C beta type, Protein kinase C delta, Protein kinase C epsilon, Protein kinase C gamma, Protein kinase C gamma type, Protein kinase C zeta, SCA14, Spinocerebellar ataxia 14.
Target Information: Protein kinase C (PKC) is a family of serine- and threonine-specific protein kinases that can be activated by calcium and the second messenger diacylglycerol. PKC family members phosphorylate a wide variety of protein targets and are known to be involved in diverse cellular signaling pathways. PKC family members also serve as major receptors for phorbol esters, a class of tumor promoters. Each member of the PKC family has a specific expression profile and is believed to play a distinct role in cells. The protein encoded by this gene is one of the PKC family members. This kinase has been reported to play roles in many different cellular processes, such as cell adhesion, cell transformation, cell cycle checkpoint, and cell volume control. Knockout studies in mice suggest that this kinase may be a fundamental regulator of cardiac contractility and Ca(2+) handling in myocytes. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]