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Also known as PKC-beta, PKCB, PRKCB1, PRKCB2, protein kinase C beta, PKCbeta, PKCI(2)

Protein kinase C beta type is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the PRKCB gene.

Gene data

PRKCB
Name
protein kinase C beta
Type
protein-coding
Aliases
PKC-beta, PKCB, PKCI(2), PKCbeta, PRKCB1, PRKCB2

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. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008].

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protein kinase C beta

Symbol
PRKCB
Biotype
Protein coding
Organism
Homo sapiens
Location
16:23,835,939-24,220,611
Strand
Forward (+)
Assembly
GRCh38
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Protein PRKCB1 PDB 1a25.png
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HomoloGene ID
56424
genomic end
24231932
genomic start
23835983
cytogenetic location
16p12.2-p12.1
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Protein kinase C beta type is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the PRKCB gene.

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. This gene could be associated with autism.

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