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PRKCG (NM_002739) - protein kinase C gamma

Protein Kinase C Gamma Type Isoform 2

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Protein summary

This is preferred isoform of PRKCG protein. View all 2 isoforms
PRKCG: protein kinase C gamma type isoform 2
Description:

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 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 distinct roles in cells. The protein encoded by this gene is one of the PKC family members. This protein kinase is expressed solely in the brain and spinal cord and its localization is restricted to neurons. It has been demonstrated that several neuronal functions, including long term potentiation (LTP) and long term depression (LTD), specifically require this kinase. Knockout studies in mice also suggest that this kinase may be involved in neuropathic pain development. Defects in this protein have been associated with neurodegenerative disorder spinocerebellar ataxia-14 (SCA14). Two transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been found for this gene. [provided by RefSeq, Oct 2015].

Strand
+
Chromosome
19
Protein
697 residues
All mutations
156
PTM sites
14
CDS
54,385,748 - 54,410,149
Transcription
54,385,437 - 54,410,901
17.65% of sequence is predicted to be disordered

External references

Mappings retrieved from NCBI & UniProt.
RefSeq
Entrez
gene: 5582
UniProt
Ensembl