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Preferred term

Casein Kinases  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • A group of protein-serine-threonine kinases that was originally identified as being responsible for the PHOSPHORYLATION of CASEINS. They are ubiquitous enzymes that have a preference for acidic proteins. Casein kinases play a role in SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION by phosphorylating a variety of regulatory cytoplasmic and regulatory nuclear proteins.

Synonym(s)

  • Casein Kinase

In other languages

  • French

  • Casein kinase
  • Caséine-kinase
  • Caséine-kinases

URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-GWJ15CCV-J

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