Overview:

SGK2 is a member of the serum- and glucocorticoid-induced kinases (SGK) which are serine-threonine kinases and belong to the "AGC" kinase subfamily, which includes protein kinases A, G, and C, and its catalytic domain is most similar to protein kinase B (PKB) (1). SGK2, like the other two isoforms SGK1 and SGK3, is stimulated by insulin and insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1), and has been shown to enhance Na(+)/K(+)-ATPase activity in a variety of cells (2).

Gene Aliases:

H-SGK2; dJ138B7.2

Genbank Number:

NM_170693

References:

1. Kobayashii, T. et al: Characterization of the structure and regulation of two novel isoforms of serum- and glucocorticoid-induced protein kinase. Biochem J. 1999 Nov 15;344 Pt 1:189-97.

2. Boehmer, C. et al: Stimulation of renal Na+ dicarboxylate cotransporter 1 by Na+/H+ exchanger regulating factor 2, serum and glucocorticoid inducible kinase isoforms, and protein kinase B. Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 2004 Jan 23;313(4):998-1003.