Overview:

PKCβ II is a member of the protein kinase C (PKC) family of serine- and threonine-specific protein kinases that can be activated by calcium and second messenger diacylglycerol and phosphorylate a wide variety of protein targets known to be involved in diverse cellular signaling pathways (1). PKCβ II 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 (2).

Gene Aliases:

PRKCB1; PKCB2; PRKCB1; PRKCB (X07109)

Genbank Number:

NM_002738

References:

1. Greenham, J. et al: Elucidation of the exon-intron structure and size of the human protein kinase C beta gene (PRKCB). Hum. Genet. 103: 483-487, 1998.

2. Su, T T. et al: PKC-beta controls I-kappa-B kinase lipid raft recruitment and activation in response to BCR signaling. Nature Immun. 3: 780-786, 2002.