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Gene information for PRKCD (Homo sapiens)
(Information is obtained from NCBI Gene database)
Entrez gene ID5580
Official gene symbolPRKCD
Full nameprotein kinase C, delta
Aliases,MAY1,MGC49908,PKCD,nPKC-delta,
Gene summaryProtein kinase C (PKC) is a family of serine- and threonine-specific protein kinases that can be activated by calcium and the 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 distinct roles in cells. The protein encoded by this gene is one of the PKC family members. Studies both in human and mice demonstrate that this kinase is involved in B cell signaling and in the regulation of growth, apoptosis, and differentiation of a variety of cell types. Alternatively spliced transcript variants encoding the same protein have been observed. [provided by RefSeq]
LocationChromosome: 3   Locus: 3p21.31
Gene position53195223 - 53226733  Map Viewer
Gene orientationplus
Gene size31511 bp
Gene sequence
OMIM ID176977