Target Information
Members of the protein kinase C (PKC) family play a key regulatory role in a variety of cellular functions including cell growth and differentiation, gene expression, hormone secretion and membrane function. PKCs were originally identified as serine/threonine protein kinases whose activity was dependent on calcium and phospholipids. Diacylglycerols (DAG) and tumor promoting phorbol esters bind to and activate PKC. PKCs can be subdivided into at least two major classes including conventional (c) PKC isoforms ( alpha, betaI, betaII and gamma) and novel (n) PKC isoforms ( delta, epsilon, zeta, eta and theta). Patterns of expression for each PKC isoform differ among tissues and PKC family members exhibit clear differences in their cofactor dependencies. For instance, the kinase activities of nPKC delta and epsilon are independent of Ca2+.
Synonyms
14 - 3 - 3 - zeta isoform; 14-3-3-zetaisoform; 2310021H13Rik; 5830406C15Rik; A130035A12Rik; A130082F03Rik; AAG6; aging-associated gene 6; AI098070; AI385711; AI427505; AI875142; ALPS3; aPKClambda; aPKC-lambda/iota; aPKCzeta; atypical protein kinase C; atypical protein kinase C-lambda/iota; AW494342; C80388; CVID9; D14Ertd420e; DXS1179E; MAY1; mKIAA4165; nPKC-delta; nPKC-epsilon; nPKC-eta; nPKC-iota; nPKC-theta; nPKC-zeta; PKC; PKC theta; PKC zeta; PKC[d]; PKC[e]; PKC-0; PKC2; Pkca; PKC-A; PKC-alpha; Pkcb; PKC-B; PKC-beta; Pkcc; PKCD; PKCdelta; Pkce; Pkcea; PKCepsilon; PKCG; PKCgamma; PKC-gamma; Pkch; PKCI; PKCL; PKC-L; PKClambda; Pkcq; PKCtheta; PKC-theta; Pkcz; PKC-ZETA; PRKACA; Prkc; PRKCA; Prkcb; Prkcb1; Prkcb2; Prkcc; Prkcd; Prkce; PRKCG; Prkch; PRKCI; PRKCL; PRKC-lambda/iota; Prkcq; PRKCT; Prkcz; protein kinase C alpha; protein kinase C alpha type; protein kinase C beta; protein kinase C beta I; protein kinase C beta II; protein kinase C beta type; protein kinase C beta-II; protein kinase C delta; protein kinase C delta type; Protein kinase C delta type catalytic subunit; Protein kinase C delta type regulatory subunit; protein kinase C delta variant IX; protein kinase C delta VIII; protein kinase C epsilon; protein kinase C epsilon type; protein kinase C eta; protein kinase C eta type; protein kinase C gamma; protein kinase C gamma type; protein kinase C iota; protein kinase C iota type; protein kinase C theta; protein kinase C theta type; protein kinase C type I (gamma type); protein kinase C zeta; protein kinase C zeta subspecies; protein kinase C zeta type; protein kinase C, alpha; protein kinase C, beta; protein kinase C, beta 1; protein kinase C, beta 1 polypeptide; protein kinase C, delta; protein kinase C, delta IV; protein kinase C, delta V; protein kinase C, epsilon; protein kinase C, eta; protein kinase C, gamma; protein kinase C, iota; protein kinase C, lambda; protein kinase C, theta; protein kinase C, zeta; protein kinase C[d]; protein kinase c-alpha; protein kinase C-eta; r14-3-3; R74924; R75156; RATPKCI; SCA14; SDK1; Sphingosine-dependent protein kinase-1; Tyrosine-protein kinase PRKCD; zetaPKC