Protein Kinase B Beta (PKBb) ELISA Kit for Human

Akt2: an AGC kinase. Plays critical roles in glucose metabolism and the development or maintenance of proper adipose tissue and islet mass for which other Akt/PKB isoforms are unable to fully compensate. Amplified and overexpressed in human ovarian carcinoma cell lines and amplified in some primary ovarian and pancreatic tumors. Antisense blocks invasiveness in xenografts. Expressed in several insulin-responsive tissues, and one case of Type II diabetes has been associated with a likely LOF point mutation. Mouse mutants have defects in insulin response.

Protein type: AGC group; AKT family; EC 2.7.11.1; Kinase, protein; Oncoprotein; Protein kinase, AGC; Protein kinase, Ser/Thr (non-receptor)

Cellular Component: cell cortex; cytosol; intracellular membrane-bound organelle; nucleoplasm; nucleus; plasma membrane; vesicle

Molecular Function: ATP binding; protein binding; protein kinase activity; protein kinase C binding; protein serine/threonine kinase activity

Biological Process: cellular response to hormone stimulus; cellular response to insulin stimulus; insulin receptor signaling pathway; intracellular protein transport across a membrane; myelin maintenance in the peripheral nervous system; negative regulation of apoptosis; negative regulation of caspase activity; negative regulation of RNA splicing; phosphoinositide-mediated signaling; positive regulation of cell migration; positive regulation of fatty acid beta-oxidation; positive regulation of glucose import; positive regulation of glycogen biosynthetic process; positive regulation of nitric oxide biosynthetic process; positive regulation of peptidyl-serine phosphorylation; positive regulation of positive chemotaxis; positive regulation of protein amino acid phosphorylation; positive regulation of signal transduction; positive regulation of transcription from RNA polymerase II promoter; positive regulation of vesicle fusion; protein amino acid phosphorylation; protein kinase B signaling cascade; response to insulin stimulus; response to muscle activity; response to nutrient levels; response to osmotic stress