Protein Kinase C Zeta (PKCz) ELISA Kit for Chicken

Protein kinase C (PKC) zeta is a member of the PKC family of serine/threonine kinases which are involved in a variety of cellular processes such as proliferation, differentiation and secretion. Unlike the classical PKC isoenzymes which are calcium-dependent, PKC zeta exhibits a kinase activity which is independent of calcium and diacylglycerol but not of phosphatidylserine. Furthermore, it is insensitive to typical PKC inhibitors and cannot be activated by phorbol ester. Unlike the classical PKC isoenzymes, it has only a single zinc finger module. These structural and biochemical properties indicate that the zeta subspecies is related to, but distinct from other isoenzymes of PKC. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants encoding different isoforms. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]

PKCZ: an AGC kinase of the PKC family. An atypical PKC: its activity is not regulated by Ca2+, PS, DAG or phorbol esters. Constitutively active.

Protein type: Kinase, protein; Protein kinase, AGC; Protein kinase, Ser/Thr (non-receptor); EC 2.7.11.13; AGC group; PKC family; Iota subfamily

Chromosomal Location of Human Ortholog: 1p36.33-p36.2

Cellular Component: tight junction; nuclear matrix; apical cortex; leading edge; nuclear envelope; intercellular junction; cytosol; lipid raft; axon hillock; filamentous actin; membrane; perinuclear region of cytoplasm; cytoplasm; apical plasma membrane; plasma membrane; microtubule organizing center; cell junction; endosome

Molecular Function: protein domain specific binding; protein serine/threonine kinase activity; protein binding; phospholipase binding; protein kinase C activity; potassium channel regulator activity; metal ion binding; insulin receptor substrate binding; protein kinase binding; ATP binding; protein kinase activity

Biological Process: protein heterooligomerization; membrane hyperpolarization; negative regulation of insulin receptor signaling pathway; signal transduction; protein amino acid phosphorylation; activation of NF-kappaB transcription factor; positive regulation of interleukin-4 production; positive regulation of glucose import; positive regulation of T-helper 2 cell differentiation; negative regulation of hydrolase activity; transforming growth factor beta receptor signaling pathway; positive regulation of cell proliferation; vesicle transport along microtubule; inflammatory response; positive regulation of cell-matrix adhesion; negative regulation of peptidyl-tyrosine phosphorylation; platelet activation; phospholipase D activation; cell migration; activation of protein kinase B; microtubule cytoskeleton organization and biogenesis; peptidyl-serine phosphorylation; long-term memory; establishment of cell polarity; actin cytoskeleton reorganization; insulin receptor signaling pathway; positive regulation of insulin receptor signaling pathway; vascular endothelial growth factor receptor signaling pathway; blood coagulation; negative regulation of protein complex assembly; negative regulation of apoptosis