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A Protein Kinase is a very important group of [[ | A Protein Kinase is a very important group of [[Protein|proteins]] involved in signal transduction within cells. Protein Kinases are a family of proteins which, when activated, [[Phosphorylation|phosphorylate]] other proteins or molecules. There are three main types of Protein Kinase known as Protein Kinase A, B and C. They are all very important in cell signaling and signal transduction as they cause a [[Phosphorylation|phosphorylation]] cascade which is required to amplify the [[Secondary messenger|secondary messenger]]. They are also very important in other biochemical pathways, for example there are protein kinase A is involved in the metabolism of [[Glucose|glucose]] and glycogen metabolism. | ||
Revision as of 13:39, 21 October 2014
A Protein Kinase is a very important group of proteins involved in signal transduction within cells. Protein Kinases are a family of proteins which, when activated, phosphorylate other proteins or molecules. There are three main types of Protein Kinase known as Protein Kinase A, B and C. They are all very important in cell signaling and signal transduction as they cause a phosphorylation cascade which is required to amplify the secondary messenger. They are also very important in other biochemical pathways, for example there are protein kinase A is involved in the metabolism of glucose and glycogen metabolism.