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Rabbit Anti-Germinal Center Kinase antibody
The protein encoded by this gene is a member of the serine/threonine protein kinase family. Although this kinase is found in many tissues, its expression in lymphoid follicles is restricted to the cells of germinal centre, where it may participate in B-cell differentiation. This kinase can be activated by TNF-alpha, and has been shown to specifically activate MAP kinases. This kinase is also found to interact with TNF receptor-associated factor 2 (TRAF2), which is involved in the activation of MAP3K1/MEKK1. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]
Function:
Enhances MAP3K1 oligomerization, which may relieve amino-terminal mediated MAP3K1 autoinhibition and lead to activation following autophosphorylation. May play a role in the regulation of vesicle targeting or fusion.
Subcellular Location:
Cytoplasm. Basolateral cell membrane. Golgi apparatus membrane.
Tissue Specificity:
Highly expressed in germinal center but not mantle zone B-cells. Also expressed in lung, brain and placenta and at lower levels in other tissues examined.
Similarity:
Belongs to the protein kinase superfamily. STE Ser/Thr protein kinase family.
STE20 subfamily.
Contains 1 CNH domain.
Contains 1 protein kinase domain.
SWISS:
Q12851
Gene ID:
5871
Database links:
Entrez Gene: 5871 Human
Entrez Gene: 26412 Mouse
Omim: 603166 Human
SwissProt: Q12851 Human
SwissProt: Q61161 Mouse
Unigene: 534341 Human
Unigene: 25860 Mouse
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