G-protein-coupled receptor kinase/Definition

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A definition or brief description of G-protein-coupled receptor kinase.

A family of protein kinases which regulate the activity of G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) by phosphorylating their intracellular domains after their associated G proteins have been released and activated.