Protein kinase

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In biochemistry, protein kinases are "a family of enzymes that catalyze the conversion of ATP and a protein to ADP and a phosphoprotein."[1]

In signal transduction, protein kinases may be activated by second messenger systems such as adenyl cyclase-cyclic AMP and cyclic GMP.

References

  1. ↑ Anonymous (2024), Protein kinase (English). Medical Subject Headings. U.S. National Library of Medicine.
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