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In [[biochemistry]], '''protein kinases''' are "a family of [[enzyme]]s that catalyze the conversion of [[ATP]] and a [[protein]] to [[ADP]] and a phosphoprotein."<ref>{{MeSH}}</ref> | In [[biochemistry]], '''protein kinases''' are "a family of [[enzyme]]s that catalyze the conversion of [[adenosine triphosphate|ATP]] and a [[protein]] to [[adenosine diphosphate|ADP]] and a phosphoprotein."<ref>{{MeSH}}</ref> | ||
In [[signal transduction]], protein kinases may be activated by [[second messenger system]]s such as adenyl cyclase-[[cyclic AMP]] and [[cyclic GMP]]. | In [[signal transduction]], protein kinases may be activated by [[second messenger system]]s such as adenyl cyclase-[[cyclic AMP]] and [[cyclic GMP]]. | ||
Revision as of 10:30, 9 July 2009
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
- ↑ Anonymous (2024), Protein kinase (English). Medical Subject Headings. U.S. National Library of Medicine.