Calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase type IV is an
enzyme
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that in humans is encoded by the ''CAMK4''
gene
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.
The product of this gene belongs to the
serine/threonine protein kinase
A serine/threonine protein kinase () is a kinase enzyme, in particular a protein kinase, that phosphorylates the OH group of the amino-acid residues serine or threonine, which have similar side chains. At least 350 of the 500+ human prote ...
cluster, and to the
Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase (CAMK) group. This enzyme is a multifunctional serine/threonine protein kinase with limited tissue distribution, that has been implicated in transcriptional regulation in
lymphocytes,
neurons, and
male germ cells.
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EC 2.7.11
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