cAMP-dependent protein kinase catalytic subunit gamma is an
enzyme
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that in humans is encoded by the ''PRKACG''
gene
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.
Cyclic AMP-dependent protein kinase
In cell biology, protein kinase A (PKA) is a family of enzymes whose activity is dependent on cellular levels of cyclic AMP (cAMP). PKA is also known as cAMP-dependent protein kinase (). PKA has several functions in the cell, including regulati ...
(PKA) consists of two catalytic subunits and a regulatory subunit dimer. This gene encodes the gamma form of its catalytic subunit. The gene is
intronless and is thought to be a
retrotransposon
Retrotransposons (also called Class I transposable elements or transposons via RNA intermediates) are a type of genetic component that copy and paste themselves into different genomic locations ( transposon) by converting RNA back into DNA throu ...
derived from the gene for the alpha form of the PKA
catalytic subunit.
Interactions
PRKACG has been shown to
interact
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with
Ryanodine receptor 2.
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EC 2.7.11
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