| ncRNA Symbol: | PRKAA1 |
| Full Name: | protein kinase AMP-activated catalytic subunit alpha 1 |
| Category: | mRNA |
| Synonyms: | AMPK|AMPKa1 |
| Chromosome: | chr5 |
| Strand: | - |
| Coordinate: | | Start Site(bp): | 40759379 | End Site(bp): | 40798374 | |
| Gene Summary: | The protein encoded by this gene belongs to the ser/thr protein kinase family. It is the catalytic subunit of the 5'-prime-AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK). AMPK is a cellular energy sensor conserved in all eukaryotic cells. The kinase activity of AMPK is activated by the stimuli that increase the cellular AMP/ATP ratio. AMPK regulates the activities of a number of key metabolic enzymes through phosphorylation. It protects cells from stresses that cause ATP depletion by switching off ATP-consuming biosynthetic pathways. Alternatively spliced transcript variants encoding distinct isoforms have been observed. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008] |
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