AKT2 blocking peptide
AKT2 Blocking Peptide
NCBI and Uniprot Product Information
NCBI Description
This gene is a putative oncogene encoding a protein belonging to a subfamily of serine/threonine kinases containing SH2-like (Src homology 2-like) domains. The gene was shown to be amplified and overexpressed in 2 of 8 ovarian carcinoma cell lines and 2 of 15 primary ovarian tumors. Overexpression contributes to the malignant phenotype of a subset of human ductal pancreatic cancers. The encoded protein is a general protein kinase capable of phophorylating several known proteins. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]
Uniprot Description
Akt2: an AGC kinase. Plays critical roles in glucose metabolism and the development or maintenance of proper adipose tissue and islet mass for which other Akt/PKB isoforms are unable to fully compensate. Amplified and overexpressed in human ovarian carcinoma cell lines and amplified in some primary ovarian and pancreatic tumors. Antisense blocks invasiveness in xenografts. Expressed in several insulin-responsive tissues, and one case of Type II diabetes has been associated with a likely LOF point mutation. Mouse mutants have defects in insulin response.
Protein type: EC 2.7.11.1; Protein kinase, Ser/Thr (non-receptor); Protein kinase, AGC; Oncoprotein; Kinase, protein; AGC group; AKT family
Chromosomal Location of Human Ortholog: 19q13.1-q13.2
Cellular Component: nucleoplasm; plasma membrane; cell cortex; cytosol; nucleus
Molecular Function: protein serine/threonine kinase activity; protein binding; kinase activity; ATP binding
Biological Process: fat cell differentiation; glycogen biosynthetic process; apoptosis; positive regulation of glycogen biosynthetic process; carbohydrate transport; myelin maintenance in the peripheral nervous system; intracellular protein transport across a membrane; positive regulation of vesicle fusion; glucose metabolic process; protein modification process; signal transduction; regulation of cell migration; protein amino acid phosphorylation; positive regulation of fatty acid beta-oxidation; regulation of translation; positive regulation of glucose import; cellular response to insulin stimulus; insulin receptor signaling pathway; positive regulation of protein amino acid phosphorylation
Disease: Hypoinsulinemic Hypoglycemia With Hemihypertrophy; Diabetes Mellitus, Noninsulin-dependent