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Akt, also known as protein kinase B (PKB), a serine/ threonine kinase, is a critical enzyme in several signal transduction pathways involved in cell proliferation, apoptosis, angiogenesis, and diabetes. Akt is activated following its phosphorylation at two regulatory residues. Phosphorylation of threonine on the kinase domain, catalyzed by PDK1, is essential for Akt activation. Akt activity is augmented approximately ten fold by phosphorylation at the serine on the hydrophobic motif by PDK2. Phosphorylation of Thr308 and Ser473 activates Akt α. Phosphorylation at Thr309 and Ser474 on Akt β1 and β2, and on Thr305 on Akt γ results in their activation. Akt promotes cell survival by inhibiting apoptosis by phosphorylating and inactivating several targets, including bad, forkhead transcription factors, c-Raf and caspase-9. The activation of Akt is negatively regulated by PTEN, a PIP3-specific phosphatase, and SHIP, a SH2-domain containing inositol 5-phosphatase.GenScript Rabbit Anti-Akt (Phospho-Ser473) Polyclonal Antibody is developed in rabbit using a synthetic phosphopeptide corresponding to residues surrounding S473 of human, rat, and mouse Akt α, also known as Protein Kinase B alpha (PKBα), Akt1, and RACα. In addition, this phosphopeptide is identical to the sequence surrounding S474 of human, rat, and mouse Akt β (Akt2) and S472 of human and mouse Akt γ (Akt3).
AKT also known as protein kinase B (PKB) or RAS-alpha, is an ubiquitous serine/threonine kinase that plays an important role in diverse biological responses such as regulation of metabolism, cell survival and growth by phosphorylating multiple proteins. This protein kinase is activated by insulin, PI3K, IGF1 and various other growth and survival factors. Akt promotes cell survival by inhibiting apoptosis through phosphorylation and inactivation of several targets, including forkhead transcription factors, and caspase-9. The AKT pathway is a major target for cancer drug discovery.
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Protein Aliases: AKT1 kinase; AKT1m; Akt1m protein; AKT2 kinase; AKT3 kinase; DKFZp434N0250; kinase Akt1; MGC99656; murine thymoma viral (v-akt) homolog-2; murine thymoma viral (v-akt) oncogene homolog 1; murine thymoma viral (v-akt) oncogene homolog 2; pan akt; PKB; PKB alpha; PKB beta; PKB gamma; Protein kinase Akt-2; Protein kinase Akt-3; Protein kinase B; Protein kinase B alpha; Protein kinase B beta; Protein kinase B gamma; protein kinase B, beta; protein kinase B, gamma; protein kinase B-alpha; Proto-oncogene c-Akt; putative v-akt murine thymoma viral oncoprotein 2; rac protein kinase alpha; RAC protein kinase alpha RAC-PK alpha; rac protein kinase beta; RAC protein kinase beta RAC-PK beta; RAC-alpha serine/threonine-protein kinase; RAC-beta serine/threonine protein kinase; RAC-beta serine/threonine-protein kinase; RAC-gamma serine/threonine protein kinase; RAC-gamma serine/threonine-protein kinase; RAC-PK-alpha; RAC-PK-beta; RAC-PK-gamma; related to A and C kinases; serine-threonine protein kinase; STK-2; Thymoma viral proto-oncogene; thymoma viral proto-oncogene 1; thymoma viral proto-oncogene 2; thymoma viral proto-oncogene 3; v-akt murine thymoma viral oncogene 3; v-akt murine thymoma viral oncogene homolog 1; v-akt murine thymoma viral oncogene homolog 2; v-akt murine thymoma viral oncogene homolog 3 (protein kinase B, gamma); v-akt murine thymoma viral oncogene-like protein 1
Gene Aliases: Akt; AKT1; AKT2; AKT3; PKB; PKBG; RAC
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