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Description |
N-terminal
His-tagged full-length protein. Protein kinase B or Akt (PKB/Akt)
is a serine/threonine kinase, which in mammals comprises three
highly homologous members known as PKB (Akt1), PKB (Akt2), and PKB (Akt3). PKB/Akt is activated in cells exposed
to diverse stimuli such as hormones, growth factors, and
extracellular matrix components. The Thr-308 residue in the
kinase domain and Ser 473 residue in the tail domain of Akt1
need to be phosphorylated by 3-phosphoinositide-dependent
protein kinase-1 (PDK1) and 3-phosphoinositide-dependent protein
kinase-2 (PDK2), respectively, for its maximal activation. The
corresponding phosphorylation sites in Akt2 (Thr-309 and
Ser-474) and Akt3 (Thr-305 and Ser- 472) have been identified,
and Akt2 and Akt3 appear also to be regulated by PDK1 and PDK2.
A limited number of studies of the expression pattern of the
three Akt isoforms reveal Akt1 and Akt2 are ubiquitous, whereas
Akt3 is expressed predominantly in brain, heart, and kidney. The
activation mechanism remains to be fully characterised but
occurs downstream of phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI-3K). PI-3K
generates phosphatidylinositol-3,4,5 trisphosphate (PIP(3)),
lipid second messenger essential for the translocation of PKB/Akt
to the plasma membrane where it is phosphorylated and activated
by phosphoinositidedependent kinase-1 (PDK-1) and possibly other
kinases. PKB/Akt phosphorylates and regulates the function of
many cellular proteins involved in processes that include
metabolism, apoptosis, and proliferation. Recent evidence
indicates that PKB/Akt is frequently constitutively active in
many types of human cancer. The recombinant human Akt3 kinase (PKB)
was expressed in Sf9 insect cells and purified by Ni-NTA agarose
chromatography. It is suitable for labeling Akt3 kinase
substrates. The sequence based calculated molecular weight is
58.7 kDa. |
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Synonyms
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AKT3; v-akt
murine thymoma viral oncogene homolog 3 (protein kinase B,
gamma); PKBG; PRKBG; STK-2; PKB-GAMMA; RAC-gamma; RAC-PK-gamma;
DKFZp434N0250; OTTHUMP00000037911; OTTHUMP00000037912; protein
kinase B gamma; serine threonine protein kinase, Akt-3;
RAC-gamma serine/threonine protein kinase; EC 2.7.11.1;
RAC-gamma serine/threonine-protein kinase; Protein kinase B,
gamma; PKB gamma |