kinase
Type: protein Aliases: kinasesprotein kinaseprotein kinases
- Systems Analogy A molecular light switch that turns target proteins on or off by tagging them.
- Formal Definition An enzyme that catalyzes the transfer of a phosphate group from ATP to a specific substrate molecule, acting as a crucial regulator of cellular signaling cascades.
Mentioned In
- ProteinAMPK
Scientific Sources & Literature Citations
- [1] Empirical Study Manning G, et al. The receptor protein kinases of the human genome. Science. 2002;298(5600):1912-1934. ↗
"Protein kinases regulate almost every cellular process by altering the conformation and activity of target substrates via phosphorylation."