PKCα Antibody, pAb, Rabbit

Protein kinase C ('PKC', EC 2.7.11.13) is a cyclic nucleotide-independent enzyme that phosphorylates serine and threonine residues in many target proteins. The PKC family has been divided into three groups differing in the enzymes' cofactor requirements: conventional (c)PKC isoforms (comprising α, βI (also known as β1), βII (also known as β2) and γ), that require diacylglycerol (DAG), Ca2+, and phospholipid for activation; novel (n)PKC isoforms (comprising δ, ε, η (also known as PKC-L), θ and µ (the mouse homolog of human PKCµ is known as PKD)) that require DAG but not Ca2+; and atypical (a)PKC isoforms, namely ζ, ι and λ (the mouse homolog of human PKC ι) that require neither Ca2+ nor DAG. A new PKC member has recently been discovered and is referred to as PKCν. PKC family members phosphorylate a wide variety of protein targets and are known to be involved in diverse cellular signaling pathways. PKC family members also serve as major receptors for phorbol esters, a class of tumor promoters. Each member of the PKC family has a specific expression profile and is believed to play a distinct role in cells.PKCα (also known as PRKCA, PKC alpha) consists of 672 amino acids and is expressed ubiquitously. PKC alpha has been reported to play roles in many different cellular processes, such as cell adhesion, cell transformation, cell cycle checkpoints, and cell volume control. Knockout studies in mice suggest that this kinase may be a fundamental regulator of cardiac contractility and Ca2+ handling in myocytes.GenScript Rabbit Anti-PKCα Polyclonal Antibody is developed in rabbit using a synthetic peptide (KLH-coupled) derived from human PKCα.