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protein kinase

n.
Any of a group of kinases that phosphorylate the amino acids serine, threonine, and tyrosine in certain proteins, that regulate essential aspects of cell growth and movement, and that can cause cancer and other diseases when dysfunctional.
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"This was a surprise since PKA is typically associated with blood vessel widening and wasn't really on our radar.
The dissociation constant (pKa) is an important parameter used to find the ionized and unionized forms of compounds at respective pH to predict their absorption and excretion [9, 10].
The elections were held under the chair of Provincial Law Minister Muhammad Basharat Raja who is also president PKA.
They said the court also concluded that Phang owed a duty of care to PKA that was not absolved by way of her claim that she had acted on unilateral orders from the then ministers of finance and transport.
PKA president Jay Ortiz came in second followed by Carlo Leongson.
'On my part and on behalf of the government, we will support the PKA Music Academy and look forward to the academy creating greater talents,' Ambode added.
Levels and Phosphorylation Status of the Catalytic Subunit of Protein Kinase A (PKA C) Correlated with Meprin Expression in Diabetic Kidneys.
We therefore hypothesized that PPAR-[gamma] activation in SD rats inhibits neurons via PKA, which is downstream of NF-[kappa]B.
Moller Holding has together with PKA, PensionDanmark and L?[bar]gernes Pension launched a new infrastructure fund with a focus on Africa.
PKA, the upstream activator of CREB, has been evidenced to exhibit antidepressive effect by upregulating CREB or p-CREB [25, 26].
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