Chemicals and Drugs

Proline-Directed Protein Kinases

A subclass of protein serine-threonine kinases that phosphorylate proteins on a SERINE or THREONINE residue that is immediately preceding a PROLINE residue.

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Abstract

A subclass of protein serine-threonine kinases that phosphorylate proteins on a SERINE or THREONINE residue that is immediately preceding a PROLINE residue.

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11 entry terms
  • PDPK Enzymes
  • Proline-Directed Protein Kinase
  • Protein-Proline Kinase
  • Kinase, Proline-Directed Protein
  • Kinase, Protein-Proline
  • Kinases, Proline-Directed Protein
  • Proline Directed Protein Kinase
  • Proline Directed Protein Kinases
  • Protein Kinase, Proline-Directed
  • Protein Kinases, Proline-Directed
  • Protein Proline Kinase

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29 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, biosynthesis, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, deficiency, drug effects, economics, genetics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, physiology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, ultrastructure, urine.

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History Note

2003; use PROLINE-DIRECTED PROTEIN KINASES (NM) 1990-2002

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Previous Indexing

  • Protein Kinases (1990-1993)
  • Protein-Serine-Threonine Kinases (1994-2002)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Proline-Directed Protein Kinases. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D038461. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D038461
  2. Proline-Directed Protein Kinases. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q74653672