Enables protein serine/threonine kinase activity. Involved in peptidyl-serine phosphorylation. Located in membrane. [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022]

The Peroxiredoxin (Prdx, Prx, or Trx-Px) family of enzymes is a recently identified family of peroxidases found in free-living organisms. The six known isoforms (Prx1-6) play an important role in protecting lipids, enzymes and DNA against peroxides, such as hydrogen peroxide. The ubiquitously expressed peroxiredoxins have also been shown to play a role in apoptosis and cell differentiation. This is acomplished by the active cysteine of Prx reducing peroxides, which is then converted into a tr

Several proteins mediate the biosynthesis of cholesterol. The first specific step in the cholesterol biosynthetic pathway is the conversion of transfarnesyl-diphosphate to Squalene, which is catalyzed by the endoplasmic reticulum membrane-associated enzyme Squalene synthetase, also designated Squalene synthase and Farnesyl-diphosphate farnesyltransferase. Squalene synthetase is located at a branch point in the mevalonate pathway and is also involved in isoprenoid biosynthesis. Squalene epoxid

BBS9 is an 887 amino acid protein that localizes to both the cytoplasm and the centrosome and exists as six alternatively spliced isoforms. Expressed in a wide variety of tissues, including liver, lung, heart, brain and skeletal muscle, BBS9 functions as a component of the multi-protein BBSome complex which is required for ciliogenesis and is regulated by GDP/GTP exchange factors. Defects in the gene encoding BBS9 are associated with the pathogenesis of Bardet-Biedl syndrome type 9 (BBS9),

Glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor (GDNF) and the related neurotrophic factor neurturin (NTN) are potent survival factors for central and peripheral neurons. GDNF is a glycosylated, disulfide-bonded homodimer that is distantly related to the TGF Beta superfamily of growth factors. Three receptors for these factors, GFR Alpha-1 (also designated GDNFR-Alpha, RETL1 or TrnR-1), GFR Alpha-2 (also designated GDNFR-Beta, RETL2, NTNR-Alpha or TrnR-2) and GFR Alpha-3 have been identified. Th

This gene, which encodes a member of the serine/threonine kinase family, regulates cell polarity and functions as a tumor suppressor. Mutations in this gene have been associated with Peutz-Jeghers syndrome, an autosomal dominant disorder characterized by the growth of polyps in the gastrointestinal tract, pigmented macules on the skin and mouth, and other neoplasms. Alternate transcriptional splice variants of this gene have been observed but have not been thoroughly characterized. [provided