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Pharmacology - Signal Transduction
Signal Transduction - GPCRs, JAK/STAT, Receptor Kinases, Principals
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Pharmacology
Undergraduate 4
09/29/2010

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Phosphotransferase
Definition
large gene family, members of which transfer gamma-phosphate of ATP to hydroxyl oxygen of Serine, threonine, or tyrosine.
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PSK
Definition
Protein serine/threonine kinases
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PTK
Definition
protein tyrosine kinases
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DSK
Definition
dual specificity kinases - target serine, threonine, and tyrosine residues
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PPP
Definition
phosphoprotein phosphatases - accelerate hydrolysis of phosphate monoester bond on phosphatized proteins
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PSP
Definition
protein serine/threonine phosphatases
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PTP
Definition
protein tyrosine phosphatases
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DSP
Definition
dual specificity protein phosphatases
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Coactivator proteins
Definition
proteins that bind to activated nuclear receptors to increase, prolong, or permit their activity
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Ras family
Definition
family of GTP hydrolases that act as molecular switches - activated by guanine exchange factors
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Nuclear receptors
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