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Basic Information

Gene ID

2185

Name

PTK2B

Synonymous

protein tyrosine kinase 2 beta;PTK2B;protein tyrosine kinase 2 beta

Definition

CAK-beta|FADK 2|PTK2B protein tyrosine kinase 2 beta|calcium-dependent tyrosine kinase|calcium-regulated non-receptor proline-rich tyrosine kinase|cell adhesion kinase beta|focal adhesion kinase 2|proline-rich tyrosine kinase 2|protein kinase B|protein-ty

Position

8p21.1

Gene type

protein-coding

Title

Abstract

Forkhead transcription factors are targets of signalling by the proto-oncogene PKB (C-AKT).

Following the discovery that the proto-oncogene protein kinase B (PKB) functions as a downstream element in signalling from phosphoinositide 3 -kinase (PI3-kinase) (Burgering & Coffer, 1995), PKB has been shown to mediate a diverse array of PI3-kinase dependent cellular responses. Most recently PKB-dependent phosphorylation of 3 members of the family of Forkhead transcription factors has been demonstrated to play a role in PI3-kinase dependent effects on transcription. This review focuses on this newly discovered function of PKB in conveying the diversity of PI3-kinase dependent cellular responses.