Biology:PIK3C2B

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Phosphatidylinositol-4-phosphate 3-kinase C2 domain-containing beta polypeptide is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the PIK3C2B gene.[1][2][3]

Function

The protein encoded by this gene belongs to the phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K) family. PI3-kinases play roles in signaling pathways involved in cell proliferation, oncogenic transformation, cell survival, cell migration, and intracellular protein trafficking. This protein contains a lipid kinase catalytic domain as well as a C-terminal C2 domain, a characteristic of class II PI3-kinases. C2 domains act as calcium-dependent phospholipid binding motifs that mediate translocation of proteins to membranes, and may also mediate protein-protein interactions. The PI3-kinase activity of this protein is sensitive to low nanomolar levels of the inhibitor wortmannin. The C2 domain of this protein was shown to bind phospholipids but not Ca2+, which suggests that this enzyme may function in a calcium-independent manner.[3]

References

  1. "Identification and cDNA cloning of a novel mammalian C2 domain-containing phosphoinositide 3-kinase, HsC2-PI3K". Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications 233 (2): 537–44. Apr 1997. doi:10.1006/bbrc.1997.6495. PMID 9144573. 
  2. "Human phosphoinositide 3-kinase C2beta, the role of calcium and the C2 domain in enzyme activity". The Journal of Biological Chemistry 273 (49): 33082–90. Dec 1998. doi:10.1074/jbc.273.49.33082. PMID 9830063. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 "Entrez Gene: PIK3C2B phosphoinositide-3-kinase, class 2, beta polypeptide". https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?Db=gene&Cmd=ShowDetailView&TermToSearch=5287. 

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