What does S6K do?

What does S6K do?

The p70 ribosomal S6 kinase (S6K) family is a group of highly conserved kinases in eukaryotes that regulates cell growth, cell proliferation, and stress response via modulating protein synthesis and ribosomal biogenesis.

What activates S6K?

IKK2 regulates S6K through activation of mTOR, an upstream kinase of S6K in the classical insulin signaling pathway [9].

What is p P70S6K?

P70S6K is a mitogen-activated Ser/Thr protein kinase that is required for cell growth and G1 cell cycle progression. This kinase is controlled by multiple phosphorylation events located within the catalytic, linker and pseudosubstrate domains and subsequently phosphorylates specifically ribosomal protein S6.

What causes protein kinase activation?

PKC enzymes in turn are activated by signals such as increases in the concentration of diacylglycerol (DAG) or calcium ions (Ca2+). Hence PKC enzymes play important roles in several signal transduction cascades.

How many proteins are in a ribosome?

Ribosomes are usually made up of three or four rRNA molecules and anywhere from about 40 to 80 different ribosomal proteins. Each ribosome is composed of two subunits, a larger one and a smaller one, each of which has a characteristic shape.

What is p70 in biology?

P70 is phosphorylated by passive stretch in the soleus muscle. This may be one of many protein kinases involved in muscle building. In its inactive state, S6K1 is bound to eIF3 and detaches following phosphorylation by mTOR/Raptor. Free S6K1 is then able to phosphorylate a number of its targets, including eIF4B.

What is Thr389?

Phospho-p70 S6 Kinase (Thr389) Antibody detects endogenous levels of p70 S6 kinase only when phosphorylated at threonine 389. This antibody also detects p85 S6 kinase when phosphorylated at the analogous site (Thr412), and possibly S6KII phosphorylated at Thr388.

How does protein kinase C cause contraction?

PKC may also phosphorylate the actin-binding protein calponin, and thereby reverses its inhibition of actin-activated myosin ATPase, allows more actin to interact with myosin, and increases VSM contraction (Figure 1.1) [2].

What type of proteins are ribosomal proteins?

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