camk2 antibody, camk2b antibody, zgc:112538 antibody, zgc:123320 antibody, CAMKA antibody, CaMKII antibody, R74975 antibody, mKIAA0968 antibody, PK2CDD antibody, PKCCD antibody, calcium/calmodulin dependent protein kinase II alpha antibody, calcium/calmodulin dependent protein kinase (CaM kinase) II alpha S homeolog antibody, calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II alpha antibody, CAMK2A antibody, camk2a.S antibody, camk2a antibody, Camk2a antibody
Background
The product of this gene belongs to the serine/threonine protein kinases family, and to the Ca(2+)/calmodulin-dependent protein kinases subfamily. Calcium signaling is crucial for several aspects of plasticity at glutamatergic synapses. This calcium calmodulin-dependent protein kinase is composed of four different chains: alpha, beta, gamma, and delta. The alpha chain encoded by this gene is required for hippocampal long-term potentiation (LTP) and spatial learning. In addition to its calcium-calmodulin (CaM)-dependent activity, this protein can undergo autophosphorylation, resulting in CaM-independent activity. Two transcript variants encoding distinct isoforms have been identified for this gene.