Dual specificity protein kinase CLK3 is an
enzyme
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that in humans is encoded by the ''CLK3''
gene
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The CLK3 gene encodes a
serine/threonine type
protein
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kinase with a non-conserved
N-terminal domain
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Mathematics
*Domain of a function, the set of input values for which the (total) function is defined
**Domain of definition of a partial function
**Natural domain of a partial function
**Domain of holomorphy of a function
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. A long and short isoform (phclk3 and pclk3/152) result from
alternative splicing and coexist in different tissues. Isoform phclk3/152 lacks the kinase domain.
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