Serine/threonine-protein phosphatase PP1-alpha catalytic subunit is an

enzyme Enzymes () are proteins that act as biological catalysts by accelerating chemical reactions. The molecules upon which enzymes may act are called substrates, and the enzyme converts the substrates into different molecules known as products. A ...

that in humans is encoded by the ''PPP1CA''

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Function

The protein encoded by this gene is one of the three catalytic subunits of

protein phosphatase 1 Protein phosphatase 1 (PP1) belongs to a certain class of phosphatases known as protein serine/threonine phosphatases. This type of phosphatase includes metal-dependent protein phosphatases (PPMs) and aspartate-based phosphatases. PP1 has been fo ...

(PP1). PP1 is a serine/threonine specific protein phosphatase known to be involved in the regulation of a variety of cellular processes, such as cell division, glycogen metabolism, muscle contractility, protein synthesis, and HIV-1 viral transcription. Increased PP1 activity has been observed in the end stage of heart failure. Studies in both human and mice suggest that PP1 is an important regulator of cardiac function. Mouse studies also suggest that PP1 functions as a suppressor of learning and memory. Three alternatively spliced transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been found for this gene.

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PPP1CA has been shown to

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AKAP11 A-kinase anchor protein 11 is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the ''AKAP11'' gene. Function The A-kinase anchor proteins (AKAPs) are a group of structurally diverse proteins, which have the common function of binding to the regulatory s ...

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BCL2L2 Bcl-2-like protein 2 is a 193-amino acid protein that in humans is encoded by the ''BCL2L2'' gene on chromosome 14 ( band q11.2-q12). It was originally discovered by Leonie Gibson, Suzanne Cory and colleagues at the Walter and Eliza Hall Instit ...

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BRCA1 Breast cancer type 1 susceptibility protein is a protein that in humans is encoded by the ''BRCA1'' () gene. Orthologs are common in other vertebrate species, whereas invertebrate genomes may encode a more distantly related gene. ''BRCA1'' is a h ...

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CDC5L Cell division cycle 5-like protein is a protein that in humans is encoded by the ''CDC5L'' gene. Function The protein encoded by this gene shares a significant similarity with ''Schizosaccharomyces pombe'' cdc5 gene product, which is a cell cyc ...

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Host cell factor C1 Host cell factor 1 (HCFC1, HCF1, or HCF-1), also known as VP16-accessory protein, is a protein that in humans is encoded by the ''HCFC1'' gene. Structure HCF1 is a member of the highly conserved host cell factor family and encodes a protein wi ...

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KvLQT1 Kv7.1 (KvLQT1) is a potassium channel protein whose primary subunit in humans is encoded by the ''KCNQ1'' gene. Kv7.1 is a voltage and lipid-gated potassium channel present in the cell membranes of cardiac tissue and in inner ear neurons among ...

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LMTK2 Serine/threonine-protein kinase LMTK2 also known as Lemur tyrosine kinase 2 (LMTK2) is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the ''LMTK2'' gene. Function The LMTK2 enzyme belongs to both the protein kinase and the tyrosine kinase families. It ...

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PHACTR3 Phosphatase and actin regulator 3 is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the ''PHACTR3'' gene. Function The protein encoded by this gene is associated with the nuclear scaffold in proliferating cells. It was found to bind to the catalytic s ...

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PPP1R15A Protein phosphatase 1 regulatory subunit 15A also known as growth arrest and DNA damage-inducible protein GADD34 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the ''PPP1R15A'' gene. The Gadd34/MyD116 gene was originally discovered as a member in a s ...

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PPP1R8 Nuclear inhibitor of protein phosphatase 1 is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the ''PPP1R8'' gene. This gene, through alternative splicing, encodes three different isoforms. Two of the protein isoforms encoded by this gene are specific inh ...

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PPP1R9B Neurabin-2 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the ''PPP1R9B'' gene. Spinophilin is a regulatory subunit of protein phosphatase-1 catalytic subunit (PP1; see MIM 176875) and is highly enriched in dendritic spines, specialized protrusions fr ...

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Protein kinase R Protein kinase RNA-activated also known as protein kinase R (PKR), interferon-induced, double-stranded RNA-activated protein kinase, or eukaryotic translation initiation factor 2-alpha kinase 2 (EIF2AK2) is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by t ...

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SMARCB1 SWI/SNF-related matrix-associated actin-dependent regulator of chromatin subfamily B member 1 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the ''SMARCB1'' gene. Function The protein encoded by this gene is part of a complex that relieves repressiv ...

Function

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