蛋白激酶C（PKC）是一个丝氨酸和苏氨酸特异性蛋白激酶家族，可被钙和第二信使甘油二酯激活pkc家族成员磷酸化多种蛋白质靶点，参与多种细胞信号传导途径。PKC家族成员也是一类肿瘤促进剂佛波酯的主要受体pkc家族的每个成员都有一个特定的表达谱，并被认为在细胞中发挥着独特的作用。该基因编码的蛋白是pkc家族成员之一。这种激酶参与了许多不同的细胞功能，如神经元通道激活、细胞凋亡、心肌缺血保护、热休克反应以及胰岛素分泌敲除小鼠的研究表明，这种激酶对于脂多糖（LPS）介导的激活巨噬细胞中的信号是重要的，并且还可能起到控制焦虑样行为的作用。[由RefSeq提供，2008年7月]
Protein kinase C (PKC) is a family of serine- and threonine-specific protein kinases that can be activated by calcium and the second messenger diacylglycerol. PKC family members phosphorylate a wide variety of protein targets and are known to be involved in diverse cellular signaling pathways. PKC family members also serve as major receptors for phorbol esters, a class of tumor promoters. Each member of the PKC family has a specific expression profile and is believed to play a distinct role in cells. The protein encoded by this gene is one of the PKC family members. This kinase has been shown to be involved in many different cellular functions, such as neuron channel activation, apoptosis, cardioprotection from ischemia, heat shock response, as well as insulin exocytosis. Knockout studies in mice suggest that this kinase is important for lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-mediated signaling in activated macrophages and may also play a role in controlling anxiety-like behavior. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]