Glossary

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cAMP-dependent protein kinase

cAMP-dependent protein kinase (PKA) is a serine/threonine kinase with catalytic (protein phosphorylating) activity that is modulated by cAMP levels.

Specific protein kinases transfer a phosphate group from a donor such as ATP to amino acid acceptors in proteins, while protein phosphatases remove the phosphate groups that have been attached by protein kinases.

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