SYNONYMS
V-Akt Murine Thymoma Viral Oncogene Homolog 1, Protein Kinase B Alpha, Proto-Oncogene C-Akt, RAC-PK-Alpha, EC 2.7.11.1, PKB Alpha, CWS6, PKB, RAC, RAC-Alpha Serine/Threonine-Protein Kinase, Rac Protein Kinase Alpha, Protein Kinase B, PKB-ALPHA, RAC-ALPHA, EC 2.7.11, AKT1m, PRKBA, AKT, RAC-alpha serine/threonine-protein kinase.
INTRODUCTION
Akt1, also known as Akt or else protein kinase B (PKB) is an important molecule in mammaliancellular signaling. In humans, there are three genes in the "Akt family": Akt1, Akt2, and Akt3. Moreover, these enzymes are members of the serine/threonine-specific protein kinase family (EC2.7.11.1). Akt1 is involved in cellular survival pathways, by inhibiting apoptoticprocesses. Akt1 is also able to induce protein synthesis pathways, and is therefore a key signaling protein in the cellular pathways which lead to skeletal muscle hypertrophy, and general tissue growth. Since it can block apoptosis, and thereby promote cell survival, Akt1 has been implicated as a most important factor in numerous types of cancer. Akt (now also called Akt1) was at first identified as the oncogenein the transforming retrovirus, AKT8.
DESCRIPTION
AKT1 Human Recombinant produced in E.Coli is a single, non-glycosylated polypeptide chain containing 503 amino acids (1-480 a.a) and having a molecular mass of 58.1kDa.
AKT1 is fused to a 23 amino acid His-tag at N-terminus & purified by proprietary chromatographic techniques.
