Enzyme
casein kinase
ca·sein ki·nase
Definitions related to casein kinase:
  • NonEC; a ubiquitous group of protein serine/threonine kinases involved in many cellular functions, assayed by their ability to phosphorylate casein in vitro.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • A group of protein-serine-threonine kinases that was originally identified as being responsible for the PHOSPHORYLATION of CASEINS. They are ubiquitous enzymes that have a preference for acidic proteins. Casein kinases play a role in SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION by phosphorylating a variety of regulatory cytoplasmic and regulatory nuclear proteins.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
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