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PKC epsilon has an alcohol-binding site in its second cysteine-rich regulatory domain.
The Biochemical journal - 15 Jul 2009
Das Joydip, Pany Satyabrata, Rahman Ghazi M, Slater Simon J
Abstract excerpt
Alcohols regulate the expression and function of PKC (protein kinase C), and it has been proposed that an alcohol-binding site is present in PKC alpha in its C1 domain, which consists of two cysteine-rich subdomains, C1A and C1B. A PKC epsilon-knockout mouse showed a significant decrease in alcohol consumption compared with the wild-type. The aim of the present study was to investigate whether an alcohol-binding...
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