Protein Camk2a

URN urn:agi-llid:815
Connectivity 144
Name Camk2a
Description calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II alpha
Notes The product of this gene belongs to the serine/threonine protein kinases family, and to the Ca(2+)/calmodulin-dependent protein kinases subfamily. Calcium signaling is crucial for several aspects of plasticity at glutamatergic synapses. This calcium calmodulin-dependent protein kinase is composed of four different chains: alpha, beta, gamma, and delta. The alpha chain encoded by this gene is required for hippocampal long-term potentiation (LTP) and spatial learning. In addition to its calcium-calmodulin (CaM)-dependent activity, this protein can undergo autophosphorylation, resulting in CaM-independent activity. Two transcript variants encoding distinct isoforms have been identified for this gene. [provided by RefSeq]

Pathway New Pathway (3)
calcium/calmodulin dependent kinase 2 signaling pathway
calcium-calmodulin dependent kinase 2 signaling pathway

GO Molecular Function nucleotide binding
transferase activity
calmodulin binding
glutamate receptor binding
ATP binding
kinase activity
protein kinase activity
protein serine-threonine kinase activity
calmodulin-dependent protein kinase activity

GO Cellular Component synapse
presynaptic membrane
membrane
plasma membrane
cytoplasm
calcium- and calmodulin-dependent protein kinase complex
cytosol
endocytic vesicle membrane
nucleoplasm
cell junction
dendrite

GO Biological Process regulation of neurotransmitter secretion
regulation of neuronal synaptic plasticity
G1-S transition of mitotic cell cycle
positive regulation of NF-kappaB transcription factor activity
protein amino acid phosphorylation
protein amino acid autophosphorylation
calcium ion transport
ionotropic glutamate receptor signaling pathway

Ariadne Ontology CAMK

Group CAMK
synapse
regulation of neurotransmitter secretion
regulation of neuronal synaptic plasticity
G1-S transition of mitotic cell cycle
positive regulation of NF-kappaB transcription factor activity
protein amino acid phosphorylation
protein amino acid autophosphorylation
calcium ion transport
ionotropic glutamate receptor signaling pathway
nucleotide binding
transferase activity
calmodulin binding
glutamate receptor binding
ATP binding
kinase activity
protein kinase activity
protein serine-threonine kinase activity
calmodulin-dependent protein kinase activity
presynaptic membrane
membrane
plasma membrane
cytoplasm
calcium- and calmodulin-dependent protein kinase complex
cytosol
endocytic vesicle membrane
nucleoplasm
cell junction
dendrite

MedScan ID 815

Hugo ID 1460

Human chromosome position 5q32

LocusLink ID 815
12322
25400

Alias CAMKA
KIAA0968
calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase type II subunit alpha
CaMKIINalpha
CaMK-II alpha subunit
caMK-II subunit alpha
CaM-kinase II alpha chain
CaM kinase II alpha subunit
caM kinase II subunit alpha
calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II alpha-B subunit
calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase type II alpha chain
calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase (CaM kinase) II alpha
CaMKII
R74975
mKIAA0968
CaMK II
alpha-CaMKII
OTTMUSP00000017498
OTTMUSP00000017499
OTTMUSP00000017500
OTTMUSP00000022295
PKCCD
PK2CDD
alpha CaM kinase II
Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II alpha
calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II alpha subunit
Ca/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase 2 alpha
Ca/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase 2A
Ca/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II alpha
Ca/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase IIA
Ca/CaM-dependent protein kinase 2 alpha
Ca/CaM-dependent protein kinase 2A
Ca/CaM-dependent protein kinase II alpha
Ca/CaM-dependent protein kinase IIA
Ca++/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase 2 alpha
Ca++/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase 2A
Ca++/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II alpha
Ca++/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase IIA
Ca++/CaM-dependent protein kinase 2 alpha
Ca++/CaM-dependent protein kinase 2A
Ca++/CaM-dependent protein kinase II alpha
Ca++/CaM-dependent protein kinase IIA
Ca2/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II alpha
Ca2/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase IIA
Ca2/CaM-dependent protein kinase 2 alpha
Ca2/CaM-dependent protein kinase 2A
Ca2/CaM-dependent protein kinase II alpha
Ca2/CaM-dependent protein kinase IIA
Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase IIA
Ca2+/CaM-dependent protein kinase 2 alpha
Ca2+/CaM-dependent protein kinase 2A
Ca2+/CaM-dependent protein kinase II alpha
Ca2+/CaM-dependent protein kinase IIA
calcium/calmodulin-dependent kinase IIA
calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase (CaM kinase) alpha
calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II alpha
calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase IIA isoform 1
calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase IIA isoform 2
calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase IIA isoform I
calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase IIA isoform II
CaM kinase II alpha
CAMK2A
CaMKII alpha
CaMK-II alpha
CaM-KIIalpha
KIAA0968 protein; calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II alpha-B subunit; calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II alpha
LOC291570
LOC51618
OTTHUMP00000165787
OTTHUMP00000165788

Organism Homo sapiens
Mus musculus
Rattus norvegicus

GenBank ID NC_000005
NM_171825
NP_741960
NM_015981
NP_057065
NT_029289
NW_922784
NW_001838953
AC_000048
AC_000137
AC011372
CH471062
EAW61741
EAW61742
AB023185
BAA76812
AF091486
AAD55815
AF145710
AAD30558
AF145711
AAD30559
AK289776
BAF82465
AK308853
BC040457
AAH40457
BF951952
CR612614
CR613519
Q7LDD5
Q8IWE0
Q9UQM7
EU832105
ACE87455
EU832199
ACE86769
NC_000084
NM_177407
NP_803126
NM_009792
NP_033922
NT_039674
NW_001030635
AC_000040
AC124431
CH466528
EDL09793
EDL09794
EDL09795
EDL09796
AK083245
BAC38829
AK122410
BAC65692
AK163179
AW490258
BC031745
AAH31745
X14836
CAA32946
X87142
CAA60620
P11798
Q80TN1
NC_005117
NM_012920
NP_037052
NW_047514
NW_001084736
AC_000086
AB059432
BAB61066
CH473971
EDM14579
EDM14580
EDM14581
EDM14582
AB056125
AF237778
J02942
AAA41870
M16960
AAA41855
P11275
Q924T0

OMIM ID 114078

Mouse chromosome position 18 33.0 cM

GO ID 0005524
0005516
0004683
0016301
0000166
0016740
0051092
0006468
0030054
0005829
0030666
0005654
0005886
0042734
0045202
0035254
0004672
0004674
0000082
0006816
0035235
0046777
0048168
0046928
0005954
0005737
0030425
0016020

Rat chromosome position 18q11

Swiss-Prot Accession A8K161
Q8IWE0
Q7LDD5
Q9UQM7
P11798
Q80TN1
P11275
Q924T0
Q61284
Q6ZWN4
Q9UL21
Q9Y2H4
Q9Y352

PIR ID JC6083
S04365
A30355

Unigene ID Hs.724403
Mm.131530
Rn.107499

KEGG ID hsa:815
mmu:12322
rno:25400

EC Number 2.7.11.17

Swiss-Prot ID KCC2A_MOUSE
KCC2A_RAT
KCC2A_HUMAN
A8K161_HUMAN
Q80TN1_MOUSE
Q8IWE0_HUMAN
Q7LDD5_HUMAN

Cell Localization Cytoplasm
Cell junction
synapse
presynaptic cell membrane

IPI ID IPI00230096
IPI00621806
IPI00192337
IPI00215715
IPI00550056
IPI00420725
IPI00877169
IPI00792729
IPI00874363
IPI00754301
IPI00749647
IPI00830424
IPI00779826
IPI00778098

Homologene ID 56577

RGD ID 2261

MGI ID 88256