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Catalytic domain of the Serine/Threonine Kinase, Mixed lineage kinase-Like mitogen-activated protein Triple Kinase STKs catalyze the transfer of the gamma-phosphoryl group from ATP to serine/threonine residues on protein substrates. MLTK, also called zipper sterile-alpha-motif kinase (ZAK), contains a catalytic kinase domain and a leucine zipper. There are two alternatively-spliced variants, MLTK-alpha and MLTK-beta. MLTK-alpha contains a sterile-alpha-motif (SAM) at the C-terminus. MLTK regulates the c-Jun N-terminal kinase, extracellular signal-regulated kinase, p38 MAPK, and NF-kB pathways. ZAK is the MAP3K involved in the signaling cascade that leads to the ribotoxic stress response initiated by cellular damage due to Shiga toxins and ricin. It may also play a role in cell transformation and cancer development. MAP3Ks (MKKKs or MAPKKKs) phosphorylate and activate MAPK kinases (MAPKKs or MKKs or MAP2Ks), which in turn phosphorylate and activate MAPKs during signaling cascades that are important in mediating cellular responses to extracellular signals.The MLTK subfamily is part of a larger superfamily that includes the catalytic domains of other STKs, protein tyrosine kinases, RIO kinases, aminoglycoside phosphotransferase, choline kinase, and phosphoinositide 3-kinase. |
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