Cdk5 Antibody

Cyclin-Dependent Kinase 5, is also know as PSSALRE. The p34(CDC2) protein kinase regulates important transitions in the eukaryotic cell cycle. Cdk5 expression is in all human tissues and cell lines tested. The the gene is mapped to chromosome 7q36. Cyclin-dependent kinase 5 is predominantly expressed in neurons where it phosphorylates both high molecular weight neurofilaments and microtubule-associated protein tau. It is required for proper development of the mammalian central nervous system. To be activated, Cdk5 must associate with its regulatory subunit, p35(CDK5R1). It can phosphorylate DARPP32 at threonine-75, converting it into an inhibitor of PKA.