Death-associated protein kinase 2 is anenzyme that in humans is encoded by theDAPK2gene.[5][6]
This gene encodes a protein that belongs to theserine/threonine protein kinase family. This protein contains a N-terminal protein kinase domain followed by a conservedcalmodulin-binding domain with significant similarity to that ofdeath-associated protein kinase 1 (DAPK1), a positive regulator ofprogrammed cell death. Gene overexpression induces cellapoptosis. It uses multiple polyadenylation sites.[6]
The DAPK2 mRNA may undergo alternative splicing to produce aDAPK3-like encoding transcript.[7]
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