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protein kinase C
Pronunciation
Definition 1
An enzyme found throughout the body's tissues and organs. Several forms of protein kinase C are involved in many cellular functions. Protein kinase C is being studied in the treatment of cancer. Also called PKC. (NCI Dictionary)
Definition 2
A family of serine/threonine protein kinases that have a structurally conserved catalytic subunit and a regulatory subunit that are connected by a hinge domain. (NCI Thesaurus)
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