casein kinase

Classification

• numerical designations for casein kinase 1 & casein kinase 2 derive from the elution pattern from DEAE-cellulose chromatography

Function

• casein kinases preferentially phosphorylate acidic proteins such as caseins

Notes

• the name casein kinase derives from the fact that casein is a convenient protein substrate that is generally used to assay activity

More general terms

• serine/threonine kinase

More specific terms

• casein kinase 1
• casein kinase 2
• mammary gland casein kinase