Rabbit anti-Human AKAP5 Polyclonal Antibody

Uniprot Id

P24588

Target Species

Human

Target Name

AKAP5

Target Full Name

A-kinase anchor protein 5

Target Function

Multivalent scaffold protein that anchors the cAMP-dependent protein kinase/PKA to cytoskeletal and/or organelle-associated proteins, targeting the signal carried by cAMP to specific intracellular effectors. Association with the beta2-adrenergic receptor (beta2-AR) not only regulates beta2-AR signaling pathway, but also the activation by PKA by switching off the beta2-AR signaling cascade. Plays a role in long term synaptic potentiation by regulating protein trafficking from the dendritic recycling endosomes to the plasma membrane and controlling both structural and functional plasticity at excitatory synapses.

Target Subcellular Location

Postsynaptic recycling endosome membrane; Lipid-anchor.

Target Tissue Specificity

Predominantly in the cerebral cortex and the postsynaptic densities of the forebrain, and to a lesser extent in adrenal medulla, lung and anterior pituitary.

Target Synonyms

A kinase (PRKA) anchor protein 5; A kinase anchor protein 5; A kinase anchor protein 79kDa; A kinase anchoring protein 75/79; A-kinase anchor protein 5; A-kinase anchor protein 79 kDa; AKAP 5; AKAP 75; AKAP 79; AKAP-5; Akap5; AKAP5_HUMAN; AKAP75; AKAP79; cAMP dependent protein kinase regulatory subunit II high affinity binding protein; cAMP-dependent protein kinase regulatory subunit II high affinity-binding protein; H21

Target Background

The A-kinase anchor proteins (AKAPs) are a group of structurally diverse proteins, which have the common function of binding to the regulatory subunit of protein kinase A (PKA) and confining the holoenzyme to discrete locations within the cell. This gene encodes a member of the AKAP family. The encoded protein binds to the RII-beta regulatory subunit of PKA, and also to protein kinase C and the phosphatase calcineurin. It is predominantly expressed in cerebral cortex and may anchor the PKA protein at postsynaptic densities (PSD) and be involved in the regulation of postsynaptic events. It is also expressed in T lymphocytes and may function to inhibit interleukin-2 transcription by disrupting calcineurin-dependent dephosphorylation of NFAT.