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Identification
HMDB Protein ID HMDBP02597
Secondary Accession Numbers
  • 8096
Name Serine/threonine-protein kinase B-raf
Synonyms
  1. Proto-oncogene B-Raf
  2. p94
  3. v-Raf murine sarcoma viral oncogene homolog B1
Gene Name BRAF
Protein Type Unknown
Biological Properties
General Function Involved in intracellular signaling pathway
Specific Function Involved in the transduction of mitogenic signals from the cell membrane to the nucleus. May play a role in the postsynaptic responses of hippocampal neuron
Pathways
  • Intracellular Signalling Through Adenosine Receptor A2a and Adenosine
  • Intracellular Signalling Through Adenosine Receptor A2b and Adenosine
Reactions Not Available
GO Classification
Function
binding
catalytic activity
receptor signaling protein activity
transferase activity
transferase activity, transferring phosphorus-containing groups
kinase activity
nucleoside binding
purine nucleoside binding
adenyl nucleotide binding
adenyl ribonucleotide binding
atp binding
molecular transducer activity
signal transducer activity
protein kinase activity
protein serine/threonine kinase activity
Process
phosphorus metabolic process
phosphate metabolic process
metabolic process
biological regulation
regulation of biological process
cellular metabolic process
regulation of cellular process
signal transduction
protein amino acid phosphorylation
intracellular signaling pathway
signaling
signaling pathway
phosphorylation
Cellular Location
  1. Cytoplasm
Gene Properties
Chromosome Location Chromosome:7
Locus 7q34
SNPs BRAF
Gene Sequence
>2301 bp
ATGGCGGCGCTGAGCGGTGGCGGTGGTGGCGGCGCGGAGCCGGGCCAGGCTCTGTTCAAC
GGGGACATGGAGCCCGAGGCCGGCGCCGGCGCCGGCGCCGCGGCCTCTTCGGCTGCGGAC
CCTGCCATTCCGGAGGAGGTGTGGAATATCAAACAAATGATTAAGTTGACACAGGAACAT
ATAGAGGCCCTATTGGACAAATTTGGTGGGGAGCATAATCCACCATCAATATATCTGGAG
GCCTATGAAGAATACACCAGCAAGCTAGATGCACTCCAACAAAGAGAACAACAGTTATTG
GAATCTCTGGGGAACGGAACTGATTTTTCTGTTTCTAGCTCTGCATCAATGGATACCGTT
ACATCTTCTTCCTCTTCTAGCCTTTCAGTGCTACCTTCATCTCTTTCAGTTTTTCAAAAT
CCCACAGATGTGGCACGGAGCAACCCCAAGTCACCACAAAAACCTATCGTTAGAGTCTTC
CTGCCCAACAAACAGAGGACAGTGGTACCTGCAAGGTGTGGAGTTACAGTCCGAGACAGT
CTAAAGAAAGCACTGATGATGAGAGGTCTAATCCCAGAGTGCTGTGCTGTTTACAGAATT
CAGGATGGAGAGAAGAAACCAATTGGTTGGGACACTGATATTTCCTGGCTTACTGGAGAA
GAATTGCATGTGGAAGTGTTGGAGAATGTTCCACTTACAACACACAACTTTGTACGAAAA
ACGTTTTTCACCTTAGCATTTTGTGACTTTTGTCGAAAGCTGCTTTTCCAGGGTTTCCGC
TGTCAAACATGTGGTTATAAATTTCACCAGCGTTGTAGTACAGAAGTTCCACTGATGTGT
GTTAATTATGACCAACTTGATTTGCTGTTTGTCTCCAAGTTCTTTGAACACCACCCAATA
CCACAGGAAGAGGCGTCCTTAGCAGAGACTGCCCTAACATCTGGATCATCCCCTTCCGCA
CCCGCCTCGGACTCTATTGGGCCCCAAATTCTCACCAGTCCGTCTCCTTCAAAATCCATT
CCAATTCCACAGCCCTTCCGACCAGCAGATGAAGATCATCGAAATCAATTTGGGCAACGA
GACCGATCCTCATCAGCTCCCAATGTGCATATAAACACAATAGAACCTGTCAATATTGAT
GACTTGATTAGAGACCAAGGATTTCGTGGTGATGGAGGATCAACCACAGGTTTGTCTGCT
ACCCCCCCTGCCTCATTACCTGGCTCACTAACTAACGTGAAAGCCTTACAGAAATCTCCA
GGACCTCAGCGAGAAAGGAAGTCATCTTCATCCTCAGAAGACAGGAATCGAATGAAAACA
CTTGGTAGACGGGACTCGAGTGATGATTGGGAGATTCCTGATGGGCAGATTACAGTGGGA
CAAAGAATTGGATCTGGATCATTTGGAACAGTCTACAAGGGAAAGTGGCATGGTGATGTG
GCAGTGAAAATGTTGAATGTGACAGCACCTACACCTCAGCAGTTACAAGCCTTCAAAAAT
GAAGTAGGAGTACTCAGGAAAACACGACATGTGAATATCCTACTCTTCATGGGCTATTCC
ACAAAGCCACAACTGGCTATTGTTACCCAGTGGTGTGAGGGCTCCAGCTTGTATCACCAT
CTCCATATCATTGAGACCAAATTTGAGATGATCAAACTTATAGATATTGCACGACAGACT
GCACAGGGCATGGATTACTTACACGCCAAGTCAATCATCCACAGAGACCTCAAGAGTAAT
AATATATTTCTTCATGAAGACCTCACAGTAAAAATAGGTGATTTTGGTCTAGCTACAGTG
AAATCTCGATGGAGTGGGTCCCATCAGTTTGAACAGTTGTCTGGATCCATTTTGTGGATG
GCACCAGAAGTCATCAGAATGCAAGATAAAAATCCATACAGCTTTCAGTCAGATGTATAT
GCATTTGGAATTGTTCTGTATGAATTGATGACTGGACAGTTACCTTATTCAAACATCAAC
AACAGGGACCAGATAATTTTTATGGTGGGACGAGGATACCTGTCTCCAGATCTCAGTAAG
GTACGGAGTAACTGTCCAAAAGCCATGAAGAGATTAATGGCAGAGTGCCTCAAAAAGAAA
AGAGATGAGAGACCACTCTTTCCCCAAATTCTCGCCTCTATTGAGCTGCTGGCCCGCTCA
TTGCCAAAAATTCACCGCAGTGCATCAGAACCCTCCTTGAATCGGGCTGGTTTCCAAACA
GAGGATTTTAGTCTATATGCTTGTGCTTCTCCAAAAACACCCATCCAGGCAGGGGGATAT
GGTGCGTTTCCTGTCCACTGA
Protein Properties
Number of Residues 766
Molecular Weight 84436.1
Theoretical pI 7.58
Pfam Domain Function
Signals
  • None
Transmembrane Regions
  • None
Protein Sequence
>Serine/threonine-protein kinase B-raf
MAALSGGGGGGAEPGQALFNGDMEPEAGAGAGAAASSAADPAIPEEVWNIKQMIKLTQEH
IEALLDKFGGEHNPPSIYLEAYEEYTSKLDALQQREQQLLESLGNGTDFSVSSSASMDTV
TSSSSSSLSVLPSSLSVFQNPTDVARSNPKSPQKPIVRVFLPNKQRTVVPARCGVTVRDS
LKKALMMRGLIPECCAVYRIQDGEKKPIGWDTDISWLTGEELHVEVLENVPLTTHNFVRK
TFFTLAFCDFCRKLLFQGFRCQTCGYKFHQRCSTEVPLMCVNYDQLDLLFVSKFFEHHPI
PQEEASLAETALTSGSSPSAPASDSIGPQILTSPSPSKSIPIPQPFRPADEDHRNQFGQR
DRSSSAPNVHINTIEPVNIDDLIRDQGFRGDGGSTTGLSATPPASLPGSLTNVKALQKSP
GPQRERKSSSSSEDRNRMKTLGRRDSSDDWEIPDGQITVGQRIGSGSFGTVYKGKWHGDV
AVKMLNVTAPTPQQLQAFKNEVGVLRKTRHVNILLFMGYSTKPQLAIVTQWCEGSSLYHH
LHIIETKFEMIKLIDIARQTAQGMDYLHAKSIIHRDLKSNNIFLHEDLTVKIGDFGLATV
KSRWSGSHQFEQLSGSILWMAPEVIRMQDKNPYSFQSDVYAFGIVLYELMTGQLPYSNIN
NRDQIIFMVGRGYLSPDLSKVRSNCPKAMKRLMAECLKKKRDERPLFPQILASIELLARS
LPKIHRSASEPSLNRAGFQTEDFSLYACASPKTPIQAGGYGAFPVH
GenBank ID Protein 33188459
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot ID P15056
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot Entry Name BRAF_HUMAN
PDB IDs
GenBank Gene ID NM_004333.4
GeneCard ID BRAF
GenAtlas ID BRAF
HGNC ID HGNC:1097
References
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