Calcium/Calmodulin Dependent Protein Kinase II Beta
CAMK2
CAM2
CAMKB
Calcium/Calmodulin-Dependent Protein Kinase Type II Subunit Beta
Proline Rich Calmodulin-Dependent Protein Kinase
CaM Kinase II Beta Subunit
CaM-Kinase II Beta Chain
CaMK-II Subunit Beta
EC 2.7.11.17
Calcium/Calmodulin-Dependent Protein Kinase (CaM Kinase) II Beta
Calcium/Calmodulin-Dependent Protein Kinase Type II Beta Chain
CaM Kinase II Subunit Beta
CaMKIIbeta
EC 2.7.11
CaMKIIβ
CAMKIIB
MRD54
The product of this gene belongs to the serine/threonine protein kinase family and to the Ca(2+)/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase subfamily. Calcium signaling is crucial for several aspects of plasticity at glutamatergic synapses. In mammalian cells, the enzyme is composed of four different chains: alpha, beta, gamma, and delta. The product of this gene is a beta chain. It is possible that distinct isoforms of this chain have different cellular localizations and interact differently with calmodulin. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants. [provided by RefSeq, May 2014]
Forensic Context
A study in rats demonstrated that amphetamine sensitization, a model of psychosis, resulted in a statistically significant 8% increase in the CAMK2B mRNA in striatal tissue compared to saline-treated controls [Greenstein et al. DOI:10.1002/Syn.20429].