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Pseudokinase domain of Kinase Suppressor of Ras 2 The pseudokinase domain shows similarity to protein kinases but lacks crucial residues for catalytic activity. KSR2 interacts with the protein phosphatase calcineurin and functions in calcium-mediated ERK signaling. It also functions in energy metabolism by regulating AMP kinase and AMPK-dependent processes such as glucose uptake and fatty acid oxidation. KSR proteins act as scaffold proteins that function downstream of Ras and upstream of Raf in the Extracellular signal-Regulated Kinase (ERK) pathway that regulates many cellular processes including cycle regulation, proliferation, differentiation, survival, and apoptosis. KSR proteins regulate the assembly and activation of the Raf/MEK/ERK module upon Ras activation at the membrane by direct association of its components. They are widely regarded as pseudokinases. The KSR2 subfamily is part of a larger superfamily that includes the catalytic domains of other protein kinases, RIO kinases, aminoglycoside phosphotransferase, choline kinase, and phosphoinositide 3-kinase. |
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