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Prkaca protein kinase cAMP-activated catalytic subunit alpha [ Rattus norvegicus (Norway rat) ]

Gene ID: 25636, updated on 11-Jun-2025
Official Symbol
Prkacaprovided by RGD
Official Full Name
protein kinase cAMP-activated catalytic subunit alphaprovided by RGD
Primary source
RGD:3389
See related
Ensembl:ENSRNOG00000005257 AllianceGenome:RGD:3389
Gene type
protein coding
RefSeq status
PROVISIONAL
Organism
Rattus norvegicus
Lineage
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Mammalia; Eutheria; Euarchontoglires; Glires; Rodentia; Myomorpha; Muroidea; Muridae; Murinae; Rattus
Also known as
PKCA1; Cs-PKA
Summary
Enables cAMP-dependent protein kinase activity; protein kinase binding activity; and small GTPase binding activity. Involved in several processes, including peptidyl-serine phosphorylation; regulation of glutamatergic synaptic transmission; and spontaneous exocytosis of neurotransmitter. Located in perinuclear region of cytoplasm. Part of cAMP-dependent protein kinase complex. Is active in neuromuscular junction; postsynapse; and presynapse. Biomarker of amphetamine abuse and brain ischemia. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in adrenal cortical adenoma; congestive heart failure; fibrolamellar carcinoma; and primary pigmented nodular adrenocortical disease 4. Orthologous to human PRKACA (protein kinase cAMP-activated catalytic subunit alpha). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Jun 2025]
Expression
Biased expression in Heart (RPKM 789.1), Adrenal (RPKM 386.4) and 9 other tissues See more
Orthologs
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Location:
19q11
Exon count:
11
Annotation release Status Assembly Chr Location
RS_2024_02 current GRCr8 (GCF_036323735.1) 19 NC_086037.1 (41059843..41083189, complement)
RS_2023_06 previous assembly mRatBN7.2 (GCF_015227675.2) 19 NC_051354.1 (24155081..24178430, complement)
106 previous assembly Rnor_6.0 (GCF_000001895.5) 19 NC_005118.4 (25095089..25118869)

Chromosome 19 - NC_086037.1Genomic Context describing neighboring genes Neighboring gene similar to human chromosome 19 open reading frame 67 Neighboring gene sterile alpha motif domain containing 1 Neighboring gene uncharacterized LOC120098559 Neighboring gene small integral membrane protein 46 Neighboring gene anti-silencing function 1B histone chaperone Neighboring gene uncharacterized LOC120098560 Neighboring gene adhesion G protein-coupled receptor L1

  • Project title: A rat RNA-Seq transcriptomic BodyMap across 11 organs and 4 developmental stages
  • Description: 320 RNA samples isolated from 11 organs (adrenal gland, brain, heart, kidney, liver, lung, muscle, spleen, thymus, and testes or uterus) from both sexes of Fischer 344 rats across four developmental stages (2-, 6-, 21-, and 104-weeks-old)
  • BioProject: PRJNA238328
  • Publication: PMID 24510058
  • Analysis date: Mon Jun 6 17:44:12 2016

GeneRIFs: Gene References Into Functions

What's a GeneRIF?
Products Interactant Other Gene Complex Source Pubs Description

Markers

Gene Ontology Provided by RGD

Function Evidence Code Pubs
enables ATP binding IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
enables ATP binding ISO
Inferred from Sequence Orthology
more info
 
enables cAMP-dependent protein kinase activity IBA
Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
more info
 
enables cAMP-dependent protein kinase activity IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
PubMed 
enables cAMP-dependent protein kinase activity IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
enables cAMP-dependent protein kinase activity IMP
Inferred from Mutant Phenotype
more info
PubMed 
enables cAMP-dependent protein kinase activity ISO
Inferred from Sequence Orthology
more info
 
enables cAMP-dependent protein kinase activity TAS
Traceable Author Statement
more info
 
enables kinase activity IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
enables magnesium ion binding IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
enables magnesium ion binding ISO
Inferred from Sequence Orthology
more info
 
enables manganese ion binding IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
enables manganese ion binding ISO
Inferred from Sequence Orthology
more info
 
enables nucleotide binding IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
enables protein binding IPI
Inferred from Physical Interaction
more info
PubMed 
enables protein domain specific binding IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
enables protein domain specific binding ISO
Inferred from Sequence Orthology
more info
 
enables protein kinase A regulatory subunit binding IBA
Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
more info
 
enables protein kinase A regulatory subunit binding IC
Inferred by Curator
more info
PubMed 
enables protein kinase A regulatory subunit binding IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
enables protein kinase A regulatory subunit binding ISO
Inferred from Sequence Orthology
more info
 
enables protein kinase activity IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
enables protein kinase activity ISO
Inferred from Sequence Orthology
more info
 
enables protein kinase binding IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
enables protein kinase binding IPI
Inferred from Physical Interaction
more info
PubMed 
enables protein kinase binding ISO
Inferred from Sequence Orthology
more info
 
enables protein serine kinase activity IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
enables protein serine kinase activity ISO
Inferred from Sequence Orthology
more info
 
enables protein serine/threonine kinase activity IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
enables protein serine/threonine kinase activity ISO
Inferred from Sequence Orthology
more info
 
enables protein serine/threonine kinase activity TAS
Traceable Author Statement
more info
 
enables protein serine/threonine/tyrosine kinase activity IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
enables protein serine/threonine/tyrosine kinase activity ISO
Inferred from Sequence Orthology
more info
 
enables protein-containing complex binding IPI
Inferred from Physical Interaction
more info
PubMed 
enables small GTPase binding IPI
Inferred from Physical Interaction
more info
PubMed 
enables transferase activity IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
enables ubiquitin protein ligase binding IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
enables ubiquitin protein ligase binding ISO
Inferred from Sequence Orthology
more info
 
Process Evidence Code Pubs
acts_upstream_of_or_within TORC1 signaling ISO
Inferred from Sequence Orthology
more info
 
involved_in adenylate cyclase-activating G protein-coupled receptor signaling pathway IBA
Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
more info
 
involved_in adenylate cyclase-activating G protein-coupled receptor signaling pathway IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
involved_in adenylate cyclase-activating G protein-coupled receptor signaling pathway ISO
Inferred from Sequence Orthology
more info
 
involved_in adenylate cyclase-inhibiting G protein-coupled receptor signaling pathway IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
involved_in adenylate cyclase-inhibiting G protein-coupled receptor signaling pathway ISO
Inferred from Sequence Orthology
more info
 
involved_in cAMP/PKA signal transduction ISO
Inferred from Sequence Orthology
more info
 
acts_upstream_of_or_within cellular response to cold IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
acts_upstream_of_or_within cellular response to cold ISO
Inferred from Sequence Orthology
more info
 
involved_in cellular response to glucagon stimulus IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
involved_in cellular response to glucagon stimulus ISO
Inferred from Sequence Orthology
more info
 
involved_in cellular response to glucose stimulus IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
involved_in cellular response to glucose stimulus ISO
Inferred from Sequence Orthology
more info
 
involved_in cellular response to heat IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
involved_in cellular response to heat ISO
Inferred from Sequence Orthology
more info
 
involved_in cellular response to heat ISS
Inferred from Sequence or Structural Similarity
more info
 
acts_upstream_of_or_within cellular response to nutrient levels ISO
Inferred from Sequence Orthology
more info
 
acts_upstream_of_or_within cellular response to parathyroid hormone stimulus IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
acts_upstream_of_or_within cellular response to parathyroid hormone stimulus ISO
Inferred from Sequence Orthology
more info
 
acts_upstream_of_or_within dorsal/ventral neural tube patterning ISO
Inferred from Sequence Orthology
more info
 
acts_upstream_of_or_within interleukin-2-mediated signaling pathway ISO
Inferred from Sequence Orthology
more info
 
involved_in intracellular potassium ion homeostasis IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
acts_upstream_of_or_within intracellular potassium ion homeostasis ISO
Inferred from Sequence Orthology
more info
 
involved_in intracellular potassium ion homeostasis ISO
Inferred from Sequence Orthology
more info
 
involved_in mRNA processing IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
involved_in mRNA processing ISO
Inferred from Sequence Orthology
more info
 
acts_upstream_of_or_within mesoderm formation IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
acts_upstream_of_or_within mesoderm formation ISO
Inferred from Sequence Orthology
more info
 
acts_upstream_of_or_within modulation of chemical synaptic transmission IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
acts_upstream_of_or_within modulation of chemical synaptic transmission ISO
Inferred from Sequence Orthology
more info
 
involved_in negative regulation of TORC1 signaling IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
involved_in negative regulation of TORC1 signaling ISO
Inferred from Sequence Orthology
more info
 
involved_in negative regulation of TORC1 signaling ISS
Inferred from Sequence or Structural Similarity
more info
 
involved_in negative regulation of glycolytic process through fructose-6-phosphate IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
involved_in negative regulation of glycolytic process through fructose-6-phosphate ISO
Inferred from Sequence Orthology
more info
 
involved_in negative regulation of meiotic cell cycle IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
PubMed 
involved_in negative regulation of meiotic cell cycle IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
involved_in negative regulation of meiotic cell cycle process involved in oocyte maturation ISO
Inferred from Sequence Orthology
more info
 
acts_upstream_of_or_within negative regulation of smoothened signaling pathway IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
acts_upstream_of_or_within negative regulation of smoothened signaling pathway ISO
Inferred from Sequence Orthology
more info
 
acts_upstream_of_or_within neural tube closure IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
acts_upstream_of_or_within neural tube closure ISO
Inferred from Sequence Orthology
more info
 
involved_in peptidyl-serine phosphorylation IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
PubMed 
involved_in peptidyl-serine phosphorylation IMP
Inferred from Mutant Phenotype
more info
PubMed 
acts_upstream_of_or_within peptidyl-serine phosphorylation ISO
Inferred from Sequence Orthology
more info
 
involved_in peptidyl-serine phosphorylation ISO
Inferred from Sequence Orthology
more info
 
acts_upstream_of_or_within peptidyl-threonine phosphorylation ISO
Inferred from Sequence Orthology
more info
 
involved_in positive regulation of cell population proliferation IMP
Inferred from Mutant Phenotype
more info
PubMed 
involved_in positive regulation of cholesterol biosynthetic process IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
acts_upstream_of_or_within positive regulation of cholesterol biosynthetic process ISO
Inferred from Sequence Orthology
more info
 
involved_in positive regulation of cholesterol biosynthetic process ISO
Inferred from Sequence Orthology
more info
 
involved_in positive regulation of gluconeogenesis IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
involved_in positive regulation of gluconeogenesis ISO
Inferred from Sequence Orthology
more info
 
involved_in positive regulation of insulin secretion IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
involved_in positive regulation of insulin secretion ISO
Inferred from Sequence Orthology
more info
 
involved_in positive regulation of phagocytosis IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
involved_in positive regulation of phagocytosis ISO
Inferred from Sequence Orthology
more info
 
acts_upstream_of_or_within positive regulation of protein export from nucleus IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
acts_upstream_of_or_within positive regulation of protein export from nucleus ISO
Inferred from Sequence Orthology
more info
 
involved_in postsynaptic modulation of chemical synaptic transmission IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
involved_in postsynaptic modulation of chemical synaptic transmission ISO
Inferred from Sequence Orthology
more info
 
acts_upstream_of_or_within protein autophosphorylation ISO
Inferred from Sequence Orthology
more info
 
acts_upstream_of_positive_effect protein export from nucleus IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
acts_upstream_of protein export from nucleus ISO
Inferred from Sequence Orthology
more info
 
acts_upstream_of_positive_effect protein export from nucleus ISO
Inferred from Sequence Orthology
more info
 
acts_upstream_of_or_within protein localization to lipid droplet IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
acts_upstream_of_or_within protein localization to lipid droplet ISO
Inferred from Sequence Orthology
more info
 
involved_in protein phosphorylation IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
PubMed 
acts_upstream_of_or_within protein phosphorylation ISO
Inferred from Sequence Orthology
more info
 
involved_in protein phosphorylation ISO
Inferred from Sequence Orthology
more info
 
involved_in regulation of bicellular tight junction assembly IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
involved_in regulation of bicellular tight junction assembly ISO
Inferred from Sequence Orthology
more info
 
involved_in regulation of cell cycle IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
involved_in regulation of cell cycle ISO
Inferred from Sequence Orthology
more info
 
involved_in regulation of cellular respiration IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
PubMed 
involved_in regulation of osteoblast differentiation IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
involved_in regulation of osteoblast differentiation ISO
Inferred from Sequence Orthology
more info
 
involved_in regulation of proteasomal protein catabolic process IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
involved_in regulation of proteasomal protein catabolic process ISO
Inferred from Sequence Orthology
more info
 
acts_upstream_of_or_within regulation of protein processing IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
acts_upstream_of_or_within regulation of protein processing ISO
Inferred from Sequence Orthology
more info
 
involved_in regulation of synaptic transmission, glutamatergic IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
PubMed 
involved_in sperm capacitation IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
involved_in sperm capacitation ISO
Inferred from Sequence Orthology
more info
 
involved_in spontaneous exocytosis of neurotransmitter IMP
Inferred from Mutant Phenotype
more info
PubMed 
Component Evidence Code Pubs
located_in acrosomal vesicle IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
located_in acrosomal vesicle ISO
Inferred from Sequence Orthology
more info
 
located_in acrosomal vesicle ISS
Inferred from Sequence or Structural Similarity
more info
 
located_in axoneme IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
located_in axoneme ISO
Inferred from Sequence Orthology
more info
 
part_of cAMP-dependent protein kinase complex IBA
Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
more info
 
part_of cAMP-dependent protein kinase complex IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
PubMed 
part_of cAMP-dependent protein kinase complex IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
part_of cAMP-dependent protein kinase complex ISO
Inferred from Sequence Orthology
more info
 
located_in cell projection IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
located_in centrosome IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
located_in centrosome ISO
Inferred from Sequence Orthology
more info
 
located_in ciliary base IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
located_in ciliary base ISO
Inferred from Sequence Orthology
more info
 
located_in cilium IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
located_in cytoplasm IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
located_in cytoplasm ISO
Inferred from Sequence Orthology
more info
 
located_in cytoplasmic vesicle IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
is_active_in cytosol IBA
Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
more info
 
is_active_in cytosol IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
is_active_in cytosol ISO
Inferred from Sequence Orthology
more info
 
located_in cytosol TAS
Traceable Author Statement
more info
 
located_in germinal vesicle ISO
Inferred from Sequence Orthology
more info
 
is_active_in glutamatergic synapse IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
is_active_in glutamatergic synapse ISO
Inferred from Sequence Orthology
more info
 
located_in membrane IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
located_in mitochondrion IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
located_in mitochondrion ISO
Inferred from Sequence Orthology
more info
 
located_in motile cilium IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
is_active_in neuromuscular junction IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
PubMed 
located_in neuromuscular junction IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
located_in neuromuscular junction ISO
Inferred from Sequence Orthology
more info
 
located_in nuclear speck IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
located_in nuclear speck ISO
Inferred from Sequence Orthology
more info
 
located_in nucleoplasm TAS
Traceable Author Statement
more info
 
part_of nucleotide-activated protein kinase complex ISO
Inferred from Sequence Orthology
more info
 
is_active_in nucleus IBA
Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
more info
 
located_in nucleus IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
located_in nucleus ISO
Inferred from Sequence Orthology
more info
 
located_in perinuclear region of cytoplasm IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
PubMed 
located_in perinuclear region of cytoplasm IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
located_in perinuclear region of cytoplasm ISO
Inferred from Sequence Orthology
more info
 
located_in plasma membrane IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
located_in plasma membrane ISO
Inferred from Sequence Orthology
more info
 
located_in plasma membrane raft IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
located_in plasma membrane raft ISO
Inferred from Sequence Orthology
more info
 
is_active_in postsynapse IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
PubMed 
located_in postsynapse IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
is_active_in presynapse IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
PubMed 
located_in presynapse IMP
Inferred from Mutant Phenotype
more info
PubMed 
part_of protein-containing complex IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
PubMed 
located_in sperm flagellum IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
located_in sperm flagellum ISO
Inferred from Sequence Orthology
more info
 
located_in sperm flagellum ISS
Inferred from Sequence or Structural Similarity
more info
 
located_in sperm midpiece ISO
Inferred from Sequence Orthology
more info
 
located_in sperm midpiece ISS
Inferred from Sequence or Structural Similarity
more info
 
Preferred Names
cAMP-dependent protein kinase catalytic subunit alpha
Names
PKA C-alpha
cAMP-dependent protein kinase catalytic subunit C alpha
protein kinase A
protein kinase, cAMP-dependent, alpha catalytic subunit
protein kinase, cAMP-dependent, catalytic, alpha
NP_001094392.1
XP_006255281.1

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RefSeqs maintained independently of Annotated Genomes

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These reference sequences are curated independently of the genome annotation cycle, so their versions may not match the RefSeq versions in the current genome build. Identify version mismatches by comparing the version of the RefSeq in this section to the one reported in Genomic regions, transcripts, and products above.

mRNA and Protein(s)

  1. NM_001100922.2NP_001094392.1  cAMP-dependent protein kinase catalytic subunit alpha

    See identical proteins and their annotated locations for NP_001094392.1

    Status: PROVISIONAL

    Source sequence(s)
    JAXUCZ010000019
    UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot
    P27791, Q6UA68
    UniProtKB/TrEMBL
    A1L1M0, F7F4Z7
    Related
    ENSRNOP00000044732.3, ENSRNOT00000041717.6
    Conserved Domains (2) summary
    PTZ00426
    Location:16334
    PTZ00426; cAMP-dependent protein kinase catalytic subunit; Provisional
    cd14209
    Location:42331
    STKc_PKA; Catalytic subunit of the Serine/Threonine Kinase, cAMP-dependent protein kinase

RefSeqs of Annotated Genomes: GCF_036323735.1-RS_2024_02

The following sections contain reference sequences that belong to a specific genome build. Explain

Reference GRCr8

Genomic

  1. NC_086037.1 Reference GRCr8

    Range
    41059843..41083189 complement
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mRNA and Protein(s)

  1. XM_006255219.4XP_006255281.1  cAMP-dependent protein kinase catalytic subunit alpha isoform X1

    UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot
    P27791, Q6UA68
    UniProtKB/TrEMBL
    A0A8I6AD31
    Related
    ENSRNOP00000086764.1, ENSRNOT00000109274.2
    Conserved Domains (2) summary
    PTZ00426
    Location:8326
    PTZ00426; cAMP-dependent protein kinase catalytic subunit; Provisional
    cd14209
    Location:34323
    STKc_PKA; Catalytic subunit of the Serine/Threonine Kinase, cAMP-dependent protein kinase