Recombinant Human Brain-type creatine kinase, CK-BB protein

Brain-type creatine kinase also known as CK-BB is a creatine kinase that in humans is encoded by the CKB gene.The protein encoded by this gene, CK-BB, consists of a homodimer of two identical brain-type CK-B subunits. BB-CK is a cytoplasmic enzyme involved in cellular energy homeostasis, with certain fractions of the enzyme being bound to cell membranes, ATPases, and a variety of ATP-requiring enzymes in the cell. The encoded CK-BB and CK-MB proteins are members of the ATP:guanido phosphotransferase protein family. Ectopic expression (CKBE) of the B (brain) type of creatine kinase (CK-BB) in red cells and platelets is a rare, benign anomaly detected during a newborn screening program for Duchenne muscular dystrophy.

B-CK, BB-CK, BCK, brain creatine kinase, CKBB, CKb, creatine kinase B, creatine kinase brain, creatine kinase BB, Creatine Kinase brain type, Epididymis luminal protein 211, HEL 211.

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