這個基因編碼的蛋白質是AKT的一個成員，也被稱為pkb，絲氨酸/蘇氨酸蛋白激酶家族。Akt激酶是已知的細胞信號調節器，對胰島素和生長因子作出反應。參與多種生物學過程，包括細胞增殖、分化、凋亡、腫瘤發生以及糖原合成和葡萄糖攝取。這種激酶被血小板衍生生長因子（pdgf）、胰島素和胰島素樣生長因子1（igf1）刺激。另外，還描述了編碼不同亞型的剪接轉錄變體。
The protein encoded by this gene is a member of the AKT, also called PKB, serine/threonine protein kinase family. AKT kinases are known to be regulators of cell signaling in response to insulin and growth factors. They are involved in a wide variety of biological processes including cell proliferation, differentiation, apoptosis, tumorigenesis, as well as glycogen synthesis and glucose uptake. This kinase has been shown to be stimulated by platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF), insulin, and insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF1). Alternatively splice transcript variants encoding distinct isoforms have been described.
