... u@phy.med.kyoto-u.ac.jpAbbreviations: DAP kinase, death-associated protein kinase; MLC kinase, myosin light chain protein kinase; CaM kinase, Ca2+/cal-modulin-dependent protein kinase; ZIP kinase, zipper-interactingprotein ... involved in ceramide-induced apoptosis, and that the intrinsic DAP kinase activity is critical for ceramide-induced apoptosis.Keywords: apoptosis; DAP kinase; ceramide; PC12; CaM kinase. Using a ... [4]. In addition, DAP kinase contains unique domains and motifs, including eight ankyrin repeats, two potential ATP/GTP binding sites (P-loops), a cytoskeleton bindingdomain, a d eath domain, and...