VRK1

Vaccinia related kinase 1
Available structures
PDB Ortholog search: PDBe, RCSB
Identifiers
Symbols VRK1 ; PCH1; PCH1A
External IDs OMIM: 602168 MGI: 1261847 HomoloGene: 2541 IUPHAR: 2275 ChEMBL: 1293199 GeneCards: VRK1 Gene
EC number 2.7.11.1
RNA expression pattern
More reference expression data
Orthologs
Species Human Mouse
Entrez 7443 22367
Ensembl ENSG00000100749 ENSMUSG00000021115
UniProt Q99986 Q80X41
RefSeq (mRNA) NM_003384 NM_001029843
RefSeq (protein) NP_003375 NP_001025014
Location (UCSC) Chr 14:
96.8 – 96.93 Mb
Chr 12:
106.01 – 106.08 Mb
PubMed search

Serine/threonine-protein kinase VRK1 is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the VRK1 gene.[1][2]

This gene encodes a member of the vaccinia-related kinase (VRK) family of serine/threonine protein kinases. This gene is widely expressed in human tissues and has increased expression in actively dividing cells, such as those in testis, thymus, fetal liver, and carcinomas. Its protein localizes to the nucleus and has been shown to promote the stability and nuclear accumulation of a transcriptionally active p53 molecule and, in vitro, to phosphorylate Thr18 of p53 and reduce p53 ubiquitination. This gene, therefore, may regulate cell proliferation. This protein also phosphorylates histone, casein, and the transcription factors ATF2 (activating transcription factor 2) and c-JUN.[2]

References

  1. Nezu J, Oku A, Jones MH, Shimane M (Feb 1998). "Identification of two novel human putative serine/threonine kinases, VRK1 and VRK2, with structural similarity to vaccinia virus B1R kinase". Genomics 45 (2): 327–31. doi:10.1006/geno.1997.4938. PMID 9344656.
  2. 1 2 "Entrez Gene: VRK1 vaccinia related kinase 1".

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