PBK (gene)

PDZ binding kinase
Identifiers
Symbols PBK; CT84; FLJ14385; Nori-3; SPK; TOPK
External IDs OMIM611210 MGI1289156 HomoloGene32415 GeneCards: PBK Gene
EC number 2.7.12.2
RNA expression pattern
More reference expression data
Orthologs
Species Human Mouse
Entrez 55872 52033
Ensembl ENSG00000168078 ENSMUSG00000022033
UniProt Q96KB5 Q9JJ78
RefSeq (mRNA) NM_018492 NM_023209.2
RefSeq (protein) NP_060962 NP_075698.1
Location (UCSC) Chr 8:
27.67 – 27.7 Mb
Chr 14:
66.42 – 66.44 Mb
PubMed search [1] [2]

Lymphokine-activated killer T-cell-originated protein kinase is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the PBK gene.[1][2][3]

The protein encoded by this gene is a serine/threonine kinase related to the dual specific mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase (MAPKK) family. Evidence suggests that mitotic phosphorylation is required for its catalytic activity. This mitotic kinase may be involved in the activation of lymphoid cells and support testicular functions, with a suggested role in the process of spermatogenesis.[3]

References

  1. ^ Abe Y, Matsumoto S, Kito K, Ueda N (Aug 2000). "Cloning and expression of a novel MAPKK-like protein kinase, lymphokine-activated killer T-cell-originated protein kinase, specifically expressed in the testis and activated lymphoid cells". J Biol Chem 275 (28): 21525–31. doi:10.1074/jbc.M909629199. PMID 10781613. 
  2. ^ Gaudet S, Branton D, Lue RA (Jun 2000). "Characterization of PDZ-binding kinase, a mitotic kinase". Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 97 (10): 5167–72. doi:10.1073/pnas.090102397. PMC 25800. PMID 10779557. http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pmcentrez&artid=25800. 
  3. ^ a b "Entrez Gene: PBK PDZ binding kinase". http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?Db=gene&Cmd=ShowDetailView&TermToSearch=55872. 

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