Biology:MARK2

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Short description: Protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens


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Serine/threonine-protein kinase MARK2 is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the MARK2 gene.[1][2][3]

Function

EMK (ELKL Motif Kinase) is a small family of ser/thr protein kinases involved in the control of cell polarity, microtubule stability and cancer. Several cDNA clones have been isolated that encoded two isoforms of the human ser/thr protein kinase EMK1. These isoforms were characterized by the presence of a 162-bp alternative exon that gave rise to two forms, one containing the exon and the other one lacking it. Both forms were found to be coexpressed in a number of selected cell lines and tissue samples. The human EMK1 was shown to be encoded by a single mRNA ubiquitously expressed.[3]

Interactions

MARK2 has been shown to interact with AKT1.[4]

References

  1. "Human serine/threonine protein kinase EMK1: genomic structure and cDNA cloning of isoforms produced by alternative splicing". Cytogenet Cell Genet 81 (3–4): 278–82. Oct 1998. doi:10.1159/000015046. PMID 9730619. 
  2. "Precise localization of D11S1226 to the human EMK1 gene at chromosome band 11q13 by sequence homology search". Cytogenet Cell Genet 86 (1): 66–7. Oct 1999. doi:10.1159/000015413. PMID 10516437. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 "Entrez Gene: MARK2 MAP/microtubule affinity-regulating kinase 2". https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?Db=gene&Cmd=ShowDetailView&TermToSearch=2011. 
  4. "Akt and CHIP coregulate tau degradation through coordinated interactions". Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 105 (9): 3622–7. Mar 2008. doi:10.1073/pnas.0709180105. PMID 18292230. Bibcode2008PNAS..105.3622D. 

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