Q61846
Gene name |
Melk (Kiaa0175, Pk38) |
Protein name |
Maternal embryonic leucine zipper kinase |
Names |
Protein kinase PK38, mPK38, Tyrosine-protein kinase MELK |
Species |
Mus musculus (Mouse) |
KEGG Pathway |
mmu:17279 |
EC number |
2.7.11.1: Protein-serine/threonine kinases |
Protein Class |
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Descriptions
(Annotation based on sequence homology with Q14680)
Maternal embryonic leucine zipper kinase (hMELK) is a protein Ser/Thr kinase that has been implicated in stem cell renewal, cell cycle progression, and pre-mRNA splicing. The activity of MELK is regulated by a C-terminal KA1 domain as autoinhibition.
Autoinhibitory domains (AIDs)
Target domain |
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Relief mechanism |
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Assay |
cis-regPred |
Accessory elements
149-173 (Activation loop from InterPro)
Target domain |
11-263 (Protein kinase domain) |
Relief mechanism |
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Assay |
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Autoinhibited structure

Activated structure

3 structures for Q61846
Entry ID | Method | Resolution | Chain | Position | Source |
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4BFM | X-ray | 235 A | A | 1-326 | PDB |
4CQG | X-ray | 257 A | A | 1-326 | PDB |
AF-Q61846-F1 | Predicted | AlphaFoldDB |
31 variants for Q61846
Variant ID(s) | Position | Change | Description | Diseaes Association | Provenance |
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rs3388676362 | 58 | I>L | No | EVA | |
rs3388674444 | 101 | Q>E | No | EVA | |
rs3388685411 | 102 | D>N | No | EVA | |
rs3388683643 | 103 | R>C | No | EVA | |
rs13475584 | 108 | E>A | No | EVA | |
rs3388683689 | 253 | S>P | No | EVA | |
rs13475586 | 263 | V>D | No | EVA | |
rs231788304 | 263 | V>I | No | EVA | |
rs3388670984 | 266 | D>E | No | EVA | |
rs3388684593 | 279 | L>* | No | EVA | |
rs3388679816 | 299 | Q>* | No | EVA | |
rs3394184074 | 320 | L>G | No | EVA | |
rs49925831 | 335 | L>P | No | EVA | |
rs223743799 | 388 | H>Y | No | EVA | |
rs244776787 | 395 | A>T | No | EVA | |
rs224993681 | 411 | K>T | No | EVA | |
rs3388683700 | 435 | E>D | No | EVA | |
rs3388669852 | 445 | Y>H | No | EVA | |
rs27827929 | 450 | P>L | No | EVA | |
rs27827912 | 513 | K>R | No | EVA | |
rs27827911 | 516 | T>A | No | EVA | |
rs3388676410 | 526 | L>V | No | EVA | |
rs260235244 | 529 | V>I | No | EVA | |
rs3388669870 | 530 | L>P | No | EVA | |
rs3388682526 | 538 | K>N | No | EVA | |
rs217024241 | 543 | R>K | No | EVA | |
rs3393925932 | 556 | T>P | No | EVA | |
rs3388674420 | 557 | T>I | No | EVA | |
rs27827898 | 576 | K>N | No | EVA | |
rs1134186346 | 592 | T>M | No | EVA | |
rs3388679915 | 617 | G>D | No | EVA |
No associated diseases with Q61846
3 regional properties for Q61846
Functions
Description | ||
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EC Number | 2.7.11.1 | Protein-serine/threonine kinases |
Subcellular Localization |
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PANTHER Family | ||
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PANTHER Protein Class | ||
PANTHER Pathway Category | No pathway information available |
3 GO annotations of cellular component
Name | Definition |
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cell cortex | The region of a cell that lies just beneath the plasma membrane and often, but not always, contains a network of actin filaments and associated proteins. |
cytoplasm | The contents of a cell excluding the plasma membrane and nucleus, but including other subcellular structures. |
plasma membrane | The membrane surrounding a cell that separates the cell from its external environment. It consists of a phospholipid bilayer and associated proteins. |
7 GO annotations of molecular function
Name | Definition |
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ATP binding | Binding to ATP, adenosine 5'-triphosphate, a universally important coenzyme and enzyme regulator. |
calcium ion binding | Binding to a calcium ion (Ca2+). |
lipid binding | Binding to a lipid. |
non-membrane spanning protein tyrosine kinase activity | Catalysis of the reaction: ATP + protein L-tyrosine = ADP + protein L-tyrosine phosphate by a non-membrane spanning protein. |
protein kinase activity | Catalysis of the phosphorylation of an amino acid residue in a protein, usually according to the reaction: a protein + ATP = a phosphoprotein + ADP. |
protein serine kinase activity | Catalysis of the reactions: ATP + protein serine = ADP + protein serine phosphate. |
protein serine/threonine kinase activity | Catalysis of the reactions: ATP + protein serine = ADP + protein serine phosphate, and ATP + protein threonine = ADP + protein threonine phosphate. |
10 GO annotations of biological process
Name | Definition |
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apoptotic process | A programmed cell death process which begins when a cell receives an internal (e.g. DNA damage) or external signal (e.g. an extracellular death ligand), and proceeds through a series of biochemical events (signaling pathway phase) which trigger an execution phase. The execution phase is the last step of an apoptotic process, and is typically characterized by rounding-up of the cell, retraction of pseudopodes, reduction of cellular volume (pyknosis), chromatin condensation, nuclear fragmentation (karyorrhexis), plasma membrane blebbing and fragmentation of the cell into apoptotic bodies. When the execution phase is completed, the cell has died. |
cell cycle | The progression of biochemical and morphological phases and events that occur in a cell during successive cell replication or nuclear replication events. Canonically, the cell cycle comprises the replication and segregation of genetic material followed by the division of the cell, but in endocycles or syncytial cells nuclear replication or nuclear division may not be followed by cell division. |
cell population proliferation | The multiplication or reproduction of cells, resulting in the expansion of a cell population. |
hemopoiesis | The process whose specific outcome is the progression of the myeloid and lymphoid derived organ/tissue systems of the blood and other parts of the body over time, from formation to the mature structure. The site of hemopoiesis is variable during development, but occurs primarily in bone marrow or kidney in many adult vertebrates. |
intracellular signal transduction | The process in which a signal is passed on to downstream components within the cell, which become activated themselves to further propagate the signal and finally trigger a change in the function or state of the cell. |
intrinsic apoptotic signaling pathway in response to oxidative stress | The series of molecular signals in which an intracellular signal is conveyed to trigger the apoptotic death of a cell. The pathway is induced in response to oxidative stress, a state often resulting from exposure to high levels of reactive oxygen species, and ends when the execution phase of apoptosis is triggered. |
neural precursor cell proliferation | The multiplication or reproduction of neural precursor cells, resulting in the expansion of a cell population. A neural precursor cell is either a nervous system stem cell or a nervous system progenitor cell. |
positive regulation of apoptotic process | Any process that activates or increases the frequency, rate or extent of cell death by apoptotic process. |
protein autophosphorylation | The phosphorylation by a protein of one or more of its own amino acid residues (cis-autophosphorylation), or residues on an identical protein (trans-autophosphorylation). |
protein phosphorylation | The process of introducing a phosphate group on to a protein. |
72 homologous proteins in AiPD
UniProt AC | Gene Name | Protein Name | Species | Evidence Code |
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Q02066 | Abscisic acid-inducible protein kinase | Triticum aestivum (Wheat) | PR | |
Q5GLH2 | TRIB2 | Tribbles homolog 2 | Bos taurus (Bovine) | SS |
Q0VCE3 | TRIB3 | Tribbles homolog 3 | Bos taurus (Bovine) | SS |
Q3SZW1 | TSSK1B | Testis-specific serine/threonine-protein kinase 1 | Bos taurus (Bovine) | PR |
Q92519 | TRIB2 | Tribbles homolog 2 | Homo sapiens (Human) | SS |
Q96RU7 | TRIB3 | Tribbles homolog 3 | Homo sapiens (Human) | PR |
Q96RU8 | TRIB1 | Tribbles homolog 1 | Homo sapiens (Human) | EV |
Q15831 | STK11 | Serine/threonine-protein kinase STK11 | Homo sapiens (Human) | PR |
Q96RG2 | PASK | PAS domain-containing serine/threonine-protein kinase | Homo sapiens (Human) | EV |
Q9BXA7 | TSSK1B | Testis-specific serine/threonine-protein kinase 1 | Homo sapiens (Human) | PR |
Q13131 | PRKAA1 | 5'-AMP-activated protein kinase catalytic subunit alpha-1 | Homo sapiens (Human) | EV |
P54646 | PRKAA2 | 5'-AMP-activated protein kinase catalytic subunit alpha-2 | Homo sapiens (Human) | EV |
Q14680 | MELK | Maternal embryonic leucine zipper kinase | Homo sapiens (Human) | EV |
Q8K4K3 | Trib2 | Tribbles homolog 2 | Mus musculus (Mouse) | SS |
Q8K4K2 | Trib3 | Tribbles homolog 3 | Mus musculus (Mouse) | SS |
Q8K4K4 | Trib1 | Tribbles homolog 1 | Mus musculus (Mouse) | SS |
O54863 | Tssk2 | Testis-specific serine/threonine-protein kinase 2 | Mus musculus (Mouse) | PR |
Q5EG47 | Prkaa1 | 5'-AMP-activated protein kinase catalytic subunit alpha-1 | Mus musculus (Mouse) | SS |
Q61241 | Tssk1b | Testis-specific serine/threonine-protein kinase 1 | Mus musculus (Mouse) | PR |
Q8BRK8 | Prkaa2 | 5'-AMP-activated protein kinase catalytic subunit alpha-2 | Mus musculus (Mouse) | SS |
O35280 | Chek1 | Serine/threonine-protein kinase Chk1 | Mus musculus (Mouse) | PR |
Q69Z98 | Brsk2 | Serine/threonine-protein kinase BRSK2 | Mus musculus (Mouse) | EV |
Q5RJI5 | Brsk1 | Serine/threonine-protein kinase BRSK1 | Mus musculus (Mouse) | EV |
Q8C0X8 | Sperm motility kinase X | Mus musculus (Mouse) | PR | |
A0AUV4 | Gm7168 | Sperm motility kinase Y | Mus musculus (Mouse) | PR |
Q8C0N0 | Gm4922 | Sperm motility kinase Z | Mus musculus (Mouse) | PR |
Q641K5 | Nuak1 | NUAK family SNF1-like kinase 1 | Mus musculus (Mouse) | PR |
A2KF29 | Smoktcr | Sperm motility kinase Tcr mutant form | Mus musculus (Mouse) | PR |
Q28948 | PRKAA2 | 5'-AMP-activated protein kinase catalytic subunit alpha-2 | Sus scrofa (Pig) | SS |
Q9WTQ6 | Trib3 | Tribbles homolog 3 | Rattus norvegicus (Rat) | SS |
Q09137 | Prkaa2 | 5'-AMP-activated protein kinase catalytic subunit alpha-2 | Rattus norvegicus (Rat) | EV |
P54645 | Prkaa1 | 5'-AMP-activated protein kinase catalytic subunit alpha-1 | Rattus norvegicus (Rat) | EV |
Q5QNM6 | CIPK13 | Putative CBL-interacting protein kinase 13 | Oryza sativa subsp japonica (Rice) | PR |
Q5N942 | SAPK4 | Serine/threonine-protein kinase SAPK4 | Oryza sativa subsp japonica (Rice) | PR |
Q852Q0 | OSK3 | Serine/threonine protein kinase OSK3 | Oryza sativa subsp. japonica (Rice) | SS |
Q75LR7 | SAPK1 | Serine/threonine-protein kinase SAPK1 | Oryza sativa subsp japonica (Rice) | PR |
Q75H77 | SAPK10 | Serine/threonine-protein kinase SAPK10 | Oryza sativa subsp japonica (Rice) | PR |
Q7Y0B9 | SAPK8 | Serine/threonine-protein kinase SAPK8 | Oryza sativa subsp japonica (Rice) | PR |
Q7XQP4 | SAPK7 | Serine/threonine-protein kinase SAPK7 | Oryza sativa subsp japonica (Rice) | PR |
Q852Q2 | OSK1 | Serine/threonine protein kinase OSK1 | Oryza sativa subsp. japonica (Rice) | SS |
Q0D4J7 | SAPK2 | Serine/threonine-protein kinase SAPK2 | Oryza sativa subsp japonica (Rice) | PR |
Q852Q1 | OSK4 | Serine/threonine protein kinase OSK4 | Oryza sativa subsp. japonica (Rice) | SS |
P0C5D6 | SAPK3 | Serine/threonine-protein kinase SAPK3 | Oryza sativa subsp japonica (Rice) | PR |
Q75V57 | SAPK9 | Serine/threonine-protein kinase SAPK9 | Oryza sativa subsp japonica (Rice) | PR |
Q5JLQ9 | CIPK30 | CBL-interacting protein kinase 30 | Oryza sativa subsp japonica (Rice) | PR |
Q6ERS4 | CIPK16 | CBL-interacting protein kinase 16 | Oryza sativa subsp japonica (Rice) | PR |
Q8LIG4 | CIPK3 | CBL-interacting protein kinase 3 | Oryza sativa subsp japonica (Rice) | PR |
Q6ZLP5 | CIPK23 | CBL-interacting protein kinase 23 | Oryza sativa subsp japonica (Rice) | PR |
Q2RAX3 | CIPK33 | CBL-interacting protein kinase 33 | Oryza sativa subsp japonica (Rice) | PR |
Q2QY53 | CIPK32 | CBL-interacting protein kinase 32 | Oryza sativa subsp japonica (Rice) | PR |
Q21017 | kin-29 | Serine/threonine-protein kinase kin-29 | Caenorhabditis elegans | SS |
P45894 | aak-1 | 5'-AMP-activated protein kinase catalytic subunit alpha-1 | Caenorhabditis elegans | SS |
Q95ZQ4 | aak-2 | 5'-AMP-activated protein kinase catalytic subunit alpha-2 | Caenorhabditis elegans | SS |
P43291 | SRK2A | Serine/threonine-protein kinase SRK2A | Arabidopsis thaliana (Mouse-ear cress) | PR |
Q93VD3 | CIPK23 | CBL-interacting serine/threonine-protein kinase 23 | Arabidopsis thaliana (Mouse-ear cress) | PR |
Q9C958 | SRK2B | Serine/threonine-protein kinase SRK2B | Arabidopsis thaliana (Mouse-ear cress) | PR |
Q9M9E9 | SRK2C | Serine/threonine-protein kinase SRK2C | Arabidopsis thaliana (Mouse-ear cress) | PR |
O64812 | SRK2J | Serine/threonine-protein kinase SRK2J | Arabidopsis thaliana (Mouse-ear cress) | PR |
Q2V452 | CIPK3 | CBL-interacting serine/threonine-protein kinase 3 | Arabidopsis thaliana (Mouse-ear cress) | SS |
O22971 | CIPK13 | CBL-interacting serine/threonine-protein kinase 13 | Arabidopsis thaliana (Mouse-ear cress) | PR |
Q38997 | KIN10 | SNF1-related protein kinase catalytic subunit alpha KIN10 | Arabidopsis thaliana (Mouse-ear cress) | SS |
P92958 | KIN11 | SNF1-related protein kinase catalytic subunit alpha KIN11 | Arabidopsis thaliana (Mouse-ear cress) | PR |
Q39192 | SRK2D | Serine/threonine-protein kinase SRK2D | Arabidopsis thaliana (Mouse-ear cress) | PR |
O65554 | CIPK6 | CBL-interacting serine/threonine-protein kinase 6 | Arabidopsis thaliana (Mouse-ear cress) | PR |
Q940H6 | SRK2E | Serine/threonine-protein kinase SRK2E | Arabidopsis thaliana (Mouse-ear cress) | PR |
P43292 | SRK2G | Serine/threonine-protein kinase SRK2G | Arabidopsis thaliana (Mouse-ear cress) | PR |
Q9LDI3 | CIPK24 | CBL-interacting serine/threonine-protein kinase 24 | Arabidopsis thaliana (Mouse-ear cress) | PR |
Q9FJ54 | CIPK20 | CBL-interacting serine/threonine-protein kinase 20 | Arabidopsis thaliana (Mouse-ear cress) | PR |
Q94CG0 | CIPK21 | CBL-interacting serine/threonine-protein kinase 21 | Arabidopsis thaliana (Mouse-ear cress) | PR |
Q9FFP9 | SRK2H | Serine/threonine-protein kinase SRK2H | Arabidopsis thaliana (Mouse-ear cress) | PR |
Q39193 | SRK2I | Serine/threonine-protein kinase SRK2I | Arabidopsis thaliana (Mouse-ear cress) | PR |
Q9FLZ3 | KIN12 | SNF1-related protein kinase catalytic subunit alpha KIN12 | Arabidopsis thaliana (Mouse-ear cress) | SS |
10 | 20 | 30 | 40 | 50 | 60 |
MKDYDELLKY | YELYETIGTG | GFAKVKLACH | VLTGEMVAIK | IMDKNALGSD | LPRVKTEIDA |
70 | 80 | 90 | 100 | 110 | 120 |
LKSLRHQHIC | QLYHVLETKN | KIFMVLEYCP | GGELFDYIIS | QDRLSEEETR | VVFRQILSAV |
130 | 140 | 150 | 160 | 170 | 180 |
AYVHSQGYAH | RDLKPENLLF | DENHKLKLID | FGLCAKPKGN | KDYHLQTCCG | SLAYAAPELI |
190 | 200 | 210 | 220 | 230 | 240 |
QGKSYLGSEA | DVWSMGILLY | VLMCGFLPFD | DDNVMALYKK | IMRGKYEVPK | WLSPSSILLL |
250 | 260 | 270 | 280 | 290 | 300 |
QQMLQVDPKK | RISMRNLLNH | PWVMQDYSCP | VEWQSKTPLT | HLDEDCVTEL | SVHHRSSRQT |
310 | 320 | 330 | 340 | 350 | 360 |
MEDLISSWQY | DHLTATYLLL | LAKKARGKPA | RLQLLSFSCG | TASTTPKSKN | LSLEDMSTSD |
370 | 380 | 390 | 400 | 410 | 420 |
DNCVAGLIDY | ELCEDKLLAP | KTPQVTKHLA | ESNHAASKSP | APGVRRAVAN | KLMDKENVCT |
430 | 440 | 450 | 460 | 470 | 480 |
PKSSVKNEEQ | FVFSEPKIPV | SKNQYKREIP | ASPTRFPTPA | KARAQCLREA | PVRTPGNSAG |
490 | 500 | 510 | 520 | 530 | 540 |
ADTLTTGVIS | PERRCRSMDV | DLNQAHMEDT | PKKKGTNVFG | SLERGLDKVL | TALTRNKKKG |
550 | 560 | 570 | 580 | 590 | 600 |
SARDGPRKRK | LHYNVTTTRL | VNPDQLLSEI | MAILPKKNVD | FVQKGYTLKC | QTQSDFGKVT |
610 | 620 | 630 | 640 | ||
MQFELEVCQL | QRPDVVGIRR | QRLKGDAWVY | KRLVEDILSG | CKM |