Aurora kinase C

Details

Name
Aurora kinase C
Synonyms
  • 2.7.11.1
  • AIE2
  • AIK3
  • AIRK3
  • ARK-3
  • ARK3
  • Aurora 3
  • Aurora-related kinase 3
  • Aurora/IPL1-related kinase 3
  • Aurora/IPL1/Eg2 protein 2
  • Serine/threonine-protein kinase 13
  • Serine/threonine-protein kinase aurora-C
  • STK13
Gene Name
AURKC
Organism
Humans
Amino acid sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0009522|Aurora kinase C
MSSPRAVVQLGKAQPAGEELATANQTAQQPSSPAMRRLTVDDFEIGRPLGKGKFGNVYLA
RLKESHFIVALKVLFKSQIEKEGLEHQLRREIEIQAHLQHPNILRLYNYFHDARRVYLIL
EYAPRGELYKELQKSEKLDEQRTATIIEELADALTYCHDKKVIHRDIKPENLLLGFRGEV
KIADFGWSVHTPSLRRKTMCGTLDYLPPEMIEGRTYDEKVDLWCIGVLCYELLVGYPPFE
SASHSETYRRILKVDVRFPLSMPLGARDLISRLLRYQPLERLPLAQILKHPWVQAHSRRV
LPPCAQMAS
Number of residues
309
Molecular Weight
35590.91
Theoretical pI
Not Available
GO Classification
Functions
ATP binding / histone serine kinase activity / protein kinase activity / protein serine/threonine/tyrosine kinase activity
Processes
attachment of spindle microtubules to kinetochore / cytokinesis / histone modification / histone-serine phosphorylation / meiotic cell cycle / mitotic spindle midzone assembly / mitotic spindle organization / oocyte development / positive regulation of cytokinesis / protein phosphorylation / spermatogenesis
Components
chromosome passenger complex / condensed chromosome / condensed nuclear chromosome, centromeric region / cytoplasm / midbody / spindle / spindle microtubule / spindle midzone / spindle pole centrosome
General Function
Protein serine/threonine/tyrosine kinase activity
Specific Function
Serine/threonine-protein kinase component of the chromosomal passenger complex (CPC), a complex that acts as a key regulator of mitosis. The CPC complex has essential functions at the centromere in ensuring correct chromosome alignment and segregation and is required for chromatin-induced microtubule stabilization and spindle assembly. Plays also a role in meiosis and more particularly in spermatogenesis. Has redundant cellular functions with AURKB and can rescue an AURKB knockdown. Like AURKB, AURKC phosphorylates histone H3 at 'Ser-10' and 'Ser-28'. Phosphorylates TACC1, another protein involved in cell division, at 'Ser-228'.
Pfam Domain Function
Transmembrane Regions
Not Available
Cellular Location
Nucleus
Gene sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0013213|Aurora kinase C (AURKC)
ATGAGCTCCCCCAGAGCTGTGGTGCAGCTGGGCAAAGCTCAACCTGCAGGCGAAGAGTTG
GCTACAGCAAACCAAACAGCCCAGCAGCCCAGCAGCCCAGCCATGCGGCGCCTCACAGTC
GATGACTTTGAAATCGGGCGTCCCCTGGGCAAGGGGAAATTTGGGAATGTGTACCTGGCT
CGGCTCAAGGAAAGCCATTTCATTGTGGCCCTGAAGGTTCTCTTCAAGTCGCAGATAGAG
AAGGAAGGACTGGAGCACCAGCTGCGCCGGGAAATTGAGATCCAGGCTCATCTACAACAC
CCCAATATCCTGCGCCTGTATAACTATTTCCATGATGCACGCCGGGTGTACCTGATTCTG
GAATATGCTCCAAGGGGTGAGCTCTACAAGGAGCTGCAGAAAAGCGAGAAATTAGATGAA
CAGCGCACAGCCACGATAATAGAGGAGTTGGCAGATGCCCTGACCTACTGCCATGACAAG
AAAGTGATTCACAGAGATATTAAGCCAGAGAACCTGCTGCTGGGGTTCAGGGGTGAGGTG
AAGATTGCAGATTTTGGCTGGTCTGTGCACACCCCCTCCCTGAGGAGGAAGACAATGTGT
GGGACACTGGACTACTTGCCGCCAGAAATGATTGAGGGGAGAACATATGATGAAAAGGTG
GATTTGTGGTGCATTGGAGTGCTCTGCTATGAGCTGCTGGTGGGATATCCACCCTTTGAG
AGCGCCTCCCACAGTGAGACTTACAGACGCATCCTCAAGGTAGATGTGAGGTTTCCACTA
TCAATGCCTCTGGGGGCCCGGGACTTGATTTCCAGGCTTCTCAGATACCAGCCCTTGGAG
AGACTGCCCCTGGCCCAGATCCTGAAGCACCCCTGGGTTCAGGCCCACTCCCGAAGGGTG
CTGCCTCCCTGTGCTCAGATGGCTTCCTGA
Chromosome Location
19
Locus
Not Available
External Identifiers
ResourceLink
UniProtKB IDQ9UQB9
UniProtKB Entry NameAURKC_HUMAN
HGNC IDHGNC:11391
General References
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Drug Relations

Drug Relations
DrugBank IDNameDrug groupPharmacological action?ActionsDetails
DB06134SNS-314investigationalunknownDetails
DB12010Fostamatinibapproved, investigationalunknowninhibitorDetails