Human Gene BRSK2 (ENST00000526678.5) from GENCODE V44
Description: Serine/threonine-protein kinase that plays a key role in polarization of neurons. Phosphorylates MAPT/TAU and WEE1. Following phosphorylation and activation by STK11/LKB1, acts as a key regulator of polarization of cortical neurons, probably by mediating phosphorylation of microtubule-associated proteins such as MAPT/TAU at 'Ser-579'. Also regulates neuron polarization by mediating phosphorylation of WEE1 at 'Ser-642' in post-mitotic neurons, leading to down-regulate WEE1 activity in polarized neurons. (from UniProt Q8IWQ3) Gencode Transcript: ENST00000526678.5 Gencode Gene: ENSG00000174672.16 Transcript (Including UTRs) Position: hg38 chr11:1,390,285-1,457,040 Size: 66,756 Total Exon Count: 20 Strand: + Coding Region Position: hg38 chr11:1,390,285-1,457,040 Size: 66,756 Coding Exon Count: 20
ID:BRSK2_HUMAN DESCRIPTION: RecName: Full=Serine/threonine-protein kinase BRSK2; EC=2.7.11.1; AltName: Full=Brain-selective kinase 2; EC=2.7.11.26; AltName: Full=Brain-specific serine/threonine-protein kinase 2; Short=BR serine/threonine-protein kinase 2; AltName: Full=Serine/threonine-protein kinase 29; AltName: Full=Serine/threonine-protein kinase SAD-A; FUNCTION: Serine/threonine-protein kinase that plays a key role in polarization of neurons. Phosphorylates MAPT/TAU and WEE1. Following phosphorylation and activation by STK11/LKB1, acts as a key regulator of polarization of cortical neurons, probably by mediating phosphorylation of microtubule-associated proteins such as MAPT/TAU at 'Ser-579'. Also regulates neuron polarization by mediating phosphorylation of WEE1 at 'Ser-642' in post-mitotic neurons, leading to down-regulate WEE1 activity in polarized neurons. CATALYTIC ACTIVITY: ATP + a protein = ADP + a phosphoprotein. CATALYTIC ACTIVITY: ATP + [tau protein] = ADP + [tau protein] phosphate. COFACTOR: Magnesium (By similarity). ENZYME REGULATION: Activated by phosphorylation on Thr-174 by STK11/LKB1. PTM: Phosphorylated at Thr-174 by STK11/LKB1 in complex with STE20-related adapter-alpha (STRADA) pseudo kinase and CAB39. Not phosphorylated at Thr-174 by CaMKK2. In contrast, it is phosphorylated and activated by CaMKK1. May be inactivated via dephosphorylation of Thr-174 by PP2C. May be phosphorylated at Thr-260 by PKA. However, phosphorylation at Thr-260 by PKA was not comfirmed later (PubMed:18339622). SIMILARITY: Belongs to the protein kinase superfamily. CAMK Ser/Thr protein kinase family. SNF1 subfamily. SIMILARITY: Contains 1 protein kinase domain. SIMILARITY: Contains 1 UBA domain. SEQUENCE CAUTION: Sequence=AAD09654.1; Type=Erroneous termination; Positions=663; Note=Translated as Gly; Sequence=AAD09654.1; Type=Frameshift; Positions=640; Sequence=AAH24291.1; Type=Erroneous initiation; Note=Translation N-terminally extended;
ModBase Predicted Comparative 3D Structure on Q8IWQ3
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Orthologous Genes in Other Species
Orthologies between human, mouse, and rat are computed by taking the best BLASTP hit, and filtering out non-syntenic hits. For more distant species reciprocal-best BLASTP hits are used. Note that the absence of an ortholog in the table below may reflect incomplete annotations in the other species rather than a true absence of the orthologous gene.