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LIMK1 LIM domain kinase 1 [ Homo sapiens (human) ]

Gene ID: 3984, updated on 5-Mar-2024

Summary

Official Symbol
LIMK1provided by HGNC
Official Full Name
LIM domain kinase 1provided by HGNC
Primary source
HGNC:HGNC:6613
See related
Ensembl:ENSG00000106683 MIM:601329; AllianceGenome:HGNC:6613
Gene type
protein coding
RefSeq status
REVIEWED
Organism
Homo sapiens
Lineage
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Mammalia; Eutheria; Euarchontoglires; Primates; Haplorrhini; Catarrhini; Hominidae; Homo
Also known as
LIMK; LIMK-1
Summary
There are approximately 40 known eukaryotic LIM proteins, so named for the LIM domains they contain. LIM domains are highly conserved cysteine-rich structures containing 2 zinc fingers. Although zinc fingers usually function by binding to DNA or RNA, the LIM motif probably mediates protein-protein interactions. LIM kinase-1 and LIM kinase-2 belong to a small subfamily with a unique combination of 2 N-terminal LIM motifs and a C-terminal protein kinase domain. LIMK1 is a serine/threonine kinase that regulates actin polymerization via phosphorylation and inactivation of the actin binding factor cofilin. This protein is ubiquitously expressed during development and plays a role in many cellular processes associated with cytoskeletal structure. This protein also stimulates axon growth and may play a role in brain development. LIMK1 hemizygosity is implicated in the impaired visuospatial constructive cognition of Williams syndrome. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants encoding distinct isoforms.[provided by RefSeq, Feb 2011]
Expression
Ubiquitous expression in brain (RPKM 15.7), spleen (RPKM 11.2) and 25 other tissues See more
Orthologs
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Genomic context

Location:
7q11.23
Exon count:
17
Annotation release Status Assembly Chr Location
RS_2023_10 current GRCh38.p14 (GCF_000001405.40) 7 NC_000007.14 (74083804..74122525)
RS_2023_10 current T2T-CHM13v2.0 (GCF_009914755.1) 7 NC_060931.1 (75286937..75325667)
105.20220307 previous assembly GRCh37.p13 (GCF_000001405.25) 7 NC_000007.13 (73498134..73536855)

Chromosome 7 - NC_000007.14Genomic Context describing neighboring genes Neighboring gene H3K4me1 hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr7:73284301-73285230 Neighboring gene H3K4me1 hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr7:73285703-73286258 Neighboring gene transmembrane protein 270 Neighboring gene H3K27ac-H3K4me1 hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr7:73313687-73314360 Neighboring gene Sharpr-MPRA regulatory region 8209 Neighboring gene Sharpr-MPRA regulatory region 9451 Neighboring gene H3K4me1 hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr7:73414582-73415082 Neighboring gene CDK7 strongly-dependent group 2 enhancer GRCh37_chr7:73417073-73418272 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid active region 26134 Neighboring gene H3K4me1 hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr7:73440914-73441886 Neighboring gene H3K27ac-H3K4me1 hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr7:73442859-73443830 Neighboring gene H3K27ac-H3K4me1 hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr7:73447495-73448122 Neighboring gene H3K27ac-H3K4me1 hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr7:73448123-73448750 Neighboring gene H3K4me1 hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr7:73465984-73466807 Neighboring gene H3K4me1 hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr7:73475944-73476444 Neighboring gene H3K4me1 hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr7:73476445-73476945 Neighboring gene elastin Neighboring gene H3K4me1 hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr7:73496834-73497512 Neighboring gene H3K4me1 hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr7:73497513-73498191 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid silent region 18271 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid silent region 18272 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid active region 26136 Neighboring gene ELN antisense RNA 1 Neighboring gene H3K27ac-H3K4me1 hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr7:73499459-73500058 Neighboring gene H3K27ac-H3K4me1 hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr7:73500059-73500656 Neighboring gene H3K4me1 hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr7:73504464-73504964 Neighboring gene H3K4me1 hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr7:73504965-73505465 Neighboring gene H3K27ac-H3K4me1 hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr7:73507121-73507662 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid active region 26138 Neighboring gene H3K27ac-H3K4me1 hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr7:73508745-73509285 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid active region 26139 Neighboring gene H3K4me1 hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr7:73519804-73520304 Neighboring gene H3K27ac-H3K4me1 hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr7:73529551-73530186 Neighboring gene H3K27ac-H3K4me1 hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr7:73530187-73530821 Neighboring gene OCT4-NANOG-H3K27ac-H3K4me1 hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr7:73547393-73548180 Neighboring gene OCT4-NANOG-H3K27ac-H3K4me1 hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr7:73553155-73553684 Neighboring gene ReSE screen-validated silencer GRCh37_chr7:73576750-73576945 Neighboring gene NANOG-H3K27ac-H3K4me1 hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr7:73588725-73589238 Neighboring gene NANOG-H3K27ac-H3K4me1 hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr7:73589239-73589751 Neighboring gene H3K4me1 hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr7:73594279-73594779 Neighboring gene H3K4me1 hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr7:73593778-73594278 Neighboring gene H3K4me1 hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr7:73610469-73610970 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid active region 26140 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid active region 26141 Neighboring gene eukaryotic translation initiation factor 4H Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid silent region 18274 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid active region 26142 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid silent region 18275 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid active region 26143 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid active region 26144 Neighboring gene H3K27ac-H3K4me1 hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr7:73630833-73631789 Neighboring gene H3K4me1 hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr7:73634419-73635267 Neighboring gene microRNA 590 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid active region 26145 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid active region 26146 Neighboring gene linker for activation of T cells family member 2

Genomic regions, transcripts, and products

Expression

  • Project title: HPA RNA-seq normal tissues
  • Description: RNA-seq was performed of tissue samples from 95 human individuals representing 27 different tissues in order to determine tissue-specificity of all protein-coding genes
  • BioProject: PRJEB4337
  • Publication: PMID 24309898
  • Analysis date: Wed Apr 4 07:08:55 2018

Bibliography

GeneRIFs: Gene References Into Functions

What's a GeneRIF?

Phenotypes

Copy number response

Description
Copy number response
Haploinsufficency

No evidence available (Last evaluated 2012-08-22)

ClinGen Genome Curation Page
Triplosensitivity

No evidence available (Last evaluated 2012-08-22)

ClinGen Genome Curation Page

HIV-1 interactions

Protein interactions

Protein Gene Interaction Pubs
Envelope surface glycoprotein gp120 env CCR5 expression inhibits HIV-1 gp120-induced LIMK1 activation and cofilin phosphorylation in CD4/CXCR4 expressing 293T cells PubMed
env The N-terminal leucine-rich repeat fragment of Slit2 inhibits HIV-1 gp120-induced phosphorylation of both LIMK1 and cofilin PubMed
env HIV-1 infection and gp120 activates LIMK1/2 by increased levels of LIMK1/2 phosphorylation. Gp120-mediated LIMK activation is dependent on the Rack-PAK-LIMK pathway through phosphorylation of PAK2 and Rac1 PubMed
env Filamin-A-dependent activation of the RhoA-ROCK-LIMK-cofilin pathway is a major event in HIV-1 gp120-induced receptor clustering PubMed
Nef nef HIV-1 Nef-induced LIMK1 activation and CFL1 phosphorylation are required for Nef-mediated inhibition of retinoid receptor function PubMed
Tat tat Both HIV-1 Tat 47-59 and FITC-labeled Tat 47-59 peptides upregulate gene expression of LIM domain kinase 1 (LIMK1) in U-937 macrophages PubMed

Go to the HIV-1, Human Interaction Database

Pathways from PubChem

Interactions

Products Interactant Other Gene Complex Source Pubs Description

General gene information

Markers

Gene Ontology Provided by GOA

Function Evidence Code Pubs
enables ATP binding IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
enables heat shock protein binding IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
PubMed 
enables metal ion binding IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
enables protein binding IPI
Inferred from Physical Interaction
more info
PubMed 
enables protein kinase activity NAS
Non-traceable Author Statement
more info
PubMed 
enables protein serine kinase activity IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
enables protein serine/threonine kinase activity IBA
Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
more info
 
enables protein serine/threonine kinase activity IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
PubMed 
enables protein serine/threonine kinase activity TAS
Traceable Author Statement
more info
 
Component Evidence Code Pubs
is_active_in cytoplasm IBA
Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
more info
 
located_in cytoplasm IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
PubMed 
located_in cytoskeleton IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
located_in cytosol IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
 
located_in cytosol TAS
Traceable Author Statement
more info
 
located_in focal adhesion IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
located_in lamellipodium ISS
Inferred from Sequence or Structural Similarity
more info
 
located_in male germ cell nucleus IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
located_in membrane IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
is_active_in neuron projection IBA
Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
more info
 
located_in neuron projection ISS
Inferred from Sequence or Structural Similarity
more info
 
located_in nuclear speck IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
 
is_active_in nucleus IBA
Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
more info
 

General protein information

Preferred Names
LIM domain kinase 1
Names
LIM motif-containing protein kinase
NP_001191355.1
NP_002305.1

NCBI Reference Sequences (RefSeq)

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RefSeqs maintained independently of Annotated Genomes

These reference sequences exist independently of genome builds. Explain

These reference sequences are curated independently of the genome annotation cycle, so their versions may not match the RefSeq versions in the current genome build. Identify version mismatches by comparing the version of the RefSeq in this section to the one reported in Genomic regions, transcripts, and products above.

Genomic

  1. NG_008129.1 RefSeqGene

    Range
    4979..43700
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mRNA and Protein(s)

  1. NM_001204426.2 → NP_001191355.1  LIM domain kinase 1 isoform 2

    See identical proteins and their annotated locations for NP_001191355.1

    Status: REVIEWED

    Description
    Transcript Variant: This variant (2) lacks multiple exons at the 5' end and uses a different start codon, compared to variant 1. This variant encodes an isoform (2) with a shorter and distinct N-terminus that lacks one of two LIM zinc-binding domains, compared to isoform 1.
    Source sequence(s)
    AK300382, AW016257, D26309
    Consensus CDS
    CCDS56491.1
    UniProtKB/TrEMBL
    A8K297
    Related
    ENSP00000444452.1, ENST00000538333.3
    Conserved Domains (4) summary
    cd09464
    Location:50 → 104
    LIM2_LIMK1; The second LIM domain of LIMK1 (LIM domain Kinase 1)
    cd14221
    Location:311 → 577
    STKc_LIMK1; Catalytic domain of the Serine/Threonine Kinase, LIM domain kinase 1
    pfam00595
    Location:131 → 221
    PDZ; PDZ domain (Also known as DHR or GLGF)
    cl02475
    Location:17 → 43
    LIM; LIM is a small protein-protein interaction domain, containing two zinc fingers
  2. NM_002314.4 → NP_002305.1  LIM domain kinase 1 isoform 1

    See identical proteins and their annotated locations for NP_002305.1

    Status: REVIEWED

    Description
    Transcript Variant: This variant (1) represents the longer transcript and encodes the longer isoform (1).
    Source sequence(s)
    AC005056, AW016257, D26309
    Consensus CDS
    CCDS5563.1
    UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot
    B7Z6I8, D3DXF4, D3DXF5, O15283, P53667, Q15820, Q15821, Q75MU3, Q9Y5Q1
    UniProtKB/TrEMBL
    A8K297
    Related
    ENSP00000336740.2, ENST00000336180.7
    Conserved Domains (4) summary
    cd09462
    Location:5 → 77
    LIM1_LIMK1; The first LIM domain of LIMK1 (LIM domain Kinase 1)
    cd14221
    Location:345 → 611
    STKc_LIMK1; Catalytic domain of the Serine/Threonine Kinase, LIM domain kinase 1
    pfam00595
    Location:165 → 255
    PDZ; PDZ domain (Also known as DHR or GLGF)
    cl02475
    Location:84 → 138
    LIM; LIM is a small protein-protein interaction domain, containing two zinc fingers

RefSeqs of Annotated Genomes: GCF_000001405.40-RS_2023_10

The following sections contain reference sequences that belong to a specific genome build. Explain

Reference GRCh38.p14 Primary Assembly

Genomic

  1. NC_000007.14 Reference GRCh38.p14 Primary Assembly

    Range
    74083804..74122525
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Alternate T2T-CHM13v2.0

Genomic

  1. NC_060931.1 Alternate T2T-CHM13v2.0

    Range
    75286937..75325667
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Suppressed Reference Sequence(s)

The following Reference Sequences have been suppressed. Explain

  1. NM_016735.1: Suppressed sequence

    Description
    NM_016735.1: This RefSeq was permanently suppressed because it is a nonsense-mediated mRNA decay (NMD) candidate.