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TAOK2 TAO kinase 2 [ Homo sapiens (human) ]

Gene ID: 9344, updated on 3-Apr-2024

Summary

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Official Symbol
TAOK2provided by HGNC
Official Full Name
TAO kinase 2provided by HGNC
Primary source
HGNC:HGNC:16835
See related
Ensembl:ENSG00000149930 MIM:613199; AllianceGenome:HGNC:16835
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
PSK; PSK1; TAO1; TAO2; MAP3K17; Tao2beta; PSK1-BETA
Summary
Enables mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase binding activity; neuropilin binding activity; and protein serine/threonine kinase activity. Involved in several processes, including focal adhesion assembly; intracellular signal transduction; and positive regulation of JNK cascade. Located in cytoplasmic vesicle; cytosol; and nuclear lumen. Part of receptor complex. [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022]
Expression
Ubiquitous expression in fat (RPKM 12.5), testis (RPKM 11.6) and 25 other tissues See more
Orthologs
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Genomic context

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Location:
16p11.2
Exon count:
22
Annotation release Status Assembly Chr Location
RS_2023_10 current GRCh38.p14 (GCF_000001405.40) 16 NC_000016.10 (29973868..29992261)
RS_2023_10 current T2T-CHM13v2.0 (GCF_009914755.1) 16 NC_060940.1 (30256503..30274899)
105.20220307 previous assembly GRCh37.p13 (GCF_000001405.25) 16 NC_000016.9 (29985189..30003582)

Chromosome 16 - NC_000016.10Genomic Context describing neighboring genes Neighboring gene potassium channel tetramerization domain containing 13 Neighboring gene KCTD13 divergent transcript Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid active region 10684 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid silent region 7345 Neighboring gene transmembrane protein 219 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid silent region 7346 Neighboring gene uncharacterized LOC124903762 Neighboring gene H3K27ac-H3K4me1 hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr16:29985672-29986443 Neighboring gene H3K4me1 hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr16:29987081-29987582 Neighboring gene H3K4me1 hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr16:29987583-29988082 Neighboring gene H3K4me1 hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr16:30002153-30002740 Neighboring gene H3K4me1 hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr16:30004428-30004928 Neighboring gene H3K4me1 hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr16:30004929-30005429 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid active region 10686 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid active region 10687 Neighboring gene HIRA interacting protein 3 Neighboring gene H3K4me1 hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr16:30015046-30015830 Neighboring gene INO80 complex subunit E Neighboring gene double C2 domain alpha

Genomic regions, transcripts, and products

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Expression

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  • 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

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Related articles in PubMed

  1. TAOK2 is an ER-localized kinase that catalyzes the dynamic tethering of ER to microtubules. Nourbakhsh K, et al. Dev Cell, 2021 Dec 20. PMID 34879262, Free PMC Article
  2. The circRNA circSIAE Inhibits Replication of Coxsackie Virus B3 by Targeting miR-331-3p and Thousand and One Amino-Acid Kinase 2. Yang Q, et al. Front Cell Infect Microbiol, 2021. PMID 35141166, Free PMC Article
  3. Targeting TAO Kinases Using a New Inhibitor Compound Delays Mitosis and Induces Mitotic Cell Death in Centrosome Amplified Breast Cancer Cells. Koo CY, et al. Mol Cancer Ther, 2017 Nov. PMID 28830982
  4. Prostate-derived sterile 20-like kinase 1-alpha induces apoptosis. JNK- and caspase-dependent nuclear localization is a requirement for membrane blebbing. Zihni C, et al. J Biol Chem, 2007 Mar 2. PMID 17158878
  5. Prostate-derived sterile 20-like kinases (PSKs/TAOKs) phosphorylate tau protein and are activated in tangle-bearing neurons in Alzheimer disease. Tavares IA, et al. J Biol Chem, 2013 May 24. PMID 23585562, Free PMC Article

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GeneRIFs: Gene References Into Functions

What's a GeneRIF?
  1. Comprehensive split TEV based protein-protein interaction screening reveals TAOK2 as a key modulator of Hippo signalling to limit growth.
    Title: Comprehensive split TEV based protein-protein interaction screening reveals TAOK2 as a key modulator of Hippo signalling to limit growth.
  2. The circRNA circSIAE Inhibits Replication of Coxsackie Virus B3 by Targeting miR-331-3p and Thousand and One Amino-Acid Kinase 2.
    Title: The circRNA circSIAE Inhibits Replication of Coxsackie Virus B3 by Targeting miR-331-3p and Thousand and One Amino-Acid Kinase 2.
  3. TAOK2 is an ER-localized kinase that catalyzes the dynamic tethering of ER to microtubules.
    Title: TAOK2 is an ER-localized kinase that catalyzes the dynamic tethering of ER to microtubules.
  4. we characterize a compound that inhibits TAOK1 and TAOK2 activity with IC50 values of 11 to 15 nmol/L, is ATP-competitive, and targets these kinases selectively. TAOK inhibition or depletion in centrosome-amplified SKBR3 or BT549 breast cancer cell models increases the mitotic population, the percentages of mitotic cells displaying amplified centrosomes and multipolar spindles, induces cell death, and inhibits cell growt
    Title: Targeting TAO Kinases Using a New Inhibitor Compound Delays Mitosis and Induces Mitotic Cell Death in Centrosome Amplified Breast Cancer Cells.
  5. tau is a good substrate for PSK1 and PSK2 phosphorylation with mass spectrometric analysis of phosphorylated tau revealing more than 40 tau residues as targets of these kinases.
    Title: Prostate-derived sterile 20-like kinases (PSKs/TAOKs) phosphorylate tau protein and are activated in tangle-bearing neurons in Alzheimer disease.
  6. TAOK2 is essential for dendrite morphogenesis; TAOK2 downregulation impairs basal dendrite formation without affecting apical dendrites.
    Title: Autism spectrum disorder susceptibility gene TAOK2 affects basal dendrite formation in the neocortex.
  7. Observational study of gene-disease association. (HuGE Navigator)
    Title: Association and mutation analyses of 16p11.2 autism candidate genes.
  8. PSK1-alpha is a bifunctional kinase that associates with microtubules, and JNK- and caspase-mediated removal of its C-terminal microtubule-binding domain permits nuclear translocation of the N-terminal region of PSK1-alpha and its induction of apoptosis
    Title: Prostate-derived sterile 20-like kinase 1-alpha induces apoptosis. JNK- and caspase-dependent nuclear localization is a requirement for membrane blebbing.
  9. the TAK1-JNK pathway is activated by osmotic stress, while blocking TAK1-mediated NF-kappaB activation; TAO2 regulates TAK1 pathways
    Title: Osmotic stress activates the TAK1-JNK pathway while blocking TAK1-mediated NF-kappaB activation: TAO2 regulates TAK1 pathways.
  10. mediates signaling from carbachol to p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase and ternary complex factors
    Title: TAO (thousand-and-one amino acid) protein kinases mediate signaling from carbachol to p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase and ternary complex factors.
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Phenotypes

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Biological insights from 108 schizophrenia-associated genetic loci.
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Variation

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Genotypes

Pathways from PubChem

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Interactions

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Products Interactant Other Gene Complex Source Pubs Description

General gene information

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Markers

Homology

Clone Names

  • KIAA0881

Gene Ontology Provided by GOA

Function Evidence Code Pubs
enables ATP binding IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
  
enables MAP kinase kinase kinase activity NAS
Non-traceable Author Statement
more info
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enables mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase binding IPI
Inferred from Physical Interaction
more info
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enables neuropilin binding IPI
Inferred from Physical Interaction
more info
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enables protein binding IPI
Inferred from Physical Interaction
more info
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enables protein serine kinase activity IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
  
enables protein serine/threonine kinase activator activity TAS
Traceable Author Statement
more info
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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
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enables protein serine/threonine kinase activity NAS
Non-traceable Author Statement
more info
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enables tau protein binding NAS
Non-traceable Author Statement
more info
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enables tau-protein kinase activity NAS
Non-traceable Author Statement
more info
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Process Evidence Code Pubs
involved_in DNA damage response IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
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involved_in actin cytoskeleton organization IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
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involved_in activation of protein kinase activity TAS
Traceable Author Statement
more info
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involved_in apoptotic process NAS
Non-traceable Author Statement
more info
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involved_in axonogenesis IGI
Inferred from Genetic Interaction
more info
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involved_in axonogenesis ISS
Inferred from Sequence or Structural Similarity
more info
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involved_in basal dendrite arborization ISS
Inferred from Sequence or Structural Similarity
more info
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involved_in basal dendrite morphogenesis ISS
Inferred from Sequence or Structural Similarity
more info
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involved_in cell migration NAS
Non-traceable Author Statement
more info
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involved_in focal adhesion assembly IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
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involved_in mitotic G2 DNA damage checkpoint signaling IMP
Inferred from Mutant Phenotype
more info
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involved_in positive regulation of JNK cascade IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
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involved_in positive regulation of JNK cascade ISS
Inferred from Sequence or Structural Similarity
more info
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involved_in positive regulation of MAPK cascade IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
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involved_in positive regulation of protein autophosphorylation TAS
Traceable Author Statement
more info
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involved_in positive regulation of stress-activated MAPK cascade IMP
Inferred from Mutant Phenotype
more info
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involved_in protein autophosphorylation TAS
Traceable Author Statement
more info
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involved_in protein phosphorylation IBA
Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
more info
  
involved_in protein targeting to membrane NAS
Non-traceable Author Statement
more info
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involved_in regulation of actin cytoskeleton organization ISS
Inferred from Sequence or Structural Similarity
more info
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involved_in regulation of cell growth NAS
Non-traceable Author Statement
more info
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involved_in regulation of cell shape IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
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involved_in stress-activated MAPK cascade IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
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Component Evidence Code Pubs
colocalizes_with actin cytoskeleton ISS
Inferred from Sequence or Structural Similarity
more info
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located_in axon ISS
Inferred from Sequence or Structural Similarity
more info
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located_in axonal growth cone ISS
Inferred from Sequence or Structural Similarity
more info
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is_active_in cytoplasm IBA
Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
more info
  
located_in cytoplasmic vesicle IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
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located_in cytoplasmic vesicle membrane IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
  
located_in cytosol IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
  
located_in dendritic growth cone ISS
Inferred from Sequence or Structural Similarity
more info
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located_in neuron projection ISS
Inferred from Sequence or Structural Similarity
more info
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located_in nucleolus IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
  
located_in nucleoplasm IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
  
part_of receptor complex IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
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General protein information

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Preferred Names
serine/threonine-protein kinase TAO2
Names
PSK-1
hKFC-C
kinase from chicken homolog C
prostate derived STE20-like kinase PSK
prostate-derived STE20-like kinase 1
prostate-derived sterile 20-like kinase 1
thousand and one amino acid protein kinase 2
NP_001238972.1
NP_004774.1
NP_057235.2
XP_011544284.1
XP_011544285.1
XP_011544286.1
XP_011544287.1
XP_011544288.1
XP_047290873.1
XP_047290874.1
XP_047290875.1
XP_047290876.1
XP_047290877.1
XP_047290878.1
XP_054170391.1
XP_054170392.1
XP_054170393.1
XP_054170394.1
XP_054170395.1
XP_054170396.1
XP_054170397.1
XP_054170398.1
XP_054170399.1
XP_054170400.1
XP_054170401.1

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_030462.1 RefSeqGene

    Range
    5002..19527
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mRNA and Protein(s)

  1. NM_001252043.2 → NP_001238972.1  serine/threonine-protein kinase TAO2 isoform 3

    See identical proteins and their annotated locations for NP_001238972.1

    Status: REVIEWED

    Description
    Transcript Variant: This variant (3) is alternatively spliced at the 3' end compared to variant 1. However, it maintains the reading frame, and encodes a shorter isoform (3) missing a protein segment compared to isoform 1.
    Source sequence(s)
    BC144344, BC151221, BP233788
    Consensus CDS
    CCDS58448.1
    UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot
    Q9UL54
    Related
    ENSP00000440336.1, ENST00000543033.5
    Conserved Domains (2) summary
    smart00220
    Location:28 → 281
    S_TKc; Serine/Threonine protein kinases, catalytic domain
    cd06634
    Location:12 → 319
    STKc_TAO2; Catalytic domain of the Serine/Threonine Kinase, Thousand-and-One Amino acids 2

  2. NM_004783.4 → NP_004774.1  serine/threonine-protein kinase TAO2 isoform 2

    See identical proteins and their annotated locations for NP_004774.1

    Status: REVIEWED

    Description
    Transcript Variant: This variant (2) contains alternate exons at the 3' end compared to variant 1. This results in a shorter isoform (2, also known as PSK1-beta) with a distinct C-terminus compared to isoform 1.
    Source sequence(s)
    AF263313, AI805725, BC152413, BP233788, CN286840
    Consensus CDS
    CCDS10662.1
    UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot
    Q9UL54
    Related
    ENSP00000279394.3, ENST00000279394.7
    Conserved Domains (2) summary
    COG0419
    Location:478 → 913
    SbcC; DNA repair exonuclease SbcCD ATPase subunit [Replication, recombination and repair]
    cd06634
    Location:12 → 319
    STKc_TAO2; Catalytic domain of the Serine/Threonine Kinase, Thousand-and-One Amino acids 2

  3. NM_016151.4 → NP_057235.2  serine/threonine-protein kinase TAO2 isoform 1

    See identical proteins and their annotated locations for NP_057235.2

    Status: REVIEWED

    Description
    Transcript Variant: This variant (1) encodes the longest isoform (1, also known as PSK1-alpha).
    Source sequence(s)
    BC136653, BC151221, BP233788
    Consensus CDS
    CCDS10663.1
    UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot
    A5PKY1, A7MCZ2, B2RN35, B7ZM88, O94957, Q6UW73, Q7LC09, Q9NSW2, Q9UL54
    UniProtKB/TrEMBL
    Q86V37
    Related
    ENSP00000310094.4, ENST00000308893.9
    Conserved Domains (2) summary
    smart00220
    Location:28 → 281
    S_TKc; Serine/Threonine protein kinases, catalytic domain
    cd06634
    Location:12 → 319
    STKc_TAO2; Catalytic domain of the Serine/Threonine Kinase, Thousand-and-One Amino acids 2

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_000016.10 Reference GRCh38.p14 Primary Assembly

    Range
    29973868..29992261
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mRNA and Protein(s)

  1. XM_011545984.2 → XP_011544286.1  serine/threonine-protein kinase TAO2 isoform X3

    Conserved Domains (2) summary
    smart00220
    Location:28 → 281
    S_TKc; Serine/Threonine protein kinases, catalytic domain
    cd06634
    Location:12 → 319
    STKc_TAO2; Catalytic domain of the Serine/Threonine Kinase, Thousand-and-One Amino acids 2

  2. XM_011545985.2 → XP_011544287.1  serine/threonine-protein kinase TAO2 isoform X4

    Conserved Domains (2) summary
    smart00220
    Location:28 → 281
    S_TKc; Serine/Threonine protein kinases, catalytic domain
    cd06634
    Location:12 → 319
    STKc_TAO2; Catalytic domain of the Serine/Threonine Kinase, Thousand-and-One Amino acids 2

  3. XM_047434917.1 → XP_047290873.1  serine/threonine-protein kinase TAO2 isoform X5

  4. XM_011545986.4 → XP_011544288.1  serine/threonine-protein kinase TAO2 isoform X5

    UniProtKB/TrEMBL
    A0PJ48
    Conserved Domains (2) summary
    smart00220
    Location:28 → 281
    S_TKc; Serine/Threonine protein kinases, catalytic domain
    cd06634
    Location:12 → 319
    STKc_TAO2; Catalytic domain of the Serine/Threonine Kinase, Thousand-and-One Amino acids 2

  5. XM_047434918.1 → XP_047290874.1  serine/threonine-protein kinase TAO2 isoform X6

  6. XM_047434919.1 → XP_047290875.1  serine/threonine-protein kinase TAO2 isoform X7

  7. XM_047434922.1 → XP_047290878.1  serine/threonine-protein kinase TAO2 isoform X10

  8. XM_047434920.1 → XP_047290876.1  serine/threonine-protein kinase TAO2 isoform X8

  9. XM_047434921.1 → XP_047290877.1  serine/threonine-protein kinase TAO2 isoform X9

  10. XM_011545982.3 → XP_011544284.1  serine/threonine-protein kinase TAO2 isoform X1

    UniProtKB/TrEMBL
    Q86V37
    Conserved Domains (2) summary
    smart00220
    Location:28 → 281
    S_TKc; Serine/Threonine protein kinases, catalytic domain
    cd06634
    Location:12 → 319
    STKc_TAO2; Catalytic domain of the Serine/Threonine Kinase, Thousand-and-One Amino acids 2

  11. XM_011545983.4 → XP_011544285.1  serine/threonine-protein kinase TAO2 isoform X2

    UniProtKB/TrEMBL
    Q86V37
    Conserved Domains (2) summary
    smart00220
    Location:28 → 281
    S_TKc; Serine/Threonine protein kinases, catalytic domain
    cd06634
    Location:12 → 319
    STKc_TAO2; Catalytic domain of the Serine/Threonine Kinase, Thousand-and-One Amino acids 2

Alternate T2T-CHM13v2.0

Genomic

  1. NC_060940.1 Alternate T2T-CHM13v2.0

    Range
    30256503..30274899
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mRNA and Protein(s)

  1. XM_054314418.1 → XP_054170393.1  serine/threonine-protein kinase TAO2 isoform X3

  2. XM_054314419.1 → XP_054170394.1  serine/threonine-protein kinase TAO2 isoform X4

  3. XM_054314421.1 → XP_054170396.1  serine/threonine-protein kinase TAO2 isoform X5

  4. XM_054314420.1 → XP_054170395.1  serine/threonine-protein kinase TAO2 isoform X5

  5. XM_054314422.1 → XP_054170397.1  serine/threonine-protein kinase TAO2 isoform X6

  6. XM_054314426.1 → XP_054170401.1  serine/threonine-protein kinase TAO2 isoform X10

  7. XM_054314423.1 → XP_054170398.1  serine/threonine-protein kinase TAO2 isoform X7

  8. XM_054314424.1 → XP_054170399.1  serine/threonine-protein kinase TAO2 isoform X8

  9. XM_054314425.1 → XP_054170400.1  serine/threonine-protein kinase TAO2 isoform X9

  10. XM_054314416.1 → XP_054170391.1  serine/threonine-protein kinase TAO2 isoform X1

  11. XM_054314417.1 → XP_054170392.1  serine/threonine-protein kinase TAO2 isoform X2

Nucleotide Protein
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Protein Accession Links
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Q9UL54.2 GenPept UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot:Q9UL54

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