基因名:
BRSK2
产品别名:
C11orf7; PEN11B; SAD-A; SAD1; SADA; STK29; BRSK2; BR serine/threonine kinase 2; BR serine/threonine kinase 2; serine/threonine-protein kinase BRSK2; BR serine/threonine-protein kinase 2; brain-selective kinase 2; brain-specific serine/threonine-protein kinase 2; protein kinase SAD1B; serine/threonine-protein kinase 29; serine/threonine-protein kinase SAD-A; testicular tissue protein Li 30; 脑蛋白丝氨酸/苏氨酸激酶29;
背景信息:
The phosphorylation and dephosphorylation of proteins on serine and threonine residues is an essential means of regulating a broad range of cellular functions in eukaryotes, including cell division, homeostasis and apoptosis. A group of proteins that are intimately involved in this process are the serine/threonine (Ser/Thr) protein kinases. BRSK2 (BR serine/threonine kinase 2), also known as SAD1, STK29 or PEN11B, is a 736 amino acid protein that contains one protein kinase domain and is preferentially expressed in brain and testis. One of several members of the Ser/Thr protein kinase family, BRSK2 uses magnesium as a cofactor to catalyze the ATP-dependent phosphorylation of target proteins and is thought to be involved in microtubule assembly, neuronal polarization and synaptic development. Additionally, BRSK2 may function as an autoantigen involved in small-cell lung cancer-associated limbic encephalitis. Five isoforms of BRSK2 exist due to alternative splicing events.