Protein Name doublecortin-like kinase 2
Organism Mus musculus
Gene ID 70762
Gene Symbol

Dclk2

UniProt Q6PGN3 (DCLK2_MOUSE), A0A0A6YX33 (A0A0A6YX33_MOUSE)
Relationships Total Number of functionally related compound(s) : 28
Total Number of Articles : 19
Description

doublecortin-like kinase 2

Gene Summary

This gene encodes a member of the protein kinase superfamily and the doublecortin family. The protein encoded by this gene contains two N-terminal doublecortin domains, which bind microtubules and regulate microtubule polymerization, a C-terminal serine/threonine protein kinase domain, which shows substantial homology to Ca2+/calmoduline-dependent protein kinase, and a serine/proline-rich domain in between the doublecortin and the protein kinase domains, which mediates multiple protein-protein interactions. The microtubule-polymerizing activity of the encoded protein is independent of its protein kinase activity. This gene and the DCX gene, another family member, share function in the establishment of hippocampal organization and their absence results in a severe epileptic phenotype and lethality, as described in human patients with lissencephaly. Multiple alternatively spliced transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been identified. [provided by RefSeq, Sep 2010]

synonyms
  • serine/threonine-protein kinase DCLK2
  • caMK-like CREB regulatory kinase 2
  • doublecortin and CaM kinase-like 2
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