Karpov P.A., Nadezhdina E.S., Yemets A.I., Matusov V.G., Nyporko A.Yu., Shashina N.Yu., Blume Ya.B.

Bioinformatic search of plant protein kinases, participating in microtubule protein phosphorilation and cell division regulation

TSitologiia i genetika 2009, v 43, Issue 3, 63-79

Bioinformatic search of plant homologues of human protein kinases SLK, PAK6, PAK7, MARK1, MAST2, TTBK1, TTBK2, AURKA, PLK1, PLK2 and PASK participating in microtubular protein phosphorylation and cell division regulation is carried out. The homologues of protein kinases SLK, MAST2 and AURKA were identified. It is found that closest homologue of human AURKA protein kinase is a protein with unknown function A7PY12_VITVI (STALK – Serine-Threonine Aurora-Like Kinase) from grape (Vitis vinifera). Reconstruction and analysis of three-dimensional structure of STALK protein confirmed its relation to the group of AURKA-like protein kinases.

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Karpov P.A., Nadezhdina E.S., Yemets A.I., Matusov V.G., Nyporko A.Yu., Shashina N.Yu., Blume Ya.B. Bioinformatic search of plant protein kinases, participating in microtubule protein phosphorilation and cell division regulation // Tsitol Genet. – 2009. – 43(3). – P. 63-79.