PLK3

The protein encoded by this gene is a member of the highly conserved polo-like kinase family of serine/threonine kinases. Members of this family are characterized by an amino-terminal kinase domain and a carboxy-terminal bipartite polo box domain that functions as a substrate-binding motif and a cellular localization signal. Polo-like kinases are important regulators of cell cycle progression. This gene has also been implicated in stress responses and double-strand break repair. In human cell lines, this protein is reported to associate with centrosomes in a microtubule-dependent manner, and during mitosis, the protein becomes localized to the mitotic apparatus. Expression of a kinase-defective mutant results in abnormal cell morphology caused by changes in microtubule dynamics and mitotic arrest followed by apoptosis. [provided by RefSeq, Sep 2015]

Description

Polo like kinase 3

Tissue specificity

Low tissue specificity

Predicted location

Intracellular

Protein family

Enzymes
Mapped to neXtProt
Mapped to UniProt SWISS-PROT
Metabolic proteins
Predicted intracellular proteins

Chromosome

1 (44800377 - 44805990)

Ensembl ID

ENSG00000173846  (ver. 103.38)

Orthologs

Mouse Plk3: ENSMUSG00000028680

UniProt

Q9H4B4

neXtProt

NX_Q9H4B4

Human splice variants
Mouse splice variants

Protein structure