protein

CK2

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47Connections
0Hypotheses
0Analyses
37Outgoing
10Incoming

Summary

CK2 (Casein Kinase 2) is a constitutively active serine/threonine protein kinase that phosphorylates over 300 substrates involved in transcription, translation, cell cycle, and cell survival. It is implicated in Alzheimer's disease tau pathology and cancer.

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🔬 Protein Info
Gene SymbolCK2
AliasesCasein Kinase 2
FunctionCK2 exists as a tetrameric holoenzyme composed of two catalytic subunits (α or α') and two regulatory β subunits. The regulatory β subunit enhances substrate specificity, modulates activity, and ta...
Molecular Weight44 kDa
PathwaysNotch Signaling, blood-brain barrier
GeneCardsCK2
Human Protein AtlasCK2
Associated DiseasesALS, Alzheimer, Huntington's disease
InteractionsNPM1, PKC, PP2A, PERK, MYH9, ATP
KG Connections47 knowledge graph edges
DatabasesGeneCardsUniProtNCBI GeneHPASTRING

Wiki Pages (20)

Knowledge base pages for this entity

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Pathway Diagram

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    N0["CK2"]
    N1["Notch Signaling"]
    N0 -->|"regulates"| N1
    N2["MYH9"]
    N0 -->|"phosphorylates"| N2
    N3["E(SPL)M8"]
    N0 -->|"phosphorylates"| N3
    N4["Neurogenesis"]
    N4 -->|"involved in"| N0
    N5["KIF5"]
    N0 -->|"phosphorylates"| N5
    N6["PP2A"]
    N0 -->|"interacts with"| N6
    N7["MAPK"]
    N7 -->|"regulates"| N0
    N8["BRAF"]
    N8 -->|"activates"| N0
    N9["CDK1"]
    N9 -->|"co discussed"| N0
    N7 -->|"activates"| N0

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Outgoing (37)

TargetRelationTypeStr
MYH9phosphorylatesprotein0.87
ALSassociated_withdisease0.60
Alzheimerassociated_withdisease0.60
IRS1regulatesgene0.60
KIAA1549regulatesgene0.60

Incoming (10)

SourceRelationTypeStr
BRAFregulatesgene0.60
CDK1regulatesgene0.60
ATPinteracts_withgene0.60
AQP4activatesgene0.60
AQP4targetsgene0.60

Targeting Hypotheses (0)

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Mentioning Analyses (0)

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Related Papers (0)

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