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Aliases & Descriptions for MELK
(According to
1HGNC,
2Entrez Gene,
3UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot,
4UniProtKB/TrEMBL, 5OMIM, 6GeneLoc
, and/or 7Ensembl,
8miRBase) About This Section
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| EC 2.7.11.1 3 | | HPK38 2 | | KIAA0175 1, 2, 3, 5 | | OTTHUMP00000046113 2 | | hMELK 3 | | hPK38 3 |
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| Protein kinase PK38 3 | | maternal embryonic leucine zipper kinase 2 | | pEg3 kinase 2 |
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| | Search outside databases for aliases for MELK genePrevious GC identifers: GC09P036885 GC09P036742 |
Summaries for MELK(According to Entrez Gene,
Wikipedia's
Gene Wiki,
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot,
and/or
UniProtKB/TrEMBL)
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| UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot: MELK_HUMAN, Q14680Function: Phosphorylates ZNF622 and may contribute to its redirection to the nucleus. May be involved in the inhibition of spliceosome assembly during mitosisGene Wiki entry for MELK |
Genomic Location for MELK
(According to
GeneLoc and/or
HGNC, and/or
Entrez Gene (NCBI build 36),
and/or miRBase,
Genomic Views according to
UCSC and
Ensembl,
Transcription factor binding sites according to
SABiosciences) About This Section
| Genomic View: UCSC Golden Path with GeneCards custom track
Transcription factor binding sites upstream to the MELK gene 
Entrez Gene cytogenetic band: 9p13.2 Ensembl cytogenetic band: 9p13.2 HGNC cytogenetic band: 9p13.1MELK Gene in genomic location: bands according to Ensembl, locations according to
(and/or Entrez Gene and/or Ensembl if different)
 GeneLoc gene densities for chromosome 9 GeneLoc Exon Structure GeneLoc location for GC09P036562:
(about GC identifiers)
Start:
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36,562,873 bp from pter |
End:
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36,667,679 bp from pter |
Size:
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104,807 bases |
Orientation:
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plus strand |
RefSeq DNA sequence:- NC_000009.10 NT_008413.17
| Proteins for MELK
(According to
1UniProtKB,
and/or Ensembl,
Phosphorylation sites according to 2Phosphosite,
RefSeq according to NCBI,
PDB rendering according to OCA and/or Proteopedia,
Recombinant Proteins
from Invitrogen,
Millipore,
Sigma-Aldrich,
R&D Systems,
Enzo Life Sciences,
Abnova,
OriGene and/or,
Abcam,
Biochemical Assays by
Invitrogen,
Millipore,
R&D Systems,
Cell Signaling Technology, and/or
Enzo Life Sciences,
Ontologies according to Gene
Ontology Consortium 01 Apr 2009 and
Entrez Gene,
Antibodies by Invitrogen,
Millipore,
Sigma-Aldrich,
R&D Systems,
Cell Signaling Technology,
Abcam,
Abnova, and/or
Novus Biologicals)
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| UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot: MELK_HUMAN, Q14680 (See
protein sequence)Recommended Name: Maternal embryonic leucine zipper kinase Size: 651 amino acids; 74642 Da
Subunit: Interacts with ZNF622 and PPP1R8
Subcellular location: Cytoplasm (Potential)
Secondary accessions: B1AMQ6 Q7L3C3Post-translational modifications:
Autophosphorylated. Thr-478 phosphorylation during mitosis promotes interaction with PPP1R8 (Probable)1
View phosphorylation sites using PhosphoSite2
REFSEQ proteins: NP_055606.1
ENSEMBL proteins: ENSP00000298048
Human Recombinant Proteins Browse Origene for full length recombinant human proteins expressed in human HEK293 cells 
1 Gene Ontology (GO) cellular component term (links to tree view): | GO ID | Qualified GO term | Evidence | PubMed IDs |
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| GO:0005737 | cytoplasm |
IEA | -- | About this table
Antibodies for MELK: Assays for MELK: | Protein
Domains/ Families for MELK(According to InterPro, ProtoNet,
UniProtKB, and/or BLOCKS,
Sets of similar genes according to GeneDecks)
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| - Graphical View of Domain Structure for InterPro Entry Q14680
ProtoNet protein and cluster: Q14680 1 Blocks protein family: IPB001772 Kinase-associated
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot: MELK_HUMAN, Q14680Similarity: Belongs to the protein kinase superfamily. CAMK Ser/Thr protein kinase family. SNF1 subfamilySimilarity: Contains 1 KA1 (kinase-associated) domainSimilarity: Contains 1 protein kinase domain | Gene Function for MELK
(According to MGI Jun 06 2009, UniProtKB,
IUBMB,and/or Genatlas,
shRNA from
OriGene,
Sigma-Aldrich, RNAi from
Sigma-Aldrich,
RNAi Products,
Clones, and
Q-PCR Products
from Invitrogen,
Millipore,
OriGene, and/or
Abnova,
siRNAs from
Applied Biosystems,
SYBR primers from OriGene,
Cell-based Assays from Millipore,
Ontologies according to Gene Ontology Consortium 01 Apr 2009 via
Entrez Gene.)
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|               OriGene 29mer shRNA kit in GFP-retroviral vector: NM_014791
Applied Biosystems Silencer® siRNAs for MELK
Sigma-Aldrich siRNA and siRNA Panels for MELK  Sigma-Aldrich shRNA Panels and shRNA for MELK  Explore Sigma-Aldrich super-pooled esiRNAs 
              OriGene GFP tagged cDNA clone in CMV expression vector: NM_014791                                  Myc/DDK tagged cDNA clone in CMV expression vector: NM_014791                                  untagged cDNA clones in CMV expression vector (see all 2): NM_014791 
Primers: Browse
Quantitative PCR Central at Invitrogen for Q-PCR LUX™ Primers               OriGene genome-wide validated SYBR primer pairs: NM_014791
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot: MELK_HUMAN, Q14680Function: Phosphorylates ZNF622 and may contribute to its redirection to the nucleus. May be involved in the inhibition of spliceosome assembly during mitosisCatalytic activity: ATP + a protein = ADP + a phosphoproteinEnzyme Number (IUBMB): EC 2.7.11.1 5 Gene Ontology (GO) molecular function terms (links to tree view): About this table | Pathways & Interactions for MELK
(Pathways according to Invitrogen
(maps by GeneGo),
Millipore,
Cell Signaling Technology,
Sigma-Aldrich,
KEGG
and/or UniProtKB,
Sets of similar genes according to GeneDecks,
Proteins Network according to
SABiosciences,
Interactions according to 1UniProtKB,
2MINT, and/or
3STRING,
with links to IntAct and
Ensembl,
Ontologies according to Gene Ontology Consortium 01 Apr 2009 via
Entrez Gene.)
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Gene Network CentralTM Interacting Genes and Proteins Network for MELK 
4 Interacting proteins for MELK (ENSP000002980483 Q146801) via UniProtKB, MINT, and/or STRINGAbout this table
1 Gene Ontology (GO) biological process term (links to tree view): | GO ID | Qualified GO term | Evidence | PubMed IDs |
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| GO:0006468 | protein amino acid phosphorylation |
IEA | -- | About this table
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Drugs & Compounds for MELK(Chemical Compounds according to UniProtKB, Enzo Life Sciences,
Sigma-Aldrich, Tocris Bioscience, and/or
Novoseek and Drugs according to
Enzo Life Sciences and/or
PharmGKB)
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Browse Tocris compounds for MELK 1 Novoseek chemical compound relationship for MELK gene
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Transcripts for MELK(GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ Accessions according to
Unigene
(Build 219 Homo sapiens; Jun 2 2009) or GenBank, RefSeq according to Entrez Gene,
DOTS (version 10), and/or
AceView,
non coding RNAs according to
RNAdb,
ESTs according to GeneTide,
exon structure from GeneLoc,
alternative splicing isoforms according to ASD and/or
ECgene,
RNAi Products from Invitrogen,
Millipore, and/or
Abnova,
siRNAs from Applied Biosystems,
Sigma-Aldrich,
shRNA from
Sigma-Aldrich,
OriGene,
Tagged/untagged cDNA clones from
OriGene, Expression Assays from Applied Biosystems) About This Section
|               OriGene 29mer shRNA kit in GFP-retroviral vector: NM_014791
Sigma-Aldrich siRNA and siRNA Panels for MELK  Sigma-Aldrich shRNA Panels and shRNA for MELK  Explore Sigma-Aldrich super-pooled esiRNAs 
Applied Biosystems Silencer® siRNAs: NM_014791 REFSEQ mRNAs for MELK gene: NM_014791.2
Applied Biosystems TaqMan ® Gene Expression Assays: NM_014791               OriGene GFP tagged cDNA clone in CMV expression vector: NM_014791                                  Myc/DDK tagged cDNA clone in CMV expression vector: NM_014791                                  untagged cDNA clones in CMV expression vector (see all 2): NM_014791  Additional cDNA sequence: AB183427.1 AB183428.1 AB267395.1 AK222811.1 AK293284.1 AK293423.1 AK293447.1 AK296820.1 AK299164.1 AK300761.1 AK300821.1 AK301131.1 AK302374.1 AK309470.1 BC014039.2 CR605252.1 D79997.1 12 DOTS entries: DT.212642 DT.121191407 DT.121191399 DT.121191419 DT.91711226 DT.100777414 DT.100777416 DT.102828545 DT.91742966 DT.97843505 DT.97843506 DT.100777415 24/99 AceView cDNA sequences (see all 99
):BM927868 BQ650221 BM851510 BU622206 BC014039 CR605252 NM_014791 AI637653 D79997 AA307070 CF141336 BQ071315 BQ064763 AI753377 AA835959 AL135150 BM823308 AU124892 AL554470 BM787111 BP383349 BM754132 AI870210 BQ221427
highest scoring ESTs for MELK:D79997 AA460956 AA587220 AA664563 AA744782 AA744784 AA767453 AA768291 AA835959 AA903137 Unigene Cluster for MELK: Maternal embryonic leucine zipper kinase Hs.184339 [show with all ESTs]Unigene Representative Sequence: NM_014791
GeneLoc Exon Structure
5/6 Alternative Splicing Database (ASD) splice patterns (SP) for MELK (see all 6
)
| ExUns: | 1a | · | 1b | · | 1c | · | 1d | ^ | 2 | ^ | 3 | ^ | 4 | ^ | 5 | ^ | 6a | · | 6b | · | 6c | · | 6d | ^ | 7 | ^ | 8 | ^ | 9 | ^ | 10 | ^ | 11 | ^ | 12 | ^ | 13 | ^ | 14 | ^ | 15 | ^ | 16 | ^ | 17 | ^ | 18 | ^ | 19 | ^ | 20 | |
| SP1: | |   | |   | |   | |   | - |   | - |   | |   | |   | |   | |   | - |   | - |   | |   | |   | |   | |   | |   | |   | |   | |   | |   | |   | |   | |   | |   | |   | |
| SP2: | |   | |   | |   | |   | |   | - |   | |   | |   | |   | |   | - |   | - |   | |   | |   | |   | |   | |   | |   | |   | |   | |   | |   | |   | |   | |   | |   | |
| SP3: | |   | |   | |   | |   | |   | - |   | |   | - |   | |   | |   | - |   | - |   | |   | |   | |   | |   | |   | |   | |   | |   | |   | |   | |   | |   | |   | |   | |
| SP4: | |   | |   | |   | |   | |   | |   | |   | |   | |   | |   | |   | |   | |   | |   | |   | |   | |   | |   | |   | |   | |   | |   | |   | |   | |   | |   | |
| SP5: | |   | |   | |   | |   | |   | - |   | |   | |   | |   | |   | |   | |   | |   | |   | |   | |   | |   | |   | |   | |   | |   | |   | |   | |   | |   | |   |
About this scheme
ECgene alternative splicing isoforms for MELK
1 Ensembl transcript including schematic representation: ENST00000298048
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Expression for MELK
(Experimental results according to
1GeneNote
and GNF BioGPS,
probe sets-to-genes annotations according to
2GeneAnnot ,
3GeneTide ,
Sets of similar genes according to GeneDecks,
Electronic Northern calculations according to data from
UniGene (Build 219 Homo sapiens),
SAGE tags according to
CGAP,
plus additional links to
SOURCE, and/or
GNF
BioGPS, and/or
EXPOLDB, and/or
UniProtKB,
Expression Assays from
Applied Biosystems
)
About This Section
| MELK expression in normal and diseased human tissues
Applied Biosystems TaqMan ® Gene Expression Assays for MELK
1 / 2 / 3 3 probe-sets matching MELK gene Data from
(Publications) and GNF BioGPS About these images About these images
CGAP SAGE TAG: TGGTTTTGTA
SOURCE GeneReport for Unigene cluster: Hs.184339
Expression variation in blood from EXPOLDB for MELK UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot: MELK_HUMAN, Q14680Tissue specificity: Expressed in placenta, kidney, thymus, testis, ovary and intestine |
Orthologs for MELK
(Orthologs according to
1,2HomoloGene (2older version, for species not in 1newer version),
3euGenes,
4SGD
and/or
5MGI Jun 06 2009,
with possible further links to
Flybase
and/or
WormBase,
Gene Trees according to Ensembl)
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Orthologs for MELK gene from 5/12 species (see all 12
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About this table Species with no ortholog for MELK
ENSEMBL Gene Tree for MELK | Paralogs for MELK(Paralogs according to 1HomoloGene and 2Ensembl, Pseudogenes according to 3Pseudogene.org) About This Section
| Paralogs for MELK gene
- NUAK22 NUAK12 MGC421052
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SNPs/Variants for MELK(According to the
1NCBI SNP Database,
2Ensembl,
3PupaSUITE, and
UniProtKB,
Linkage Disequilibrium by HapMap,
Genotyping Reagents from
Applied Biosystems)
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HapMap Linkage Disequilibrium images for MELK (up to first 250kb)
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Disorders & Mutations for MELK
(in which this Gene is Involved, According to
OMIM, UniProtKB,
PharmGKB,
Genatlas, GeneTests,
Blood group antigen gene mutations by BGMUT,
HGMD, GAD,
HuGE Navigator,
BCGD,
and/or TGDB.)
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OMIM: 607025
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Medical News for MELK(Possibly Related Articles in
Doctor's Guide)
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Publications for MELK (in
PubMed.
Associations of this gene to articles via
1Novoseek,
2HGNC,
3Entrez Gene,
4UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot,
5UniProtKB/TrEMBL,
6GAD, and/or
7PharmGKB)
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| 10/21 PubMed articles for MELK gene (see all 21
):- Prediction of the coding sequences of unidentified human genes. V. The coding sequences of 40 new genes (KIAA0161-KIAA0200) deduced by analysis of cDNA clones from human cell line KG-1. (PubMed id 8724849)2, 3, 4 Nagase T....Nomura N. (1996)
- Inhibition of spliceosome assembly by the cell cycle-regulated protein kinase MELK and involvement of splicing factor NIPP1. (PubMed id 14699119)1, 3, 4 Vulsteke V.... Bollen M. (2004)
- Global, in vivo, and site-specific phosphorylation dynamics in signaling networks. (PubMed id 17081983)3, 4 Olsen J.V....Mann M. (2006)
- The status, quality, and expansion of the NIH full-length cDNA project: the Mammalian Gene Collection (MGC). (PubMed id 15489334)3, 4 Gerhard D.S....Malek J. (2004)
- Phosphorylation of a novel zinc-finger-like protein, ZPR9, by murine protein serine/threonine kinase 38 (MPK38). (PubMed id 11802789)3, 4 Seong H.-A.... Ha H. (2002)
- New member of the Snf1/AMPK kinase family, Melk, is expressed in the mouse egg and preimplantation embryo. (PubMed id 9136115)2, 3 Heyer B.S....Ackerman S.L. (1997)
- Maternal embryonic leucine zipper kinase transcript abundance correlates with malignancy grade in human astrocytomas. (PubMed id 17960622)1, 3 Marie S.K....Caballero O.L. (2008)
- Maternal embryonic leucine zipper kinase is a key regulator of the proliferation of malignant brain tumors, including brain tumor stem cells. (PubMed id 17722061)1, 3 Nakano I....Kornblum H.I. (2008)
- Involvement of maternal embryonic leucine zipper kinase (MELK) in mammary carcinogenesis through interaction with Bcl-G, a pro-apoptotic member of the Bcl-2 family. (PubMed id 17280616)1, 3 Lin M.L....Katagiri T. (2007)
- Human pEg3 kinase associates with and phosphorylates CDC25B phosphatase: a potential role for pEg3 in cell cycle regulation. (PubMed id 12400006)1, 3 Davezac N....Tassan J.P. (2002)
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Genome Databases showing MELK
(According to
Entrez Gene,
HGNC,
AceView,
euGenes,
Ensembl,
miRBase,
ECgene,
and/or
H-InvDB)
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| Other Databases showing MELK
(According to HUGE)
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Specialized Databases showing MELK(According to ATLAS, HORDE, IMGT, MTDB, LEIDEN, UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot, and/or UniProtKB/TrEMBL, Wikipedia and/or GeneReviews via UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot) About This Section
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