Description
Product Characteristics:
ediator of cell growth (PubMed:11641781, PubMed:17360971). Modulates apoptosis (PubMed:11641781, PubMed:17360971). In association with STK24 negatively regulates Golgi reorientation in polarized cell migration upon RHO activation (PubMed:27807006).
Subcellular location: Cytoplasm, Cell membrane
Synonyms: Serine/threonine-protein kinase 26, STK26, Serine/threonine-protein kinase 26, MST3, SOK1-related kinase, Mammalian STE20-like protein kinase 4, MST-4, STE20-like kinase MST4, Serine/threonine-protein kinase MASK, STK26, MASK
Target Information: The product of this gene is a member of the GCK group III family of kinases, which are a subset of the Ste20-like kinases. The encoded protein contains an amino-terminal kinase domain, and a carboxy-terminal regulatory domain that mediates homodimerization. The protein kinase localizes to the Golgi apparatus and is specifically activated by binding to the Golgi matrix protein GM130. It is also cleaved by caspase-3 in vitro, and may function in the apoptotic pathway. Several alternatively spliced transcript variants of this gene have been described, but the full-length nature of some of these variants has not been determined. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]