Description
Product Characteristics:
CDC-like kinase 2 (CLK2) belongs to a family of autophosphorylating kinases termed CLK (CDC2/CDC28-like kinases), which have been shown to phosphorylate serine- and arginine-rich (SR) proteins of the spliceosomal complex, and to influence alternative splicing in overexpression systems. Recent findings demonstrated that the CLK kinases activate PTP-1B family members, and this phosphatase may be an important cellular target for CLK action. Mutations in the CLK2 proteins affect organismal features such as development, behavior, reproduction, and aging as well as cellular features such as the cell cycle, apoptosis, the DNA replication checkpoint, and telomere length.
Subcellular location: Nucleus
Synonyms: CDC like kinase 2, CLK 2, CLK kinase, Clk2 Scamp3, Dual specicity protein kinase CLK2, hCLK 2, hCLK2, MGC61500, Tu52, CLK2_HUMAN.
Target Information: This gene encodes a member of the CLK family of dual specificity protein kinases. CLK family members have been shown to interact with, and phosphorylate, serine- and arginine-rich (SR) proteins of the spliceosomal complex, which is a part of the regulatory mechanism that enables the SR proteins to control RNA splicing. Note that this gene is distinct from TELO2 gene (GeneID:9894), which shares CLK2 and hCLK2 symbol aliases in common with this gene, but encodes a protein that is involved in telomere length regulation. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]