Aspergillus niger      CAMK/CAMKL


※ CAMKL family introduction

    CAMKL family consists of several subfamily including SNRK, QIK, BRSK, AMPK, MARK, NuaK, NIM1, HUNK, LKB, PASK, MELK and CHK1. They are classified into CAMKL family for the high similarity kinase catalytic domain. AMPK subfamily (AMP-activated protein kinase) consists of three subunits, a catalytic subunit (α) and two regulatory subunits (β and γ). Two catalytic subunits have been identified in mammals. Activation of AMPK is involved in two steps; first, AMP binds to γ-subunit, and second the phosphorylation of threonine 172 by LKB1. Activated AMPK targets a variety of substrates and participates different cellular processes including mTORC1 signaling, phosphorylation of p53 or other tumor suppressors (1). MARK subfamily (microtubule-affinity regulating kinases) consists of four members (MARK1-MARK4) in mammals cells. All isoforms contain a N-terminal header, a catalytic kinase domain, a ubiquitin-associated domain, a spacer domain and a C-terminal KA1 domain. MARKs are discovered for its ability to regulate the stability of microtubules. Studies also show that MARK has some relation with disease, such as Alzheimer's disease (2). Nuak subfamilies are AMPK related kinases. NuaK1 are stress-activated kinase which is involved in tolerance to glucose starvation. NuaK1 can induce cell-cell detachment by increasing F-actin conversion to G-actin. NuaK1 can protect cells from CD95-mediated apoptosis and is required for the increased motility and invasiveness of CD95- activated tumor cells (3).

Reference
1. Luo, Z., Zang, M. and Guo, W. (2010) AMPK as a metabolic tumor suppressor: control of metabolism and cell growth. Future Oncol, 6, 457-470. PMID: 20222801
2. Matenia, D. and Mandelkow, E.M. (2009) The tau of MARK: a polarized view of the cytoskeleton. Trends Biochem Sci, 34, 332-342. PMID: 19559622
3. Suzuki, A., Kusakai, G., Kishimoto, A., Minegichi, Y., Ogura, T. and Esumi, H. (2003) Induction of cell-cell detachment during glucose starvation through F-actin conversion by SNARK, the fourth member of the AMP-activated protein kinase catalytic subunit family. Biochem Biophys Res Commun, 311, 156-161. PMID: 14575707


There are 10 genes.  Reviewed (0 or Unreviewed (10

No.StatusiEKPD IDEnsemble Gene IDUniProt AccessionGene Name
1
iEKPD-Asn-0012
An01g12910
A2QAV5
An01g12910
2
iEKPD-Asn-0029
An02g10120
A5AAB8
An02g10120
3
iEKPD-Asn-0037
An03g04720
A2QGW4
An03g04720
4
iEKPD-Asn-0043
An04g03780
A2QIJ8
An04g03780
5
iEKPD-Asn-0062
An07g07210
A2QNW1
An07g07210
6
iEKPD-Asn-0071
An08g03360
A2QQQ6
An08g03360
7
iEKPD-Asn-0079
An08g10320
A2QSD3
An08g10320
8
iEKPD-Asn-0094
An11g01250
A2QVF8
An11g01250
9
iEKPD-Asn-g011
An12g08540
A2R0G6
An12g08540
10
iEKPD-Asn-0165
An18g06320
A2RBD3
An18g06320