Ailuropoda melanoleuca      CAMK/MLCK


※ MLCK family introduction

    MLCK (myosin light chain kinase) belongs to CAMK group and is Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent serine−threonine protein kinase which can phosphorylate the regulatory light chain of mysosin. Skeletal muscle MLCK contains an N-terminal sequence, a protein kinase catalytic core domain and a regulatory segment which consists of an autoinhibitory sequence and a calmodulin binding sequence. The expression size of MLCK in different animal species is related with diverse N-terminal sequence. The MLCKs are activated via binding with calmodulin which is a highly conserved Ca2+-binding protein (1). NMM (nonmuscle myosin) and SMM (smooth muscle myosin) are known substrates of MLCK in vivo. Phosphorylation of RLC on moysin can activate actin-activated myosin ATPase activity which is essential for muscle contraction. In addition, the phosphorylation functions of MLCKs in tracheal, bronchial and gastrointestinal smooth muscle cannot be replaced by others kinases (2).

Reference
1. Stull, J.T., Kamm, K.E. and Vandenboom, R. (2011) Myosin light chain kinase and the role of myosin light chain phosphorylation in skeletal muscle. Arch Biochem Biophys, 510, 120-128. PMID: 21284933
2. Hong, F., Haldeman, B.D., Jackson, D., Carter, M., Baker, J.E. and Cremo, C.R. (2011) Biochemistry of smooth muscle myosin light chain kinase. Arch Biochem Biophys, 510, 135-146. PMID: 21565153


There are 5 genes.  Reviewed (0 or Unreviewed (5

No.StatusiEKPD IDEnsemble Gene IDUniProt AccessionGene Name
1
iEKPD-Aim-0253
ENSAMEG00000010940.1
G1LWP0
2
iEKPD-Aim-0127
ENSAMEG00000004641.1
G1LDF7
MYLK
3
iEKPD-Aim-0319
ENSAMEG00000013663.1
G1M4Y3
MYLK2
4
iEKPD-Aim-0026
ENSAMEG00000000866.1
G1L205
MYLK3
5
iEKPD-Aim-0015
ENSAMEG00000000394.1
G1L1K0
TTN