Homo sapiens      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 (5 or Unreviewed (0

No.StatusiEKPD IDEnsemble Gene IDUniProt AccessionGene Name
1
iEKPD-Hos-0104
ENSG00000101306.10
Q9H1R3
MYLK2
2
iEKPD-Hos-0248
ENSG00000140795.12
Q32MK0
MYLK3; MLCK
3
iEKPD-Hos-0270
ENSG00000145949.9
Q86YV6
MYLK4; SGK085
4
iEKPD-Hos-0040
ENSG00000065534.18
Q15746
MYLK; MLCK; MLCK1; MYLK1
5
iEKPD-Hos-0296
ENSG00000155657.26
Q8WZ42
TTN