Dipodomys ordii      Other/ULK


※ ULK family introduction

    ULKs refer to Unc-51-like kinase which are classified into Others family. In vertebrates, at least five ULks have been found in this family and display a considerable homology to Atg1/UNC-51 in their kinase domain. Human ULK1 possesses an overall similarity of 41% to UNC-51.(1) ULK1 and ULK2 are the most closely related members of this family, sharing 78% homology of kinase domain and conserved C-terminal domain (CTD)(2). Studies show that ULK1 is critical to induce the autophagic response of cerebellar granule neurons to lowpatassium concentration in serum-free conditions.(1) ULK2 possesses the ability to compensate for the loss of ULK1 function in cell-type specific.(2) Overexpression of ULK3 is able to induce both autophagy and senescence in the human fibroblast cell line IMR90. (1)Another family member STK36 plays an important role in the sonic hedgehog pathway via regulating the activity of GLI transcription factors. Function of ULK4 remains more understood (1).

Reference
1. Alers, S., Loffler, A.S., Wesselborg, S. and Stork, B. (2012) The incredible ULKs . Cell Commun Signal, 10, 7. PMID: 22413737
2. Lee, E.J. and Tournier, C. (2011)
The requirement of uncoordinated 51-like kinase 1 (ULK1) and ULK2 in the regulation of autophagy. Autophagy, 7, 689-695. PMID: 21460635


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

No.StatusiEKPD IDEnsemble Gene IDUniProt AccessionGene Name
1
iEKPD-Dio-0377
ENSDORG00000023301.1
A0A1S3ERN9
Stk36
2
iEKPD-Dio-0254
ENSDORG00000011456.2
A0A1S3FPK2
Ulk1
3
iEKPD-Dio-0293
ENSDORG00000012863.2
A0A1S3F6R4
Ulk2
4
iEKPD-Dio-0422
ENSDORG00000027194.1
A0A1S3ESL3
Ulk3
5
iEKPD-Dio-0425
ENSDORG00000027315.1
A0A1S3GAH4
Ulk4