Oryza glumaepatula      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 7 genes.  Reviewed (0 or Unreviewed (7

No.StatusiEKPD IDEnsemble Gene IDUniProt AccessionGene Name
1
iEKPD-Org-0311
OGLUM02G31310
A0A0D9YXJ8
2
iEKPD-Org-0358
OGLUM03G01700
A0A0D9Z1C6
3
iEKPD-Org-0389
OGLUM03G11850
A0A0D9Z561
4
iEKPD-Org-0549
OGLUM04G17860
A0A0D9ZMT5
5
iEKPD-Org-1083
OGLUM09G15220
A0A0E0B4L6
6
iEKPD-Org-1324
OGLUM12G11530
A0A0E0BS11
7
iEKPD-Org-1350
OGLUM12G20010
A0A0E0BV11