Caenorhabditis elegans      TKL/MLK


※ MLK family introduction

    MLKs (Mixed-lineage kinases) are ser/thr protein kinases which are involved in regulation of JNK and p38 MAPK pathways. MLKs contains threes subfamily, MLK, DLK and ZAK. MLK subfamily is characterized by an N-terminal SH3 domain, followed by a protein kinase domain, a leucine-zipper region and a CRIB motif. DLK subfamily contains a kinase domain and two leucine-zipper motifs. ZAK subfamily consists of a kinase domain and a SAM domain. MLKs play an important role in regulation of JNK pathways in mammalian cells which will result in diverse biological processes, including cellular transformation, activation of NF-kB pathways, neuronal apoptosis and so on (1).

Reference
1. Gallo, K.A. and Johnson, G.L. (2002) Mixed-lineage kinase control of JNK and p38 MAPK pathways. Nat Rev Mol Cell Biol, 3, 663-672. PMID: 12209126


There are 7 genes.  Reviewed (4 or Unreviewed (3

No.StatusiEKPD IDEnsemble Gene IDUniProt AccessionGene Name
1
iEKPD-Cae-0024
WBGene00001008
O01700
dlk-1
2
iEKPD-Cae-0095
WBGene00003374
A0A0K3AV08
mlk-1
3
iEKPD-Cae-0096
WBGene00003396
Q9XTC6
mom-4
4
iEKPD-Cae-0108
WBGene00003931
Q9TZC4
pat-4
5
iEKPD-Cae-0276
WBGene00016030
H2KYY2
C24A1.3
6
iEKPD-Cae-0246
WBGene00013643
Q9NF64
CELE_Y105C5A.24
7
iEKPD-Cae-0152
WBGene00006971
H2KZW3
zak-1