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General description of the gene and the encoded protein(s) using information from HGNC and Ensembl, as well as predictions made by the Human Protein Atlas project.
Gene namei
Official gene symbol, which is typically a short form of the gene name, according to HGNC.
Assigned HPA protein class(es) for the encoded protein(s).
Cancer-related genes Disease related genes Enzymes Plasma proteins Potential drug targets
Predicted locationi
All transcripts of all genes have been analyzed regarding the location(s) of corresponding protein based on prediction methods for signal peptides and transmembrane regions.
Genes with at least one transcript predicted to encode a secreted protein, according to prediction methods or to UniProt location data, have been further annotated and classified with the aim to determine if the corresponding protein(s) are secreted or actually retained in intracellular locations or membrane-attached.
Remaining genes, with no transcript predicted to encode a secreted protein, will be assigned the prediction-based location(s).
The annotated location overrules the predicted location, so that a gene encoding a predicted secreted protein that has been annotated as intracellular will have intracellular as the final location.
Gene information from Ensembl and Entrez, as well as links to available gene identifiers are displayed here. Information was retrieved from Ensembl if not indicated otherwise.
Chromosome
17
Cytoband
p13.1
Chromosome location (bp)
8204733 - 8210600
Number of transcriptsi
Number of protein-coding transcripts from the gene as defined by Ensembl.
Useful information about the protein provided by UniProt.
Serine/threonine-protein kinase component of the chromosomal passenger complex (CPC), a complex that acts as a key regulator of mitosis 1,2,3,4,5. The CPC complex has essential functions at the centromere in ensuring correct chromosome alignment and segregation and is required for chromatin-induced microtubule stabilization and spindle assembly 6,7,8,9,10. Involved in the bipolar attachment of spindle microtubules to kinetochores and is a key regulator for the onset of cytokinesis during mitosis 11. Required for central/midzone spindle assembly and cleavage furrow formation 12,13. Key component of the cytokinesis checkpoint, a process required to delay abscission to prevent both premature resolution of intercellular chromosome bridges and accumulation of DNA damage: phosphorylates CHMP4C, leading to retain abscission-competent VPS4 (VPS4A and/or VPS4B) at the midbody ring until abscission checkpoint signaling is terminated at late cytokinesis 14,15. AURKB phosphorylates the CPC complex subunits BIRC5/survivin, CDCA8/borealin and INCENP 16,17,18. Phosphorylation of INCENP leads to increased AURKB activity 19,20,21. Other known AURKB substrates involved in centromeric functions and mitosis are CENPA, DES/desmin, GPAF, KIF2C, NSUN2, RACGAP1, SEPTIN1, VIM/vimentin, HASPIN, and histone H3 22,23,24,25,26,27,28. A positive feedback loop involving HASPIN and AURKB contributes to localization of CPC to centromeres 29. Phosphorylation of VIM controls vimentin filament segregation in cytokinetic process, whereas histone H3 is phosphorylated at 'Ser-10' and 'Ser-28' during mitosis (H3S10ph and H3S28ph, respectively) 30,31. AURKB is also required for kinetochore localization of BUB1 and SGO1 32,33. Phosphorylation of p53/TP53 negatively regulates its transcriptional activity 34. Key regulator of active promoters in resting B- and T-lymphocytes: acts by mediating phosphorylation of H3S28ph at active promoters in resting B-cells, inhibiting RNF2/RING1B-mediated ubiquitination of histone H2A and enhancing binding and activity of the USP16 deubiquitinase at transcribed genes (By similarity). Acts as an inhibitor of CGAS during mitosis: catalyzes phosphorylation of the N-terminus of CGAS during the G2-M transition, blocking CGAS liquid phase separation and activation, and thereby preventing CGAS-induced autoimmunity 35. Phosphorylates KRT5 during anaphase and telophase (By similarity). Phosphorylates ATXN10 which promotes phosphorylation of ATXN10 by PLK1 and may play a role in the regulation of cytokinesis and stimulating the proteasomal degradation of ATXN10 36....show less
Molecular function (UniProt)i
Keywords assigned by UniProt to proteins due to their particular molecular function.
Keywords assigned by UniProt to proteins because they are involved in a particular biological process.
Cell cycle, Cell division, Mitosis
Ligand (UniProt)i
Keywords assigned by UniProt to proteins because they bind, are associated with, or whose activity is dependent of some molecule.
ATP-binding, Nucleotide-binding
Gene summary (Entrez)i
Useful information about the gene from Entrez
This gene encodes a member of the aurora kinase subfamily of serine/threonine kinases. The genes encoding the other two members of this subfamily are located on chromosomes 19 and 20. These kinases participate in the regulation of alignment and segregation of chromosomes during mitosis and meiosis through association with microtubules. A pseudogene of this gene is located on chromosome 8. Alternatively spliced transcript variants have been found for this gene. [provided by RefSeq, Sep 2015]...show less
PROTEIN INFORMATIONi
The protein information section displays alternative protein-coding transcripts (splice variants) encoded by this gene according to the Ensembl database.
The Splice variant identifier links to the Ensembl website protein summary for the selected splice variant. The data in the Swissprot and TrEMBL columns links to corresponding pages in the UniProt database.
The protein classes assigned to this protein are shown if expanding the data in the protein class column. Parent protein classes are in bold font and subclasses are listed under the parent class.
The length of the protein (amino acid residues according to Ensembl), molecular mass (kDalton), predicted signal peptide and number of predicted transmembrane region(s) according to in-house majority decision methods based on sets of predictors are also reported.
Enzymes ENZYME proteins Transferases Kinases MEMSAT-SVM predicted membrane proteins SPOCTOPUS predicted membrane proteins Predicted intracellular proteins Intracellular proteins predicted by MDM and MDSEC Plasma proteins Cancer-related genes Candidate cancer biomarkers Disease related genes Potential drug targets Mapped to neXtProt neXtProt - Evidence at protein level Protein evidence (Ezkurdia et al 2014)
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GO:0000122[negative regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II] GO:0000166[nucleotide binding] GO:0000278[mitotic cell cycle] GO:0000281[mitotic cytokinesis] GO:0000775[chromosome, centromeric region] GO:0000776[kinetochore] GO:0000779[condensed chromosome, centromeric region] GO:0001934[positive regulation of protein phosphorylation] GO:0002903[negative regulation of B cell apoptotic process] GO:0004672[protein kinase activity] GO:0004674[protein serine/threonine kinase activity] GO:0004712[protein serine/threonine/tyrosine kinase activity] GO:0005515[protein binding] GO:0005524[ATP binding] GO:0005634[nucleus] GO:0005654[nucleoplasm] GO:0005694[chromosome] GO:0005737[cytoplasm] GO:0005819[spindle] GO:0005829[cytosol] GO:0005856[cytoskeleton] GO:0005876[spindle microtubule] GO:0006468[protein phosphorylation] GO:0007049[cell cycle] GO:0007051[spindle organization] GO:0007052[mitotic spindle organization] GO:0007094[mitotic spindle assembly checkpoint signaling] GO:0008608[attachment of spindle microtubules to kinetochore] GO:0009838[abscission] GO:0015630[microtubule cytoskeleton] GO:0016301[kinase activity] GO:0016310[phosphorylation] GO:0016570[histone modification] GO:0016740[transferase activity] GO:0019900[kinase binding] GO:0030496[midbody] GO:0031616[spindle pole centrosome] GO:0032091[negative regulation of protein binding] GO:0032133[chromosome passenger complex] GO:0032212[positive regulation of telomere maintenance via telomerase] GO:0032465[regulation of cytokinesis] GO:0032466[negative regulation of cytokinesis] GO:0032467[positive regulation of cytokinesis] GO:0034501[protein localization to kinetochore] GO:0034644[cellular response to UV] GO:0035174[histone serine kinase activity] GO:0036089[cleavage furrow formation] GO:0043687[post-translational protein modification] GO:0044022[histone H3S28 kinase activity] GO:0044878[mitotic cytokinesis checkpoint signaling] GO:0046777[protein autophosphorylation] GO:0051233[spindle midzone] GO:0051256[mitotic spindle midzone assembly] GO:0051301[cell division] GO:0051973[positive regulation of telomerase activity] GO:0051983[regulation of chromosome segregation] GO:0062033[positive regulation of mitotic sister chromatid segregation] GO:0090267[positive regulation of mitotic cell cycle spindle assembly checkpoint] GO:0106310[protein serine kinase activity] GO:1901796[regulation of signal transduction by p53 class mediator] GO:1901970[positive regulation of mitotic sister chromatid separation] GO:1902425[positive regulation of attachment of mitotic spindle microtubules to kinetochore] GO:1903490[positive regulation of mitotic cytokinesis] GO:1904355[positive regulation of telomere capping] GO:1905116[positive regulation of lateral attachment of mitotic spindle microtubules to kinetochore]
Enzymes ENZYME proteins Transferases Kinases MEMSAT-SVM predicted membrane proteins SPOCTOPUS predicted membrane proteins Predicted intracellular proteins Intracellular proteins predicted by MDM and MDSEC Plasma proteins Cancer-related genes Candidate cancer biomarkers Disease related genes Potential drug targets Mapped to neXtProt neXtProt - Evidence at protein level Protein evidence (Ezkurdia et al 2014)
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GO:0000122[negative regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II] GO:0000166[nucleotide binding] GO:0000278[mitotic cell cycle] GO:0000281[mitotic cytokinesis] GO:0000775[chromosome, centromeric region] GO:0000776[kinetochore] GO:0000779[condensed chromosome, centromeric region] GO:0001934[positive regulation of protein phosphorylation] GO:0002903[negative regulation of B cell apoptotic process] GO:0004672[protein kinase activity] GO:0004674[protein serine/threonine kinase activity] GO:0004712[protein serine/threonine/tyrosine kinase activity] GO:0005515[protein binding] GO:0005524[ATP binding] GO:0005634[nucleus] GO:0005654[nucleoplasm] GO:0005694[chromosome] GO:0005737[cytoplasm] GO:0005819[spindle] GO:0005829[cytosol] GO:0005856[cytoskeleton] GO:0005876[spindle microtubule] GO:0006468[protein phosphorylation] GO:0007049[cell cycle] GO:0007051[spindle organization] GO:0007052[mitotic spindle organization] GO:0007094[mitotic spindle assembly checkpoint signaling] GO:0008608[attachment of spindle microtubules to kinetochore] GO:0009838[abscission] GO:0015630[microtubule cytoskeleton] GO:0016301[kinase activity] GO:0016310[phosphorylation] GO:0016570[histone modification] GO:0016740[transferase activity] GO:0019900[kinase binding] GO:0030496[midbody] GO:0031616[spindle pole centrosome] GO:0032091[negative regulation of protein binding] GO:0032133[chromosome passenger complex] GO:0032212[positive regulation of telomere maintenance via telomerase] GO:0032465[regulation of cytokinesis] GO:0032466[negative regulation of cytokinesis] GO:0032467[positive regulation of cytokinesis] GO:0034501[protein localization to kinetochore] GO:0034644[cellular response to UV] GO:0035174[histone serine kinase activity] GO:0036089[cleavage furrow formation] GO:0043687[post-translational protein modification] GO:0044022[histone H3S28 kinase activity] GO:0044878[mitotic cytokinesis checkpoint signaling] GO:0046777[protein autophosphorylation] GO:0051233[spindle midzone] GO:0051256[mitotic spindle midzone assembly] GO:0051301[cell division] GO:0051973[positive regulation of telomerase activity] GO:0051983[regulation of chromosome segregation] GO:0062033[positive regulation of mitotic sister chromatid segregation] GO:0090267[positive regulation of mitotic cell cycle spindle assembly checkpoint] GO:0106310[protein serine kinase activity] GO:1901796[regulation of signal transduction by p53 class mediator] GO:1901970[positive regulation of mitotic sister chromatid separation] GO:1902425[positive regulation of attachment of mitotic spindle microtubules to kinetochore] GO:1903490[positive regulation of mitotic cytokinesis] GO:1904355[positive regulation of telomere capping] GO:1905116[positive regulation of lateral attachment of mitotic spindle microtubules to kinetochore]
MEMSAT-SVM predicted membrane proteins SPOCTOPUS predicted membrane proteins Predicted intracellular proteins Intracellular proteins predicted by MDM and MDSEC Protein evidence (Ezkurdia et al 2014)
Enzymes ENZYME proteins Transferases Kinases MEMSAT-SVM predicted membrane proteins SPOCTOPUS predicted membrane proteins Predicted intracellular proteins Intracellular proteins predicted by MDM and MDSEC Plasma proteins Cancer-related genes Candidate cancer biomarkers Disease related genes Potential drug targets Mapped to neXtProt neXtProt - Evidence at protein level Protein evidence (Ezkurdia et al 2014)
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GO:0000122[negative regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II] GO:0000166[nucleotide binding] GO:0000278[mitotic cell cycle] GO:0000281[mitotic cytokinesis] GO:0000775[chromosome, centromeric region] GO:0000776[kinetochore] GO:0000779[condensed chromosome, centromeric region] GO:0001934[positive regulation of protein phosphorylation] GO:0002903[negative regulation of B cell apoptotic process] GO:0004672[protein kinase activity] GO:0004674[protein serine/threonine kinase activity] GO:0004712[protein serine/threonine/tyrosine kinase activity] GO:0005515[protein binding] GO:0005524[ATP binding] GO:0005634[nucleus] GO:0005654[nucleoplasm] GO:0005694[chromosome] GO:0005737[cytoplasm] GO:0005819[spindle] GO:0005829[cytosol] GO:0005856[cytoskeleton] GO:0005876[spindle microtubule] GO:0006468[protein phosphorylation] GO:0007049[cell cycle] GO:0007051[spindle organization] GO:0007052[mitotic spindle organization] GO:0007094[mitotic spindle assembly checkpoint signaling] GO:0008608[attachment of spindle microtubules to kinetochore] GO:0009838[abscission] GO:0015630[microtubule cytoskeleton] GO:0016301[kinase activity] GO:0016310[phosphorylation] GO:0016570[histone modification] GO:0016740[transferase activity] GO:0019900[kinase binding] GO:0030496[midbody] GO:0031616[spindle pole centrosome] GO:0032091[negative regulation of protein binding] GO:0032133[chromosome passenger complex] GO:0032212[positive regulation of telomere maintenance via telomerase] GO:0032465[regulation of cytokinesis] GO:0032466[negative regulation of cytokinesis] GO:0032467[positive regulation of cytokinesis] GO:0034501[protein localization to kinetochore] GO:0034644[cellular response to UV] GO:0035174[histone serine kinase activity] GO:0036089[cleavage furrow formation] GO:0043687[post-translational protein modification] GO:0044022[histone H3S28 kinase activity] GO:0044878[mitotic cytokinesis checkpoint signaling] GO:0046777[protein autophosphorylation] GO:0051233[spindle midzone] GO:0051256[mitotic spindle midzone assembly] GO:0051301[cell division] GO:0051973[positive regulation of telomerase activity] GO:0051983[regulation of chromosome segregation] GO:0062033[positive regulation of mitotic sister chromatid segregation] GO:0090267[positive regulation of mitotic cell cycle spindle assembly checkpoint] GO:0106310[protein serine kinase activity] GO:1901796[regulation of signal transduction by p53 class mediator] GO:1901970[positive regulation of mitotic sister chromatid separation] GO:1902425[positive regulation of attachment of mitotic spindle microtubules to kinetochore] GO:1903490[positive regulation of mitotic cytokinesis] GO:1904355[positive regulation of telomere capping] GO:1905116[positive regulation of lateral attachment of mitotic spindle microtubules to kinetochore]
Enzymes ENZYME proteins Transferases Kinases MEMSAT-SVM predicted membrane proteins SPOCTOPUS predicted membrane proteins Predicted intracellular proteins Intracellular proteins predicted by MDM and MDSEC Plasma proteins Cancer-related genes Candidate cancer biomarkers Disease related genes Potential drug targets Mapped to neXtProt neXtProt - Evidence at protein level Protein evidence (Ezkurdia et al 2014)
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GO:0000122[negative regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II] GO:0000166[nucleotide binding] GO:0000278[mitotic cell cycle] GO:0000281[mitotic cytokinesis] GO:0000775[chromosome, centromeric region] GO:0000776[kinetochore] GO:0000779[condensed chromosome, centromeric region] GO:0001934[positive regulation of protein phosphorylation] GO:0002903[negative regulation of B cell apoptotic process] GO:0004672[protein kinase activity] GO:0004674[protein serine/threonine kinase activity] GO:0004712[protein serine/threonine/tyrosine kinase activity] GO:0005515[protein binding] GO:0005524[ATP binding] GO:0005634[nucleus] GO:0005654[nucleoplasm] GO:0005694[chromosome] GO:0005737[cytoplasm] GO:0005819[spindle] GO:0005829[cytosol] GO:0005856[cytoskeleton] GO:0005876[spindle microtubule] GO:0006468[protein phosphorylation] GO:0007049[cell cycle] GO:0007051[spindle organization] GO:0007052[mitotic spindle organization] GO:0007094[mitotic spindle assembly checkpoint signaling] GO:0007568[aging] GO:0008283[cell population proliferation] GO:0008608[attachment of spindle microtubules to kinetochore] GO:0009838[abscission] GO:0010369[chromocenter] GO:0015630[microtubule cytoskeleton] GO:0016301[kinase activity] GO:0016310[phosphorylation] GO:0016570[histone modification] GO:0016740[transferase activity] GO:0019900[kinase binding] GO:0030496[midbody] GO:0031616[spindle pole centrosome] GO:0032091[negative regulation of protein binding] GO:0032133[chromosome passenger complex] GO:0032212[positive regulation of telomere maintenance via telomerase] GO:0032465[regulation of cytokinesis] GO:0032466[negative regulation of cytokinesis] GO:0032467[positive regulation of cytokinesis] GO:0034501[protein localization to kinetochore] GO:0034644[cellular response to UV] GO:0035174[histone serine kinase activity] GO:0036089[cleavage furrow formation] GO:0043687[post-translational protein modification] GO:0044022[histone H3S28 kinase activity] GO:0044878[mitotic cytokinesis checkpoint signaling] GO:0046777[protein autophosphorylation] GO:0051233[spindle midzone] GO:0051256[mitotic spindle midzone assembly] GO:0051301[cell division] GO:0051973[positive regulation of telomerase activity] GO:0051983[regulation of chromosome segregation] GO:0062033[positive regulation of mitotic sister chromatid segregation] GO:0090267[positive regulation of mitotic cell cycle spindle assembly checkpoint] GO:0097431[mitotic spindle pole] GO:0106310[protein serine kinase activity] GO:1901796[regulation of signal transduction by p53 class mediator] GO:1901970[positive regulation of mitotic sister chromatid separation] GO:1902425[positive regulation of attachment of mitotic spindle microtubules to kinetochore] GO:1903490[positive regulation of mitotic cytokinesis] GO:1904355[positive regulation of telomere capping] GO:1905116[positive regulation of lateral attachment of mitotic spindle microtubules to kinetochore] GO:1990023[mitotic spindle midzone]