MELK

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Maternal embryonic leucine zipper kinase (MELK) is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the MELK gene.[1][2][3] MELK is a serine/threonine kinase belonging to the family of AMPK/snf1 protein kinases. MELK was first identified present as maternal mRNA in mouse embryos.[4] MELK has been shown to involved in progression through the cell cycle, possibly linked to its interaction with CDC25B.[5]

MELK expression is elevated in a number of cancers and is an active research target for pharmacological inhibition.[6]

## Interactions

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MELK has been shown to interact with CDC25B.[7]

## References

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1. ↑ Nagase T, Seki N, Ishikawa K, Tanaka A, Nomura N (February 1996). "Prediction of the coding sequences of unidentified human genes. V. The coding sequences of 40 new genes (KIAA0161-KIAA0200) deduced by analysis of cDNA clones from human cell line KG-1". DNA Research. 3 (1): 17–24. doi:10.1093/dnares/3.1.17. PMID 8724849.
2. ↑ Heyer BS, Warsowe J, Solter D, Knowles BB, Ackerman SL (June 1997). "New member of the Snf1/AMPK kinase family, Melk, is expressed in the mouse egg and preimplantation embryo". Molecular Reproduction and Development. 47 (2): 148–56. doi:10.1002/(SICI)1098-2795(199706)47:2<148::AID-MRD4>3.0.CO;2-M. PMID 9136115.
3. ↑ "Entrez Gene: MELK maternal embryonic leucine zipper kinase".
4. ↑ Heyer BS, Kochanowski H, Solter D (August 1999). "Expression of Melk, a new protein kinase, during early mouse development". Developmental Dynamics. 215 (4): 344–51. doi:10.1002/(SICI)1097-0177(199908)215:43.0.CO;2-H. PMID 10417823.
5. ↑ Nakano I, Paucar AA, Bajpai R, Dougherty JD, Zewail A, Kelly TK, Kim KJ, Ou J, Groszer M, Imura T, Freije WA, Nelson SF, Sofroniew MV, Wu H, Liu X, Terskikh AV, Geschwind DH, Kornblum HI (August 2005). "Maternal embryonic leucine zipper kinase (MELK) regulates multipotent neural progenitor proliferation". The Journal of Cell Biology. 170 (3): 413–27. doi:10.1083/jcb.200412115. PMC 2171475. PMID 16061694.
6. ↑ Gray D, Jubb AM, Hogue D, Dowd P, Kljavin N, Yi S, Bai W, Frantz G, Zhang Z, Koeppen H, de Sauvage FJ, Davis DP (November 2005). "Maternal embryonic leucine zipper kinase/murine protein serine-threonine kinase 38 is a promising therapeutic target for multiple cancers". Cancer Research. 65 (21): 9751–61. doi:10.1158/0008-5472.CAN-04-4531. PMID 16266996.
7. ↑ Davezac N, Baldin V, Blot J, Ducommun B, Tassan JP (October 2002). "Human pEg3 kinase associates with and phosphorylates CDC25B phosphatase: a potential role for pEg3 in cell cycle regulation". Oncogene. 21 (50): 7630–41. doi:10.1038/sj.onc.1205870. PMID 12400006.

## Further reading

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* Lin ML, Park JH, Nishidate T, Nakamura Y, Katagiri T (2007). "Involvement of maternal embryonic leucine zipper kinase (MELK) in mammary carcinogenesis through interaction with Bcl-G, a pro-apoptotic member of the Bcl-2 family". Breast Cancer Research. 9 (1): R17. doi:10.1186/bcr1650. PMC 1851384. PMID 17280616.
* Olsen JV, Blagoev B, Gnad F, Macek B, Kumar C, Mortensen P, Mann M (November 2006). "Global, in vivo, and site-specific phosphorylation dynamics in signaling networks". Cell. 127 (3): 635–48. doi:10.1016/j.cell.2006.09.026. PMID 17081983.
* Beullens M, Vancauwenbergh S, Morrice N, Derua R, Ceulemans H, Waelkens E, Bollen M (December 2005). "Substrate specificity and activity regulation of protein kinase MELK". The Journal of Biological Chemistry. 280 (48): 40003–11. doi:10.1074/jbc.M507274200. PMID 16216881.
* Vulsteke V, Beullens M, Boudrez A, Keppens S, Van Eynde A, Rider MH, Stalmans W, Bollen M (March 2004). "Inhibition of spliceosome assembly by the cell cycle-regulated protein kinase MELK and involvement of splicing factor NIPP1". The Journal of Biological Chemistry. 279 (10): 8642–7. doi:10.1074/jbc.M311466200. PMID 14699119.
* Davezac N, Baldin V, Blot J, Ducommun B, Tassan JP (October 2002). "Human pEg3 kinase associates with and phosphorylates CDC25B phosphatase: a potential role for pEg3 in cell cycle regulation". Oncogene. 21 (50): 7630–41. doi:10.1038/sj.onc.1205870. PMID 12400006.
* Seong HA, Gil M, Kim KT, Kim SJ, Ha H (February 2002). "Phosphorylation of a novel zinc-finger-like protein, ZPR9, by murine protein serine/threonine kinase 38 (MPK38)". The Biochemical Journal. 361 (Pt 3): 597–604. doi:10.1042/0264-6021:3610597. PMC 1222342. PMID 11802789.
* Suzuki Y, Yoshitomo-Nakagawa K, Maruyama K, Suyama A, Sugano S (October 1997). "Construction and characterization of a full length-enriched and a 5'-end-enriched cDNA library". Gene. 200 (1–2): 149–56. doi:10.1016/S0378-1119(97)00411-3. PMID 9373149.
* Gil M, Yang Y, Lee Y, Choi I, Ha H (August 1997). "Cloning and expression of a cDNA encoding a novel protein serine/threonine kinase predominantly expressed in hematopoietic cells". Gene. 195 (2): 295–301. doi:10.1016/S0378-1119(97)00181-9. PMID 9305775.
* Maruyama K, Sugano S (January 1994). "Oligo-capping: a simple method to replace the cap structure of eukaryotic mRNAs with oligoribonucleotides". Gene. 138 (1–2): 171–4. doi:10.1016/0378-1119(94)90802-8. PMID 8125298.

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Kinases: Serine/threonine-specific protein kinases (EC 2.7.11-12)

Serine/threonine-specific protein kinases (EC 2.7.11.1-EC 2.7.11.20)

| Non-specific serine/threonine protein kinases (EC 2.7.11.1)|

* LATS1
* LATS2
* MAST1
* MAST2
* STK38
* STK38L
* CIT
* ROCK1
* SGK
* SGK2
* SGK3
* Protein kinase B
* AKT1
* AKT2
* AKT3
* Ataxia telangiectasia mutated
* mTOR
* EIF-2 kinases
* PKR
* HRI
* EIF2AK3
* EIF2AK4
* Wee1
* WEE1

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Pyruvate dehydrogenase kinase (EC 2.7.11.2)|

* PDK1
* PDK2
* PDK3
* PDK4

Dephospho-(reductase kinase) kinase (EC 2.7.11.3)|

* AMP-activated protein kinase α
* PRKAA1
* PRKAA2
* β
* PRKAB1
* PRKAB2
* γ
* PRKAG1
* PRKAG2
* PRKAG3

3-methyl-2-oxobutanoate dehydrogenase (acetyl-transferring) kinase (EC 2.7.11.4)|

* BCKDK
* BCKDHA
* BCKDHB

(isocitrate dehydrogenase (NADP+)) kinase (EC 2.7.11.5)|

* IDH2
* IDH3A
* IDH3B
* IDH3G

(tyrosine 3-monooxygenase) kinase (EC 2.7.11.6)|

* STK4

Myosin-heavy-chain kinase (EC 2.7.11.7)|

* Aurora kinase
* Aurora A kinase
* Aurora B kinase
* Aurora C kinase

Fas-activated serine/threonine kinase (EC 2.7.11.8)|

* FASTK
* STK10

Goodpasture-antigen-binding protein kinase (EC 2.7.11.9)|

* -

IκB kinase (EC 2.7.11.10)|

* CHUK
* IKK2
* TBK1
* IKBKE
* IKBKG
* IKBKAP

cAMP-dependent protein kinase (EC 2.7.11.11)|

* Protein kinase A
* PRKACG
* PRKACB
* PRKACA
* PRKY

cGMP-dependent protein kinase (EC 2.7.11.12)|

* Protein kinase G
* PRKG1

Protein kinase C (EC 2.7.11.13)|

* Protein kinase C
* Protein kinase Cζ
* PKC alpha
* PRKCB1
* PRKCD
* PRKCE
* PRKCH
* PRKCG
* PRKCI
* PRKCQ
* Protein kinase N1
* PKN2
* PKN3

Rhodopsin kinase (EC 2.7.11.14)|

* Rhodopsin kinase

Beta adrenergic receptor kinase (EC 2.7.11.15)|

* Beta adrenergic receptor kinase
* Beta adrenergic receptor kinase-2

G-protein coupled receptor kinases (EC 2.7.11.16)|

* GRK4
* GRK5
* GRK6

Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent (EC 2.7.11.17)|

* BRSK2
* CAMK1
* CAMK1A
* CAMK1B
* CAMK1D
* CAMK1G
* CAMK2
* CAMK2A
* CAMK2B
* CAMK2D
* CAMK2G
* CAMK4
* MLCK
* CASK
* CHEK1
* CHEK2
* DAPK1
* DAPK2
* DAPK3
* STK11
* MAPKAPK2
* MAPKAPK3
* MAPKAPK5
* MARK1
* MARK2
* MARK3
* MARK4
* MELK
* MKNK1
* MKNK2
* NUAK1
* NUAK2
* OBSCN
* PASK
* PHKG1
* PHKG2
* PIM1
* PIM2
* PKD1
* PRKD2
* PRKD3
* PSKH1
* SNF1LK2
* KIAA0999
* STK40
* SNF1LK
* SNRK
* SPEG
* TSSK2
* Kalirin
* TRIB1
* TRIB2
* TRIB3
* TRIO
* Titin
* DCLK1

Myosin light-chain kinase (EC 2.7.11.18)|

* MYLK
* MYLK2
* MYLK3
* MYLK4

Phosphorylase kinase (EC 2.7.11.19)|

* PHKA1
* PHKA2
* PHKB
* PHKG1
* PHKG2

Elongation factor 2 kinase (EC 2.7.11.20)|

* EEF2K
* STK19

Polo kinase (EC 2.7.11.21)|

* PLK1
* PLK2
* PLK3
* PLK4

Serine/threonine-specific protein kinases (EC 2.7.11.21-EC 2.7.11.30)

| Polo kinase (EC 2.7.11.21)|

* PLK1
* PLK2
* PLK3
* PLK4

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Cyclin-dependent kinase (EC 2.7.11.22)|

* CDK1
* CDK2
* CDKL2
* CDK3
* CDK4
* CDK5
* CDKL5
* CDK6
* CDK7
* CDK8
* CDK9
* CDK10
* CDK12
* CDC2L5
* PCTK1
* PCTK2
* PCTK3
* PFTK1
* CDC2L1

(RNA-polymerase)-subunit kinase (EC 2.7.11.23)|

* RPS6KA5
* RPS6KA4
* P70S6 kinase
* P70-S6 Kinase 1
* RPS6KB2
* RPS6KA2
* RPS6KA3
* RPS6KA1
* RPS6KC1

Mitogen-activated protein kinase (EC 2.7.11.24)|

* Extracellular signal-regulated
* MAPK1
* MAPK3
* MAPK4
* MAPK6
* MAPK7
* MAPK12
* MAPK15
* C-Jun N-terminal
* MAPK8
* MAPK9
* MAPK10
* P38 mitogen-activated protein
* MAPK11
* MAPK13
* MAPK14

MAP3K (EC 2.7.11.25)|

* MAP kinase kinase kinases
* MAP3K1
* MAP3K2
* MAP3K3
* MAP3K4
* MAP3K5
* MAP3K6
* MAP3K7
* MAP3K8
* RAFs
* ARAF
* BRAF
* KSR1
* KSR2
* MLKs
* MAP3K12
* MAP3K13
* MAP3K9
* MAP3K10
* MAP3K11
* MAP3K7
* ZAK
* CDC7
* MAP3K14

Tau-protein kinase (EC 2.7.11.26)|

* TPK1
* TTK
* GSK-3

(acetyl-CoA carboxylase) kinase (EC 2.7.11.27)|

* -

Tropomyosin kinase (EC 2.7.11.28)|

* -

Low-density-lipoprotein receptor kinase (EC 2.7.11.29)|

* -

Receptor protein serine/threonine kinase (EC 2.7.11.30)|

* Bone morphogenetic protein receptors
* BMPR1
* BMPR1A
* BMPR1B
* BMPR2
* ACVR1
* ACVR1B
* ACVR1C
* ACVR2A
* ACVR2B
* ACVRL1
* Anti-Müllerian hormone receptor

Dual-specificity kinases (EC 2.7.12)

| MAP2K|

* MAP2K1
* MAP2K2
* MAP2K3
* MAP2K4
* MAP2K5
* MAP2K6
* MAP2K7

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Activity|

* Active site
* Binding site
* Catalytic triad
* Oxyanion hole
* Enzyme promiscuity
* Catalytically perfect enzyme
* Coenzyme
* Cofactor
* Enzyme catalysis

Regulation|

* Allosteric regulation
* Cooperativity
* Enzyme inhibitor
* Enzyme activator

Classification|

* EC number
* Enzyme superfamily
* Enzyme family
* List of enzymes

Kinetics|

* Enzyme kinetics
* Eadie–Hofstee diagram
* Hanes–Woolf plot
* Lineweaver–Burk plot
* Michaelis–Menten kinetics

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* EC1 Oxidoreductases (list)
* EC2 Transferases (list)
* EC3 Hydrolases (list)
* EC4 Lyases (list)
* EC5 Isomerases (list)
* EC6 Ligases (list)

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