Aurora kinase C

Protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens

AURKC

Identifiers
Aliases| AURKC, AIE2, AIK3, ARK3, AurC, SPGF5, STK13, aurora-C, HEL-S-90, aurora kinase C
External IDs| OMIM: 603495 MGI: 1321119 HomoloGene: 68302 GeneCards: AURKC
| Gene location (Human)

Chr.| Chromosome 19 (human)[1]

Band| 19q13.43| Start| 57,231,009 bp[1]
End| 57,235,548 bp[1]
| Gene location (Mouse)

Chr.| Chromosome 7 (mouse)[2]

Band| 7 A1|7 4.06 cM| Start| 6,998,299 bp[2]
End| 7,006,090 bp[2]
| RNA expression pattern

Bgee| | Human| Mouse (ortholog)

|

| Top expressed in

* oocyte

* secondary oocyte

* sperm

* stromal cell of endometrium

* spleen

* cerebellar hemisphere

* right lobe of liver

* gastrocnemius muscle

* anterior pituitary

* skin of abdomen

| Top expressed in

* secondary oocyte

* morula

* male reproductive system

* testicle

* spermatocyte

* blastocyst

* spermatid

* ovary

* islet of Langerhans

* bone marrow

More reference expression data
BioGPS| |

More reference expression data
| Gene ontology

Molecular function|

* transferase activity
* protein kinase activity
* nucleotide binding
* histone serine kinase activity
* kinase activity
* protein serine/threonine kinase activity
* protein serine/threonine/tyrosine kinase activity
* ATP binding
* protein binding

Cellular component|

* cytoplasm
* spindle
* spindle pole centrosome
* chromosome
* chromosome passenger complex
* midbody
* spindle microtubule
* spindle midzone
* chromosome, centromeric region
* cytoskeleton
* condensed chromosome
* nucleus

Biological process|

* phosphorylation
* mitotic spindle midzone assembly
* histone modification
* oocyte development
* positive regulation of cytokinesis
* cell division
* protein phosphorylation
* meiosis
* spindle midzone assembly
* spermatogenesis
* cell cycle
* attachment of spindle microtubules to kinetochore
* cytokinesis
* mitotic spindle organization
* regulation of cytokinesis

Sources:Amigo / QuickGO
| Orthologs

Species| Human| Mouse
Entrez| |

6795

20871

Ensembl| |

ENSG00000105146

ENSMUSG00000070837

UniProt| |

Q9UQB9

O88445

RefSeq (mRNA)| |

NM_001015878
NM_001015879
NM_003160

NM_001080965
NM_001080966
NM_020572

RefSeq (protein)| |

NP_001015878
NP_001015879
NP_003151

NP_001074434
NP_001074435
NP_065597

Location (UCSC)| Chr 19: 57.23 – 57.24 Mb| Chr 7: 7 – 7.01 Mb
PubMed search| [3]| [4]
Wikidata
| View/Edit Human| View/Edit Mouse

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Aurora kinase C, also Serine/threonine-protein kinase 13 is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the AURKC gene.[5][6]

## Function[edit]

This gene encodes a member of the highly conserved Aurora subfamily of serine/threonine protein kinases with two other members, Aurora A and Aurora B. The encoded protein is a chromosomal passenger protein that forms complexes with Aurora-B and inner centromere proteins and may play a role in organizing microtubules in relation to centrosome/spindle function during mitosis. This gene is overexpressed in several cancer cell lines, suggesting an involvement in oncogenic signal transduction. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants.[6]

## Function[edit]

Temporal expression patterns and subcellular localization of Aurora kinases in mitotic cells from G2 to cytokinesis indicate association with mitotic and meiotic structure.[7] Although yeast contain only one Aurora kinase and C. elegans and Drosophila contain only two, mammals have three Aurora kinases with 67-76% homology that are structurally similar and localize similarly.[8]

Aurora C localizes to the centrosome and then to the midzone of mitotic cells from anaphase to cytokinesis. It is expressed about an order of magnitude less than Aurora B in diploid human fibroblasts, with mRNA and protein concentrations peaking during the G2/M phase. Aurora C levels, however, peak after those of Aurora B later in the M phase. While Aurora A and B are expressed in mitotic somatic cells, Aurora C is more often expressed during meiosis (spermatogenesis and oogenesis).[9]

Aurora B kinase regulates kinetochore maturation, destabilization of improper kinetochore-microtubule attachments, and spindle assembly checkpoint (SAC), central spindle organization, and cytokinesis. Aneuploidy results from independent and simultaneous inhibition of Aurora B and Aurora C. Slattery et al. found that they have overlapping functions and that Aurora C was able to rescue Aurora B-deficient mitotic cells from aneuploidy.[10]

## Clinical significance[edit]

Expression is typically limited to meiotic cells, but overexpression occurs in some cancer cell lines.[11][12][13][14] PLZF, a transcription repressor, and its CpG island methylation are the most studied modes of regulating AURKC regulation.[15] Although all of the Aurora kinases are overexpressed in many cancer cell lines, only Aurora A and C possess oncogenic activity, producing multinucleated cells and tumors in vivo when overexpressed.[9] When cells overexpressing Aurora C were treated with nocodazole to turn on the SAC, Aurora B protein stability and activity decreased. This then prevented activation of SAC protein BubR1 and phosphorylation of histone H3 and MCAK.[16]

Inactivating mutations of Aurora C have been shown to cause infertility in men characterized by macrocephalic and multiflagellular spermatozoa. Homozygous and heterozygous c.144delC mutation in the AURKC gene was found with an allelic frequency of 2.14% in Moroccan men with unexplained spermatogenic failure. The heterozygous state had a frequency of 1% in normospermic fertile men.[17] Although c.144delC represents 85.5% of mutant alleles, the nonsense mutation p.Y248* (13% of all mutant alleles) is present in both European and African men and can lead to infertility.[18] Klinefelter syndrome and Y chromosome microdeletion analyses are the most common genetic tests offered to infertile men, but AURKC and DPY19L2 defects are the leading cause of infertility in North African men.[16]

## Interactions[edit]

Both Aurora B and C interact with the inner centromere protein (INCENP) from the C-terminal to the conserved IN box domain, but Aurora B preferentially binds INCENP. The chromosomal passenger complex (CPC), essential for chromosome segregation, contains the four subunits: the Aurora kinase, INCENP, survivin, and borealin (also known as dasra).[19][20] Co-expression of Aurora B and C in vivo interferes with INCENP binding, localization, and stability.[7]

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b c GRCh38: Ensembl release 89: ENSG00000105146 \- Ensembl, May 2017
2. ^ a b c GRCm38: Ensembl release 89: ENSMUSG00000070837 \- Ensembl, May 2017
3. ^ "Human PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
4. ^ "Mouse PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
5. ^ Bernard M, Sanseau P, Henry C, Couturier A, Prigent C (November 1998). "Cloning of STK13, a third human protein kinase related to Drosophila aurora and budding yeast Ipl1 that maps on chromosome 19q13.3-ter". Genomics. 53 (3): 406–9. doi:10.1006/geno.1998.5522. PMID 9799611.
6. ^ a b "Entrez Gene: AURKC aurora kinase C".
7. ^ a b Sasai K, Katayama H, Stenoien DL, Fujii S, Honda R, Kimura M, Okano Y, Tatsuka M, Suzuki F, Nigg EA, Earnshaw WC, Brinkley WR, Sen S (December 2004). "Aurora-C kinase is a novel chromosomal passenger protein that can complement Aurora-B kinase function in mitotic cells". Cell Motility and the Cytoskeleton. 59 (4): 249–63. doi:10.1002/cm.20039. PMID 15499654.
8. ^ Crosio C, Fimia GM, Loury R, Kimura M, Okano Y, Zhou H, Sen S, Allis CD, Sassone-Corsi P (February 2002). "Mitotic phosphorylation of histone H3: spatio-temporal regulation by mammalian Aurora kinases". Molecular and Cellular Biology. 22 (3): 874–85. doi:10.1128/MCB.22.3.874-885.2002. PMC 133550. PMID 11784863.
9. ^ a b Khan J, Ezan F, Crémet JY, Fautrel A, Gilot D, Lambert M, Benaud C, Troadec MB, Prigent C (2011). "Overexpression of active Aurora-C kinase results in cell transformation and tumour formation". PLOS ONE. 6 (10): e26512. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0026512. PMC 3203144. PMID 22046298.
10. ^ Slattery SD, Mancini MA, Brinkley BR, Hall RM (September 2009). "Aurora-C kinase supports mitotic progression in the absence of Aurora-B". Cell Cycle. 8 (18): 2984–94. doi:10.4161/cc.8.18.9591. PMID 19713763.
11. ^ "Aurora C Kinase" (PDF). www.cellsignal.com. Cell Signaling Technology. 2008. Retrieved 30 Jun 2018.
12. ^ Tsou JH, Chang KC, Chang-Liao PY, Yang ST, Lee CT, Chen YP, Lee YC, Lin BW, Lee JC, Shen MR, Chuang CK, Chang WC, Wang JM, Hung LY (October 2011). "Aberrantly expressed AURKC enhances the transformation and tumourigenicity of epithelial cells". The Journal of Pathology. 225 (2): 243–54. doi:10.1002/path.2934. PMID 21710690. S2CID 22742575.
13. ^ Nna E, Madukwe J, Egbujo E, Obiorah C, Okolie C, Echejoh G, Yahaya A, Adisa J, Uzoma I (2013). "Gene expression of Aurora kinases in prostate cancer and nodular hyperplasia tissues". Medical Principles and Practice. 22 (2): 138–43. doi:10.1159/000342679. PMC 5586725. PMID 23075505.
14. ^ Pereira HS, Soares Lima SC, de Faria PS, Cardoso LC, Seuanez HN (January 2018). "AURKC promoter regions are differentially methylated in Wilms' tumor". Frontiers in Bioscience. 10 (1): 143–154. doi:10.2741/e814. PMID 28930610.
15. ^ Fujii S, Srivastava V, Hegde A, Kondo Y, Shen L, Hoshino K, Gonzalez Y, Wang J, Sasai K, Ma X, Katayama H, Estecio MR, Hamilton SR, Wistuba I, Issa JP, Sen S (September 2015). "Regulation of AURKC expression by CpG island methylation in human cancer cells". Tumour Biology. 36 (10): 8147–58. doi:10.1007/s13277-015-3553-5. PMID 25990457. S2CID 9094864.
16. ^ a b Lin BW, Wang YC, Chang-Liao PY, Lin YJ, Yang ST, Tsou JH, Chang KC, Liu YW, Tseng JT, Lee CT, Lee JC, Hung LY (March 2014). "Overexpression of Aurora-C interferes with the spindle checkpoint by promoting the degradation of Aurora-B". Cell Death & Disease. 5 (3): e1106. doi:10.1038/cddis.2014.37. PMC 3973241. PMID 24603334.
17. ^ Eloualid A, Rouba H, Rhaissi H, Barakat A, Louanjli N, Bashamboo A, McElreavey K (April 2014). "Prevalence of the Aurora kinase C c.144delC mutation in infertile Moroccan men". Fertility and Sterility. 101 (4): 1086–90. doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2013.12.040. PMID 24484996.
18. ^ Ben Khelifa M, Coutton C, Blum MG, Abada F, Harbuz R, Zouari R, Guichet A, May-Panloup P, Mitchell V, Rollet J, Triki C, Merdassi G, Vialard F, Koscinski I, Viville S, Keskes L, Soulie JP, Rives N, Dorphin B, Lestrade F, Hesters L, Poirot C, Benzacken B, Jouk PS, Satre V, Hennebicq S, Arnoult C, Lunardi J, Ray PF (November 2012). "Identification of a new recurrent aurora kinase C mutation in both European and African men with macrozoospermia". Human Reproduction. 27 (11): 3337–46. doi:10.1093/humrep/des296. PMID 22888167.
19. ^ Carmena M, Wheelock M, Funabiki H, Earnshaw WC (December 2012). "The chromosomal passenger complex (CPC): from easy rider to the godfather of mitosis". Nature Reviews. Molecular Cell Biology. 13 (12): 789–803. doi:10.1038/nrm3474. PMC 3729939. PMID 23175282.
20. ^ Fernández-Miranda G, Trakala M, Martín J, Escobar B, González A, Ghyselinck NB, Ortega S, Cañamero M, Pérez de Castro I, Malumbres M (July 2011). "Genetic disruption of aurora B uncovers an essential role for aurora C during early mammalian development". Development. 138 (13): 2661–72. doi:10.1242/dev.066381. PMID 21613325.

## Further reading[edit]

* Katayama H, Brinkley WR, Sen S (December 2003). "The Aurora kinases: role in cell transformation and tumorigenesis". Cancer and Metastasis Reviews. 22 (4): 451–64. doi:10.1023/A:1023789416385. PMID 12884918. S2CID 25350728.
* Tseng TC, Chen SH, Hsu YP, Tang TK (October 1998). "Protein kinase profile of sperm and eggs: cloning and characterization of two novel testis-specific protein kinases (AIE1, AIE2) related to yeast and fly chromosome segregation regulators". DNA and Cell Biology. 17 (10): 823–33. doi:10.1089/dna.1998.17.823. PMID 9809744.
* Kimura M, Matsuda Y, Yoshioka T, Okano Y (March 1999). "Cell cycle-dependent expression and centrosome localization of a third human aurora/Ipl1-related protein kinase, AIK3". The Journal of Biological Chemistry. 274 (11): 7334–40. doi:10.1074/jbc.274.11.7334. PMID 10066797.
* Clark AG, Glanowski S, Nielsen R, Thomas PD, Kejariwal A, Todd MA, Tanenbaum DM, Civello D, Lu F, Murphy B, Ferriera S, Wang G, Zheng X, White TJ, Sninsky JJ, Adams MD, Cargill M (December 2003). "Inferring nonneutral evolution from human-chimp-mouse orthologous gene trios". Science. 302 (5652): 1960–3. doi:10.1126/science.1088821. PMID 14671302. S2CID 6682593.
* Li X, Sakashita G, Matsuzaki H, Sugimoto K, Kimura K, Hanaoka F, Taniguchi H, Furukawa K, Urano T (November 2004). "Direct association with inner centromere protein (INCENP) activates the novel chromosomal passenger protein, Aurora-C". The Journal of Biological Chemistry. 279 (45): 47201–11. doi:10.1074/jbc.M403029200. PMID 15316025.
* Sasai K, Katayama H, Stenoien DL, Fujii S, Honda R, Kimura M, Okano Y, Tatsuka M, Suzuki F, Nigg EA, Earnshaw WC, Brinkley WR, Sen S (December 2004). "Aurora-C kinase is a novel chromosomal passenger protein that can complement Aurora-B kinase function in mitotic cells". Cell Motility and the Cytoskeleton. 59 (4): 249–63. doi:10.1002/cm.20039. PMID 15499654.
* Yan X, Wu Y, Li Q, Cao L, Liu X, Saiyin H, Yu L (March 2005). "Cloning and characterization of a novel human Aurora C splicing variant". Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 328 (1): 353–61. doi:10.1016/j.bbrc.2004.12.168. PMID 15670791.
* Chen HL, Tang CJ, Chen CY, Tang TK (2005). "Overexpression of an Aurora-C kinase-deficient mutant disrupts the Aurora-B/INCENP complex and induces polyploidy". Journal of Biomedical Science. 12 (2): 297–310. doi:10.1007/s11373-005-0980-0. PMID 15917996.
* Yan X, Cao L, Li Q, Wu Y, Zhang H, Saiyin H, Liu X, Zhang X, Shi Q, Yu L (June 2005). "Aurora C is directly associated with Survivin and required for cytokinesis". Genes to Cells. 10 (6): 617–26. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2443.2005.00863.x. PMID 15938719. S2CID 30043722.
* Dutertre S, Hamard-Péron E, Cremet JY, Thomas Y, Prigent C (December 2005). "The absence of p53 aggravates polyploidy and centrosome number abnormality induced by Aurora-C overexpression". Cell Cycle. 4 (12): 1783–7. doi:10.4161/cc.4.12.2172. PMID 16258285. S2CID 19776435.
* Dieterich K, Soto Rifo R, Faure AK, Hennebicq S, Ben Amar B, Zahi M, Perrin J, Martinez D, Sèle B, Jouk PS, Ohlmann T, Rousseaux S, Lunardi J, Ray PF (May 2007). "Homozygous mutation of AURKC yields large-headed polyploid spermatozoa and causes male infertility". Nature Genetics. 39 (5): 661–5. doi:10.1038/ng2027. PMID 17435757. S2CID 22001399.

## External links[edit]

* Human AURKC genome location and AURKC gene details page in the UCSC Genome Browser.