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Facts about Serine/threonine-protein kinase ULK3.
Positively regulates SHH signaling in the presence of SHH: dissociates from SUFU, autophosphorylates and mediates phosphorylation of GLI2, activating it and boosting its nuclear translocation. Phosphorylates in vitro GLI2, as well as GLI1 and GLI3, although less efficiently.
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Gene Name: | ULK3 |
Uniprot: | Q6PHR2 |
Entrez: | 25989 |
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protein kinase superfamily |
DKFZP434C131; EC 2.7.11.1; FLJ90566; serine/threonine-protein kinase ULK3; unc-51-like kinase 3 (C. elegans); Unc-51-like kinase 3
Mass (kDA):
53.444 kDA
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Location: | 15q24.1 |
Sequence: | 15; NC_000015.10 (74836118..74843166, complement) |
Widely expressed. Highest levels observed in fetal brain. In adult tissues, high levels in brain, liver and kidney, moderate levels in testis and adrenal gland and low levels in heart, lung, stomach, thymus, prostate and placenta. In the brain, highest expression in the hippocampus, high levels also detected in the cerebellum, olfactory bulb and optic nerve. In the central nervous system, lowest levels in the spinal cord.
Cytoplasm. Localizes to pre-autophagosomal structure during cellular senescence.
PMID: 19279323 by Young A.R., et al. Autophagy mediates the mitotic senescence transition.
PMID: 19878745 by Maloverjan A., et al. Identification of a novel serine/threonine kinase ULK3 as a positive regulator of Hedgehog pathway.