Serine/threonine-protein kinase VRK1 (VRK1)

Serine/threonine kinase involved in Golgi disassembly during the cell cycle: after phosphorylation by PLK3 during mitosis, required to induce Golgi fragmentation. Acts by mediating phosphorylation of downstream target protein.

Phosphorylates'Thr- 18' of p53/TP53 and may thereby prevent the interaction between p53/TP53 and MDM2. Phosphorylates casein and histone H3.