Gene Information
Gene NameTAOK2
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length1235
Protein NamesSerine/threonine-protein kinase TAO2 (EC 2.7.11.1) (Kinase from chicken homolog C) (hKFC-C) (Prostate-derived sterile 20-like kinase 1) (PSK-1) (PSK1) (Prostate-derived STE20-like kinase 1) (Thousand and one amino acid protein kinase 2)
Target Nameserine/threonine-protein kinase tao2
Target TypeNA
Gene Age454 ( ENSG00000149930 )
Evolutionary StageEukaryota
AlphaFoldDBQ9UL54
Gene CardTAOK2
Uniprot IDQ9UL54
PfamPF00069
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionyes (0.331177318)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ TAOK2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ TAOK2 ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ TAOK2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ TAOK2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Taok2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ TAOK2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Taok2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ TAOK2 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsTAOK1, TAOK3
ParalogsPAK5, PAK6, PAK4, SBK2, STK39, MAP4K1, PAK2, PAK1, PAK3, MINK1, TNIK, MAP4K5, SLK, MAP3K14, MAP3K19, STRADB, STK4, MAP3K1, MAP4K3, NRK, STRADA, MAP2K3, STK10, MAP2K6, STK26, TAOK3, TAOK1, MAP3K8, MAP4K2, OXSR1, STK3, NEK4, STK25, STK24, MAP4K4
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityUbiquitously expressed, with a higher level of expression in testis and brain. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:10660600, ECO:0000269|PubMed:13679851}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
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Gene Ontology
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Gene Ontology
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PDB NA 
DBSNP NA 
Subcellular location [CC]Cytoplasmic vesicle membrane {ECO:0000305};
Multi-pass membrane protein {ECO:0000305}. Cytoplasm, cytoskeleton. Nucleus. Note=Catalytically active full-length phosphorylated isoform 1 localizes to microtubules in the cytoplasm predominantly on microtubule cables positioned around the nucleus. A C-terminally truncated form of isoform 1 is present in the nucleus;
isoform 2 and kinase-defective, as well as full-length isoform 1 are excluded from the nucleus.;
[Isoform 2]: Cell projection, dendrite. Note=In dendrites, colocalizes with PCDH8. {ECO:0000250}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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