Gene Information
Gene NameCLK2
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length499
Protein NamesDual specificity protein kinase CLK2 (EC 2.7.12.1) (CDC-like kinase 2)
Target Namecdc-like kinase 2
Target TypePatented-recorded target
Gene Age>4290 ( ENSG00000176444 )
3 ( ENSG00000261893 )
Evolutionary StageEukaryota
AlphaFoldDBP49760
Gene CardCLK2
Uniprot IDP49760
PfamPF00069
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionyes (0.201036426)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ CLK2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ CLK2 ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ CLK2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Clk2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ CLK2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Clk2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ CLK2 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsCLK3
ParalogsCLK1, HIPK3, DYRK4, DYRK1B, HIPK1, CLK3, HIPK4, DYRK3, HIPK2, CLK4, DYRK2, DYRK1A
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityEndothelial cells (PubMed:19168442). Expressed in androgen-dependent prostate cancer cells (PubMed:28289210). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:19168442, ECO:0000269|PubMed:28289210}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNULL(Chimpanzee);NULL(Mouse);0.001000(Rat);0.005405(Rabbit)
Gene Ontology
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Gene Ontology
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Gene Ontology
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PDB 3NR9  (X-ray  2.89A  5UNP  (X-ray  2.92A  6FYI  (X-ray  2.60A  6FYK  (X-ray  2.39A  6FYL  (X-ray  1.95A  6KHE  (X-ray  2.80A 
DBSNP NA 
Subcellular location [CC]Nucleus {ECO:0000269|PubMed:28289210}.;
[Isoform 1]: Nucleus {ECO:0000269|PubMed:9637771}. Nucleus speckle {ECO:0000269|PubMed:9637771}. Note=Inhibition of phosphorylation at Ser-142 results in accumulation in the nuclear speckle. {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:O35491}.;
[Isoform 2]: Nucleus speckle {ECO:0000269|PubMed:9637771}. Note=Co-localizes with serine- and arginine-rich (SR) proteins in the nuclear speckles. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:9637771}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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